Rising Blood Sugar Levels May Cause Brain Damage in Older People
By admin on Dec 31, 2008 in Health
Rising blood sugar levels and brain damage in older people may be connected after all, according to new research.
Scientists are reporting that rising blood levels may in fact be damaging the hippocampus. That’s the brain section that is the center of learning and memory.
Now, the consensus is exercise can help you stop this brain damage or slow it down by keeping glucose levels stable.
(This type of brain damage is unrelated to Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is a separate brain damage danger.)
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By Hypnosisstories on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Every day there are new studys about what is bad and what is good for our brain. I don’t really know what we should belive and what we can’t.
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By Josiah Russell on Jul 3, 2010 | Reply
Everyone really wants some good way of stress management. Yoga and meditation are good.-*;
By Elizabeth Taylor on Jul 21, 2010 | Reply
we always use grapefruit on our dessert and this is a fruit that is full of antioxidants too.;`~