More on "Diet for the Mind"

In yesterday's post on Dr. Martha Clare Morris's book Diet for the Mind, I discussed her research on diet and AD and the diet that came from that.  But her book was also good on the other domains we discuss here and in Beating the Dementia Monster.  She makes the point that, if you want to do something meaningful about your cognitive decline, you need to address all of the domains concurrently.

So in the first chapter she writes some about AD and the nature of AD as well as about some of the other causes of dementia.  She then discusses the domains of physical exercise, sleep, maintaining social connections, and maintaining a positive outlook on life.  As we do in Beating the Dementia Monster, she addresses the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and she discusses why aerobic exercise is so much more effective than resistance/weight training.  On the other hand, she explains that strength training can be very effective in preventing falls.