{"id":382002,"date":"2010-03-02T16:36:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T21:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fc8012e883301310f539ec3970c"},"modified":"2010-03-03T11:21:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T16:21:42","slug":"concerned-about-brain-health-alzheimers-or-dementia-some-q-a-with-dr-randolph-schiffer-of-the-cleveland-clinic-lou-ruvo-center-for-brain-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/382002","title":{"rendered":"Concerned About Brain Health, Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Some Q & A with Dr. Randolph Schiffer of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\"Louruvocenter\"<\/img><\/a> <\/p>\n

\n

“What looks to me now, based on the science we have, what really counts in your 40’s\u00a0 is to maintain a well integrated life of moderation, intellectual growth, and physical activity and you will probably reduce your risk substantially for Alzheimer’s Disease.”<\/span>
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Dr. Randolph Schiffer, Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, NV-<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

If you’re receiving this via email click here<\/a> to get to the web version of this post and all the links.<\/p>\n

Lucky me.\u00a0 If I hadn’t switched my work schedule, and decided to go to that early Monday morning yoga class I never would have had the chance to hear Dr. Randy Schiffer’s NPR\/WCPN interview on the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.\u00a0 Anything I can do to protect my brain is something I want to hear about. \u00a0 Click here<\/a> if you’d like to listen to the interview.<\/p>\n

The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health<\/strong> was built as a center for the research, treatment, and prevention of brain diseases–and Schiffer is at the forefront of treating the earliest stages of dementia–what’s known as Age-Associated Cognitive Impairment (AACI) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)–and preventing their escalation into Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.<\/p>\n

\n


<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So, Here You Go.\u00a0 Q & A on Brain Health with Dr. Randolph Schiffer
<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I Have Alzheimer’s Disease in My Family History What Can I Do Now to Prevent It?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best thing you can do is work on improving your cardiovascular risk factors<\/strong><\/p>\n