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Health Tips
How do our brains work as we age?
Researchers at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care have studied the aspects
of aging on the brain and offer some interesting insights:
• Older brains use different circuitry than younger brains to get the same answer
on certain memory tests.
• Scientists recommend that the work environment for older persons should be as
free from distraction as possible.
• Older adults are more mentally alert in the morning.
• As we age, we experience fewer negative emotions.
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June 2008 • Ottawa 14 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
Choose milk for overall
health and a healthy mouth
If you regularly include dairy
products as part of a healthy diet,
you’re not only providing your body
with the health-related benefits
related to their consumption —
such as contributing to strong
bones — but helping your teeth to
be healthier as well.A study recently
published in the Journal of
Periodontology showed that routine
intake of dairy products such as
milk, cheese and yogourt might lead
to a reduction in periodontal (or
gum) disease. Researchers observed
that subjects that consumed 55 or
more grams of products containing
lactic acid each day had a significantly
lower prevalence of periodontal
disease. Periodontal disease
is a chronic bacterial infection that
affects the gums and bone supporting
the teeth. Periodontal disease is
a major cause of tooth loss in adults,
has been connected to the development
of heart disease and increased
risk of stroke, and can contribute to
complications from diabetes, respiratory
disease or osteoporosis.