SubscribeLast year I posted about the powerfully negative effects chronic stress has on your memory and brain. Now, a new study [Reference below] published in the June 12, 2007 journal of Neurology provides further evidence this is true by showing:
People who are chronically distressed are 40 percent more likely to develop Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) - a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia syndromes.
These findings are consistent with dozens of earlier studies showing stress damages the hippocampus- the memory engine of the brain.
A related post relates how stress is sticky, and where in the brain it settles.
[Reference]: Chronic distress and incidence of mild cognitive impairment. R. S. Wilson, J. A. Schneider, P. A. Boyle, S. E. Arnold, Y. Tang, and D. A. Bennett. Neurology 2007 68: 2085-2092
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I’ve seen a few of these posts recently, and given my current situation and the resulting level of stress, I’m a little concerned. Are there any ways to counter-act these effects? Assuming one was unable to remove the stress in their life, what can be done about these negative effects?
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