Another reason I try to be a lifestyle Athlete
http://www.runnersworld.com/health/exercise-may-be-the-best-weapon-against-alzheimers
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I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
Thanks for linking the article.
I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
Thanks for linking the article.
100% agree. I just lost one of my grandmothers to Alzheimer’s Disease. It has a worse impct on the family than the patient.
I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
Thanks for linking the article.
I lost one grandparent to Alzheimer’s. Just lost my Mom to ALS. I would take Alzheimer’s anyday over ALS!!
Extended family going to be doing a 5K walk charity race in 2 weeks for our local Sac ALS chapter. From the great grandkids to my Dad. Will be an emotional day.
Everytime I was about to wuss out on training, I think that the odds are with me for the best quality of life if I just keep at it, day in day out.
Read an article yesterday about the issues care homes are having now as some obese older folks are living, via technology, longer, if you can call what they are living a life.
And some folks bitch that most care homes will not take them. But it is their right.
And another idea, one of prevention:
http://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2012/summer/dont-feed-your-head
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I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
Thanks for linking the article.
I lost one grandparent to Alzheimer’s. Just lost my Mom to ALS. I would take Alzheimer’s anyday over ALS!!
Extended family going to be doing a 5K walk charity race in 2 weeks for our local Sac ALS chapter. From the great grandkids to my Dad. Will be an emotional day.
Everytime I was about to wuss out on training, I think that the odds are with me for the best quality of life if I just keep at it, day in day out.
Read an article yesterday about the issues care homes are having now as some obese older folks are living, via technology, longer, if you can call what they are living a life.
And some folks bitch that most care homes will not take them. But it is their right.
You are correct about ALS. It is a terrible disease. At least, with Alzheimer’s, the patient eventually gets to a point where they have no idea of all the bad things happening to them. With ALS, you are trapped inside the body as your neurological system fails. It is very sad and I am sorry for your loss.
I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
Thanks for linking the article.
I lost one grandparent to Alzheimer’s. Just lost my Mom to ALS. I would take Alzheimer’s anyday over ALS!!
Extended family going to be doing a 5K walk charity race in 2 weeks for our local Sac ALS chapter. From the great grandkids to my Dad. Will be an emotional day.
Everytime I was about to wuss out on training, I think that the odds are with me for the best quality of life if I just keep at it, day in day out.
Read an article yesterday about the issues care homes are having now as some obese older folks are living, via technology, longer, if you can call what they are living a life.
And some folks bitch that most care homes will not take them. But it is their right.
With Alzheimer’s, sure is tough on the family since externally, the person looks 100% healthy in most case, just that they are gone. And a person can last a long long time.
Depending on which type, they can be mellow, or the worst type is they can be real anger and have to be put into a facility.
With ALS, we could all see what was happening and just praying her going to the other side would be as quick and painless as possible. I think that my Mom was 100% their mentality,
could see and hear everything, but at the end could not move, talk or each I just cannot imagine what it would be like to be like that!
I am glad Gov Brown passed the death with dignity law so if this were to happen to me, I want to get to the other side sooner!
Sorry for your loss also. They are all in a much better place on the other side now. We can look forward to seeing them again when it is our time to join them.
You are correct about ALS. It is a terrible disease. At least, with Alzheimer’s, the patient eventually gets to a point where they have no idea of all the bad things happening to them. With ALS, you are trapped inside the body as your neurological system fails. It is very sad and I am sorry for your loss.
Thanks for sharing the article! We lost our grandmother to Alzheimer’s disease and I heard it’s hereditary. Now I am more motivated to stay active and healthy, and even encourage my sedentary friends to get themselves involved in sports. Thank you! 
My sister’s MIL has Alzheimer and she was a very active older adult still down hill skiing up until she was 78 or 79. She was moved into an Alzheimer facility and her friends would pick her up and go skiing. In the last 4 years she has gone down hill quickly. It was hard as she was psychically one of the healthiest seniors we know. He husband passed away and her decline escalated.
My sister’s MIL has Alzheimer and she was a very active older adult still down hill skiing up until she was 78 or 79. She was moved into an Alzheimer facility and her friends would pick her up and go skiing. In the last 4 years she has gone down hill quickly. It was hard as she was psychically one of the healthiest seniors we know. He husband passed away and her decline escalated.
Just goes to show the multi factorial nature of most diseases. Not one pathway to a disease but many. That’s why one drug may work for one person but do minimal for another.
My sister’s MIL has Alzheimer and she was a very active older adult still down hill skiing up until she was 78 or 79. She was moved into an Alzheimer facility and her friends would pick her up and go skiing. In the last 4 years she has gone down hill quickly. It was hard as she was psychically one of the healthiest seniors we know. He husband passed away and her decline escalated.
Because she stayed active, she sure sounds like she had a very active life into old age.
My Mom got sick with cancer at 72, then ALS at 75, and died at 76. She had not stayed active and gained weight.
Sorry to hear about your Mom. My parents were married for 59 years. Been 3 months since my Mom passed away and my Dad has yet to be able to eat dinner by himself.
I have gone out to dinner more in the last 3 months than the rest of my life put together. Never thought I could get so sick of eating out. 
I still will roll the dice for my health trying to stay being a lifestyle athlete. This also helps many others around me stay active.
I rarely use the word “hate”, but I utterly HATE Alzheimer’s, ALS, and similar afflictions that rob otherwise healthy people of their minds and bodies. I hope that we can someday soon find cures for these horrible afflictions.
I’ve had to deal with both as an RN and in my personal life, yes horrible afflictions.
My sister’s MIL has Alzheimer and she was a very active older adult still down hill skiing up until she was 78 or 79. She was moved into an Alzheimer facility and her friends would pick her up and go skiing. In the last 4 years she has gone down hill quickly. It was hard as she was psychically one of the healthiest seniors we know. He husband passed away and her decline escalated.
I don’t mean this comment to seem unkind but for the majority of adult downhill skiers, the 10 or 15 or X number of days they spend skiing appears to be a large portion of exercise they get during the entire year, e.g. they might play some tennis, golf and/or other “high status” sports, but little or no strenuous exercise like S, B, and R. Obv I have no idea whether this was the case with your sister’s MIL but just that it could be the case, i.e. just b/c someone goes downhill skiing X number of times per year is not evidence of a year-round strenuous program:)
Personally, I am firmly convinced that 1-2 hrs of moderately strenuous exercise like S, B, and R is the best weapon against ALL the hazards of getting older, not just ALZ. Everyone needs to “air their brain out” every day through an effort hard enough to make you breath at least moderately hard for at least an hour or so:)
Just to clear up a common misconception:
Exercise can NOT prevent development of age-associated neurodegenerative disease.
As also emphasized in the article, it can only slow it’s progression (to some extend).
So if you work out all your life and have/had the predisposition/exposure, you will still get Alzheimer, Parkinson’s etc.
Another reason I try to be a lifestyle Athlete
Just to clear up a common misconception:
Exercise can NOT prevent development of age-associated neurodegenerative disease.
As also emphasized in the article, it can only slow it’s progression (to some extend).
So if you work out all your life and have/had the predisposition/exposure, you will still get Alzheimer, Parkinson’s etc.
Another reason I try to be a lifestyle Athlete
http://www.runnersworld.com/...n-against-alzheimers
Of course, this is simply the consensus med opinion at this time. It could be that in 40 yrs the med opinion will have changed to “it can prevent…” Regardless, keeping up a steady regime of vigorous exercise will allow us to live as long and as healthily as is possible given our genetic limits:)
I’ve been skiing with guy a few times…http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/18/sport/skiing-klaus-obermeyer-aspen/index.html
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I’ve been skiing with guy a few times…http://www.cnn.com/...yer-aspen/index.html
Of course, he’s a legendary skiing entrepreneur, plus he is an avid swimmer and does aikaido (a martial art) every day in addition to skiing. Also, it sounds like he actually lives where he can ski 7 days/wk about 6-7 months/yr, which is just not true for the majority of the population in the U.S. Most people can only ski on weekends and/or vacations:)
I only posted it bc, most people that are skiers do other sporting activity…people that go on a ski vacation are more then likely not skiers.
I’d love to see someone do some research on the longer term effects on the brain of activities like trail running and mountain biking that challenge both the cardiovascular system and the brain at the same time.
I’ve had times when I’m out running technical trails that I’ve had to take a break so my brain can have a rest from the concentration involved in making sure I don’t face plant, and I’m sure it must be good for my brain health as well as my body. Lets not talk about trail running and my trashed knee right now though…
I’d love to see someone do some research on the longer term effects on the brain of activities like trail running and mountain biking that challenge both the cardiovascular system and the brain at the same time.
I’ve had times when I’m out running technical trails that I’ve had to take a break so my brain can have a rest from the concentration involved in making sure I don’t face plant, and I’m sure it must be good for my brain health as well as my body. Lets not talk about trail running and my trashed knee right now though…
Yep, keeping the brain active is important. Just read an article asking does gambling help older folks since it keeps the brain active.