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Lifestyle matters

The US POINTER study, published in 2025, confirmed that lifestyle matters. It studied over 2,000 older adults at risk for memory loss and found that four lifestyle changes made a significant difference in cognition.
 
Physical exercise: 30 minutes, four times a week, plus strength training twice a week. Brain training: computer-based training three times a week for 30 minutes. Nutrition: particularly sticking to the MIND diet, which is big on leafy greens, berries, olive oil and fish. And tracking health data regularly, like blood pressure and weight. Here are the results.
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Not one intervention but many

The Finnish FINGER study, published in 2015, proved that two years of combination therapy including exercise, a healthy diet, cognitive stimulation and self monitoring of heart health improved cognitive function by 25% in the intervention group.
 
The study enrolled 1,260 people aged 60-77 at risk for dementia. Even those at higher risk for Alzheimer’s, as ApoE4 genetic carriers, had clear benefits from the intervention. Read more.
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How I went gluten free and lost over 20 pounds

Nutrigenomics is an emerging science, which shows how what we eat interacts with our genes. A genetic test showed that one of my metabolic genes, called HLA, means I’m sensitive to gluten. It’s a common genetic variation in people with celiac disease. 
 
So I stopped eating gluten and lost over 20 pounds in six months. It’s a real-world example of how what we eat based on our DNA makes a big difference to our health. Read more. 

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