AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more

We should think about retiring as a time when we don't work for money anymore, but I really think it's probably important that people are working throughout their entire lives—meaning they're working on something that is keeping their brain challenged.

The evidence is very clear here that the most powerful in terms of magnitude effect size on the preservation of cognitive function is exercise.

In people with type 2 diabetes, the increase in the risk for Alzheimer's disease, depending on where you look, could be anywhere from 40 to even 100%.

The overlap between reducing the risk of a disease known as dementia is virtually identical to the steps you take to reduce the risk of cognitive decline.