We’ve all seen the ad “Compare the Difference” 

You know the superannuation commercial about two workers.

One worker invests with a super fund the other invests in a “standard” super program. 

The proposed difference between the two is hundreds of thousands across a person’s lifetime.

The same can be said for exercise.

Let's take the scenario of two s

A: There is the life path of The who exercises.

B: On the other side there is the life path of The who doesn’t exercise.

For years the brain was thought not to be capable of growing new neurons ( working units).

Once you’re an adult - that was it. 

No more for you.

Well that was the 90s.

Enter the 2000s, evidence grew that, yes - you can grow new neurons.

Not only that your neurons can adapt and grow new connections. 

A stand out experiment that got things really moving was with mice.

Scientists found that simply running on a wheel led to the birth of new neurons in the hippocampus, a brain structure that is associated with memory. 

Hold on. It gets better.

Nowadays, it’s clear exercise improves your brain. 

How well it does this, appears to be linked to a number of benefits of exercises.

Are you missing out on these brain health benefits by not exercising right?

Are you doing these?: "8 Exercise Tips For Brain Health"

In this week's Alzheimer's Awareness Month article we cover:

• What we’ve learned about the brain (update)
• The brain changing benefits of exercises
• Lesson from 454 beautiful brains
• Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment, will physical exercise help improve your brain function?
• 8 exercise tips for your brain health
• To Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's A Little Bit Of 'Extra Assistance' Is Needed (Study Finds)
• And what you can do for Memory Health For Life

Interested? You can read the complete article it here

Here's to you - A - you can do it!

David 

Hit reply if you've any questions.

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NeuroNews

• A high quality diet and brain training have been linked to reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. New research has gone further to provide links of adding physical exercise and social engagement for the benefit of overall brain health and cognition. Good, long term memory health is based on multiple health and lifestyle factors. Read 4 ways exercise helps your brain and memory health here. Includes a 3 step approach to brain health.

• It's Never Too Late To Start Improving Your Brain Health: A recent study has found that it is in fact, never too late.  Although physical exercise is important throughout your whole life, becoming physically active in later life may have comparable health benefits. Click here to read the study. For more motivation, click here for a sample workout plan for people over the age of 50. If you're a yoga fan, perhaps explore 12 minute yoga sequence for brain power with everyone’s favourite yoga buddy - Yoga With Adriene.

• Struggling with physical exercise habits? You're not alone. Most people would agree that starting back with an exercise routine after a long break takes discipline. If you struggle with discipline around exercise, have a listen to our Memory Health Made Easy Podcast episode with Kate Galli here about how to acknowledge your lack of discipline and outplan it.

• Last week’s article we explored “How To Get To Sleep When You Can’t”- the neuroprotective benefits of sleep, what happens when you don't get to sleep and a 2 step process to help you get to sleep and sleep better. You can read the article here. 

• 9 Causes of Temporary Memory Loss And What To Do About It, from the Memory Health Made Easy podcast. Memory loss is not a one-way street. Cause of temporary memory loss can be reversible. But just because it’s temporary doesn’t mean you should not take it seriously. Far from it… Your memory has its ups and downs – that’s normal. BUT, act with urgency to cut down the causes of temporary memory loss NOW. Listen to show here

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Practice News

• Practice is CLOSED on the second week of the school holidays being the week of the 28th of September to October the 2nd.

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About This Newsletter

My mission is to see that no one suffers from avoidable memory loss. When it comes to neurological conditions our brain and cognitive fitness are often under threat.

  my vision for the OT Brisbane newsletter is to help as many people as we can prevent this from happening.

Warm regards

David Norris

Occupational Therapist

Working Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

PO Box 1030 Lutwyche QLD 4030

P 1300 783 200

www.OccupationalTherapyBrisbane.com.au

A Get Healthcare Direct service ABN 73 158 805 086 

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