A new study released by Kaiser Permanente warns that borderline or high cholesterol levels are tied to an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia, even in individuals as young as 40.
The findings show that participants with high cholesterol (a value of 240 or more) had a 66% greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease later in life. People with borderline-high cholesterol (between 200 and 239) had a 25% risk. The American Heart Association notes that more than 106 million Americans have borderline high cholesterol levels.
“This is a modifiable risk factor that can be changed,” said Rachel Whitmer, senior author of the study. Dr. Larry Bergstrom from the Mayo Clinic reiterates this point and says for patients wanting to improve lipids, he emphasizes the need to “think of their whole life” and modify from there. Leading experts conquer that the best approach to keep cholesterol low is an overall lifestyle change consisting of three key ingredients: daily exercise, stress reduction, and proper nutrition.
Offering a superb array of equipment and classes, health clubs are an ideal environment to take your daily “prescription” of exercise and thus, help keep stress at bay. Some clubs have personal trainers and nutritionists on site to help guide members on their journey to a healthier lifestyle. Continue to make exercise and eating well a priority to maintain proper cholesterol levels, and to live a longer, healthier life.
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This is some text prior to the author information. You can change this text from the admin section of WP-Gravatar Randy Holland founded Fitness Holdings, parent to The Delta, in 1998 with Brad Reese and eight silent partners. Since then Joel Paavola has joined the ownership circle. The Delta's personal training model has been written about internationally. Their fitness management software is employed by over 40 clubs worldwide in 2 languages. The firm holds multiple patents for their methods in predicting such things as an individual's genetic capacity for muscle accumulation, the incremental cost (in lean weight) of meal rhythm interruptions, and the relationship between water-retentive weight and aerobic fitness. All in all, a pretty heady bunch. their latest personal fitness management software, Deltatrac, will release version 4.1 in September, 2009. Read more from this author