awakeningfromalzheimers Day 8
https://regainyourbrain.awakeningfromalzheimers.com/new-episode
Dr. Joseph Maroon (a neuro seergeon, a nutritionist, an iron-man athlete)
“Overwhelmed, Overworked, and Overstressed: Preserving the Body & Mind,”
care givers stress load...
- what does stress do to body & brain
- - releases cortosol, incresed amt will destroy brain cell, and damage heart, depression, and a downward spirial
- - - viz., in hypocampus (mempry)
- so, a care giver getting stressed caring for someone w/Alz is theirself headed for a case of Alz
- good stress and bad stress... distress and eustress
- - triathalon, stress your body you get better, stronger
- stress vs burnout
- - ...
- pregnant moms stress is conveyed to baby, likewise for crack-babies
- supplements that will help in stress
- - bad diet w/sugar and fats goes to inflamation
- - medetranian diet, exercise, control stress body makes anti-inflamatiln
- - omega-3 (OMAX3 because work out a lot)
- - nicatinamide ribiside (NR) by Chromadex for midocondrial support a precurser of NDA a precursor of ATP for energy
- - vit d-3
- - magnesium (particulaarly if work out and sweat a lot)
- - resveritrol (found in red wine or red grapes), 1 glass red wine can help, is an antioxident w/dark choc
- - probiotics
- most important antidepressant is EXERCISE (dopomine resleased by ex)
- - work up to 110,000 steps/day
- - ex. increases BDNF in brain which creates new brain cells, increasses synapses btwn brain cells, 
      enhances nuroplasticity ie new tracks that were destroyed
- meditate
- kill toxins
- Book: Square One
- - more detail in here
- - 4 sides of square
- - - work, family/social, spiritual, physical
- in 70's and placed in triathalon 2nd
- the greatest moments of our lives are when our mind or body is strestched to its limits in the pursiut of 
    something both difficult and worthwhile, e.g., a triathalon, perhaps a BB test in karate
- 3 most important things in life
- - health
- - relationshils w/god, family, friends
- - carpe diem to help others
- prayer asspect
- - waiting to go into OR, goes up and causes hosp and healing time to go up
- - do you believe in God? can I say a prayer w/you? may God be w/you today as you go thru this operation
- - prayer is a form of medditation, calmness occurs
- people who live over 100 live w/reduced stress
- marriage
- - factors that are yelo lights lead to red lights... to divorce
- - - criticism
- - - counter attack
- - - these lead to stress so drink, stay out, screw around, etc
- - need to be mindfull, be aware and be in the moment
- - - hard to do unless is brain is telling you what to do
- - our thought processes crontrol how we will be
- - - make moral choices and blossom and enjoy life to fullest
- - - choices are under our control
- - - turning genes of by how we think
- - - huge connection btwn mind and body
- - - healthy mind and healthy body are most important thing in life
- work
- - 50% in stresful environment
- - be vocal about things that are disturbing
- - be aware of things that are causine stress
- - have other outlets, e.g., music, bike ride, swim to take mind off of work stress
- concussions
- - major prob is returning before brain has time to heal
- - splinter: red hot swell
- - head: takes 2 weeks for brain to heal, if hit again during that time, cascading decay of function
- - single concussion by it self is not permanant problem
- - now, no return to sports until tested and ok to return
- - but exercise as long as not to re-injure
- Gen McArthur, plaque at West Point: 
- - "on the fields of friendly strife are sewn the seeds that on other days and on other fields will lead to victory"
- - dont quit, get up when you fall

KF!