Exercising your face tightens and tones muscles. It also combats aging and reduces stress...........
By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room
Editor
There are a long list of scientific articles that indicate exercise reduces the risk of Alzheimer's, dementia, heart disease, diabetes, and lowers LDL cholesterol.
You might chuckle when you see the yoga exercises for you face. They work.
Free Your Tongue
It is recommended that you hold this pose for 60 seconds. It is good if your eyes water; that flushes the toxins that may have accumulated there.
Lion Face
Inhale through your nose, make fists and squeeze all your facial muscles...
Surprise Me!
Widen your eyes, as though surprised, but try not to wrinkle the brow. Focus on a point in front of you for about five to ten seconds. Then repeat, four times.
I use these exercises, and I found they do tighten your face. They also take some of the stress out of your neck. Once you get use to doing these exercises not only will your face get stronger, it will also take on a new shape. A tighter younger shape.
I also learned that these exercises help reduce the stress I am feeling on a bad day with Alzheimer's.
The exercises are easy and simple to do, and they don't require a trip to the gym. Quick, easy, mission accomplished.
Will they help ward off Alzheimer's -- I don't know. I believe they will help ward off stress which can lead to Alzheimer's caregiver depression. So they can't hurt and they help me.
After you do these exercises for a few weeks, you will begin to see some serious changes in your face. Hopefully, they will also effect you behavior positively.
If you try them remember to come back in a month and give us a reaction.
If you saw my mother doing these exercises with me, you would definitely have a better day. It is really fun to watch. They work for her too, she doesn't look a day over 83!
To get all eleven exercises for your face go here.
Here are some of the previous articles I wrote in the Worried About Alzheimer's series.
Worried About Alzheimer's? You Should Be
Worried About Alzheimer's? Tip #1 Exercise
Worried About Alzheimer's? The Holy Grail of Exercise
Worried About Alzheimer's? Using Google Search Promotes Memory and a Healthy Brain
Worried about Alzheimer's? If You are a Baby Boomer You Should Be
Previously, I mentioned that more than 100 million American's are touched by Alzheimer's, and more than 35 million are worried about Alzheimer's.
In previous articles on Worried about Alzheimer's, I mentioned these scientific facts:
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- There are at least 18 research studies showing that exercise can improve memory in people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- A recent meta-analysis of the reports shows that a physical exercise program -- even one started when people are in their 70s -- can significantly boost executive function.
- Investigators looked at the relationship of physical activity and mental function in about 6,000 women age 65 and older, over an 8 year period. They found that the women who were more physically active were less likely to experience a decline in their mental function than inactive women.
- Mice that exercised had 50 to 80 percent less plaque in their brains than the brains of the sedentary mice. Importantly, exercising mice produced significantly more of an enzyme in the brain that prevents plaque.
- High cholesterol in your 40s increases the odds of contracting Alzheimer's--by 50 percent.
- High blood pressure (hypertension) causes build-up of beta-amyloid in the brain. Beta-amyloid is a central component of the senile plaque in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, and its toxicity against brain cells is believed to be a prime cause of Alzheimer's.
- This fact is not well known but if you have a big belly in middle age the chances that you could suffer from dementia are tripled.
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Bob DeMarco is the editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. Bob has written more than 1,610 articles with more than 8,000 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL.
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