Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
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Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
- Lifestyle. This may be the big one. Several clues are starting to emerge that point to parallels between the lifestyles of super agers. Healthy-aging researchers have identified four common habits.
A physically and intellectually active lifestyle.
The willingness or ability to constantly challenge oneself.
An active social life and a wide social netw... See more
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