Physical exercise slows brain aging.
Even after the onset of senility or dementia, physical exercise like walking, climbing stair, lifting things has been found to improve memory and ability to plan and organize activities.
Some seniors may be in poor physical condition such that improvement seems unlikely, but improvement is always possible, often to surprising degrees. Little steps, little improvements add up to significant improvement, often quite quickly.
Researchers found that physical activities such as lifting things, ability to balance, taking a brisk walk or stairs instead of lifts improved the ability to plan, organize and remember things—which are cognitive functions known to deteriorate with dementia.
Success is enhanced by using numbers—count the numbers of steps, note how far the walk went, how many steps we climbed, how many times we lifted the can of beans, and watch those numbers increase.
Seniors should be encouraged to exercise regardless of their condition. Having someone to exercise with them helps them very much to exercise.
Just ten minutes of exercise helps brain power.
Just ten minutes of aerobic activity can boost brain power.
One group of test subjects sat and read a magazine, and another group did a ten minute ride on a stationary bicycle.
Then all were given a physical movement exercise that required eye movement and focusing.
Those who had exercised were more accurate in the task and had reaction times up to 14% faster than those who had sat reading.
Exercise increases blood and thus oxygen flow to the brain, as well as to all other organs.
Exercise programs on television use long, repeated exercise routines, but research has proven that even single short workouts also help significantly.
At least get up from your chair and walk around, better yet go out and walk briskly around the house, and your thinking will have improved when you sit back down. Likely you yourself will notice the improvement.
Kardia Mobile gives a real heart EKG instantly right where you are.
Kardia Mobile is a three-inch by inch-and-a-half thin pad with two conductive sensor pads that you use adjacent to (or stuck to the back of) your phone. You hit Record on your phone, put one or two fingers of left hand on one pad, of right hand on the other pad, and hold for 30 seconds. The sensor pad transfers the reading via sound to the phone’s microphone.
You will receive a response from AliveCor, “Normal” or otherwise. If not normal you can request a reading by a technician for $9, or from cardiologist for $19.
You can email the recording to your doctor. With Premium subscription you can save unlimited number of recordings for comparison.
Kardia Mobile is compatible with most Apple or Android devices.
Your first reading must be sent to Kardia/Alivecor. It is then read by a technician to verify the device is working correctly. You’ll get an answer back in a few minutes whether the device is working normally. You do this only once when first used.
These devices are primarily for people who have irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias.
Basic subscription allows user to take an EKG recording with instant analysis. You are not able to save recordings, but you can email the recording once completed. The Basic service is free with any Kardia Mobile purchase.
Premium subscription allows you take an EKG recording with instant analysis as well as the following:
• Unlimited storage and history so you can track your heart health over time to detect changes such as AF, that could lead to a stroke.
• EKG, heart rate and key modifiable risk factors for stroke (blood pressure, activity, weight) in a single app. Premium subscription is available for purchase from within the Kardia Mobile app for $9.99 per month.
AliveCor ‘KardiaBand’ Medical Grade EKG Analyzer for Apple Watch Receives FDA Approval.
The KardiaBand wristband replaces the regular band of your 42mm Apple Watch. The wristband has a sensor pad; after telling the watch to Record, you press a finger from your non-wrist hand on the pad for 30 seconds.
The KardiaBand requires the Premium $10/mo. membership above, and provides the same storage and other features.
Google and Facebook rake in two-thirds of total world digital advertising revenue.
Digital advertising revenue in 2015 is estimated to have been a record $60 billion, with Google getting $30 billion and Facebook $8 billion.
The two got a third of total world revenue from advertising of all kinds.
They also took in about 90% of 2015’s increase in advertising revenue.
Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser said, “The digital-media industry has effectively become a dual monopoly in which Google and Facebook win almost everything, advertisers have to play by their rules, and other media companies ‘fight for the scraps.’”
This behavior is illegal. Where Oh Where is trust-busting Teddy Roosevelt?