Combination of Sports and Computer will reduce Risk of Dementia

Combination of mild exercise and mental stimulation through the use of computers may help reduce the risk of memory loss because of age. Doing these two activities are significantly suppressing the risk of dementia. According to new research by scientists from Mayo Clinic published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

In the study, scientists involved more than 920 volunteers in Olmsted County, Minnesota, aged 70-93 years. They were asked to fill out questionnaires about the intensity of computer use and physical activity for one year.

Researchers find signs of mild cognitive impairment in nearly 38 percent of participants who did not exercise and do not use computers, compared with just over 18 percent of those who do little exercise and also using the computer. Mild cognitive impairment is the loss of memory as the early development of Alzheimer disease.

The Benefits of eating Seaweed is same with Jogging for 1.5 hours

Replacing food with seaweed is one of reduced-calorie diet. According to research conducted on 79 men who are obese, the result proved that the benefits of eating breakfast with seaweed reduces the amount of calories the same as if someone ran on a treadmill for 1.5 hours.

Quoted by The Thelegraph, the type of seaweed that is used to study is intact seaweed, and not the powder. Intact seaweed has high mineral content as well as natural nutrients because of their habitat, the sea. Sea had a lot of mineral and salt content. Sheffield Hallam University, organizer of the study, no longer using salt as taste, because seaweed already contain a lot of salt.