Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds • Hacker News Board

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:45 AM UTC

epalmer wrote: post #13

bosie wrote: post #8

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Well done you. 50 lbs is huge. Since you are up so early and only have 40mins from waking up to gym, mind sharing your diet too (what you eat when)?

Low carb. Protein, some veggies and lots of fat. Mostly good fat like olive oil. 1 tablespoon of MCT oil a day. Nuts. A little chocolate a couple times a week. Was pre-diabetic and no longer am. My blood chemistry has never been better. Total cholesterol is around 120 and triglycerides are around 70. I do take a statin. I have two doctors that support my diet. One a internist and one a cardiologist. I get up and sit…

Looks pretty good. You may want to ease up on eggs if you want to lower cholesterol further. Two eggs seem to be 124% of the recommended daily value:

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&q=egg+cholesterol&...

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by mike_ivanov » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:47 AM UTC

Or - there is a confounding factor that makes people both sharp and willing to exercise.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by barking » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:48 AM UTC

2845197541 wrote: post #20

On one side of my family retirement for my grandparents meant long days vegetating in front of the television with little dogs to pet. Church on Sundays were really their only time out. This brought dementia by age 80 and a host of other issues and they are on their way out. On the other side my grandfather plays basketball, golfs, runs, reads a book every few days, even drinks at a bar. No dementia. Sharp as a tack.…

church attendence may lead to dementia, suggests study.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by 2845197541 » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:52 AM UTC

barking wrote: post #23

2845197541 wrote: post #20

On one side of my family retirement for my grandparents meant long days vegetating in front of the television with little dogs to pet. Church on Sundays were really their only time out. This brought dementia by age 80 and a host of other issues and they are on their way out. On the other side my grandfather plays basketball, golfs, runs, reads a book every few days, even drinks at a bar. No dementia. Sharp as a tack.…

church attendence may lead to dementia, suggests study.

I couldn't help it.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by mike_ivanov » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:53 AM UTC

oblio wrote: post #2

"Mens sana in corpore sano", says 10000th study :) The real question: is there anyone out there that really debates that exercising constantly = better, longer life?

It depends on the type of exercise, how intense it is, when, etc, etc. You can totally wreck yourself by doing it wrong.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by beaconstudios » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:57 AM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #21

epalmer wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Low carb. Protein, some veggies and lots of fat. Mostly good fat like olive oil. 1 tablespoon of MCT oil a day. Nuts. A little chocolate a couple times a week. Was pre-diabetic and no longer am. My blood chemistry has never been better. Total cholesterol is around 120 and triglycerides are around 70. I do take a statin. I have two doctors that support my diet. One a internist and one a cardiologist. I get up and sit…

Looks pretty good. You may want to ease up on eggs if you want to lower cholesterol further. Two eggs seem to be 124% of the recommended daily value: https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&q=egg+cholesterol&...

eggs are high in dietary cholesterol, which is not the same as bad cholesterol (LDL). Eggs aren't generally considered to increase LDL levels.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by vixen99 » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:58 AM UTC

I found "Spark! How exercise will improve the performance of your brain" (Ratey/Hagerman) to be a good popular summary of research in this field. (No connection with the authors!).

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by epalmer » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 8:03 AM UTC

epaga wrote: post #19

epalmer wrote: post #3

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I'm 63 and a bit overweight. But I have lost 50 lbs in the last 2 years. Wife and I try to exercise for 50 to 70 minutes a day Monday-Friday. We are up at 4:30 am and at the gym at 5:10. We feel better doing this for ourselves. Some weekends we go to the gym and usually, when we do we stay longer. I'm a believer.

That's awesome - but may I ask, if you're up at 4:30am, when do you go to bed? Do you nap?

I go to bed between 8:30 and 10. Depends on what is going on. My kids are grown (19, 24) but they live with us right now. So I usually want to spend a little time with them if they are around. One is in graduate school and one works in the evening with disadvantaged kids in a stm enrichment program.

I do nap. Hey I'm 63. I have an office with a door at work and I take a power nap 4 out of 5 days. I love a power nap. Usually 12 to 18 minutes or so.

I've been up all night tonight testing 3 server replacements from home. So no exercise today. Drinking a glass of wine as I wind down from the testing.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by roystonvassey » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 8:04 AM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #21

epalmer wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Low carb. Protein, some veggies and lots of fat. Mostly good fat like olive oil. 1 tablespoon of MCT oil a day. Nuts. A little chocolate a couple times a week. Was pre-diabetic and no longer am. My blood chemistry has never been better. Total cholesterol is around 120 and triglycerides are around 70. I do take a statin. I have two doctors that support my diet. One a internist and one a cardiologist. I get up and sit…

Looks pretty good. You may want to ease up on eggs if you want to lower cholesterol further. Two eggs seem to be 124% of the recommended daily value: https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&q=egg+cholesterol&...

I'd take Recommended Daily Values with a pinch of salt. They are heavily dated and are derived from a time when recommended diets were heavy in sugar/carbs and frowned upon fat.

Re: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

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Post by ck425 » Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 8:11 AM UTC

2845197541 wrote: post #20

On one side of my family retirement for my grandparents meant long days vegetating in front of the television with little dogs to pet. Church on Sundays were really their only time out. This brought dementia by age 80 and a host of other issues and they are on their way out. On the other side my grandfather plays basketball, golfs, runs, reads a book every few days, even drinks at a bar. No dementia. Sharp as a tack.…

It's only anecdotal but I've seen the same (church aside). My very bright, well to do Grandparents are mostly house bound now and have gotten far slower the less active they've gotten. On the other hand my other grandmother is still the exact same as she was 20 years ago and she's constantly out and about and going on holidays/trips regularly.