{"id":2208,"date":"2010-12-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/whats-good-for-the-heart-is-also-good-for-your-brain.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:18:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:18:07","slug":"whats-good-for-the-heart-is-also-good-for-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2208","title":{"rendered":"What’s good for the heart is also good for your BRAIN!!"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>“In addition to being good for the heart, high levels of HDL … the ‘good’ cholesterol … may protect against Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.<\/span>\"Bookmark<\/a> (please share this with someone who happens to have both a heart AND a brain!!) <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>T<\/span>hey found people over 65 who had the highest levels of high-density lipoprotein or HDL <\/span>were 60 percent less likely <\/b><\/i><\/span>to develop Alzheimer’s disease over four years than people with the lowest HDL levels. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span>These researchers <\/span>studied 1,130 people over 65 who were white, black or Hispanic and lived in New York City. <\/span><\/span>When they started the study, the volunteers had no history of memory or thinking problems. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
O<\/span><\/span>ver the course of the study, the team used medical and neurological data and did neuropsychological testing to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. <\/span>They divided people into four groups: those in the highest group had HDL readings of 55 or higher. Those in the lowest group had HDL below 38. <\/span><\/div>\n
“<\/span>The highest HDL group (when compared to the lowest HDL group) had a whopping 60 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease over four years<\/b><\/i>” according to the lead author. <\/span>An HDL reading of 60 or higher is considered protective against heart disease, according to the American Heart Association.<\/span><\/div>\n


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