Brain and heart, two vital organs is proved to have a very close relationship. Research experts in the Netherlands revealed that the risk factors of heart disease can also lead to decreased brain function, both in young adults and older age.
In the latest study, experts in the Netherlands involving 3,800 volunteers aged 35 to 82 years. The participants are known to have heart disease risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, levels of "bad" cholesterol is high. They did a test of memory and other cognitive abilities such as making plans, stating the reasons, and changing tasks.
As a result, participants who had the highest risk factors for heart disease have a worse test results than those who have lower risk factor.
The study, published in the journal Stroke found, two risk factors for heart disease, smoking and diabetes, is the most specific factors associated with decreased brain function.
Be careful with the habits of staying up because of the influence of sleep deprivation on health can not be underestimated. Drowsiness and difficulty concentrating are just a few of the effects of sleep deprivation needs to be known.
1. memory
A study published in the journal Sleep shows that the level of accuracy in tasks requiring memory can be reduced by up to 15 percent if we are sleep deprived. Sleep helps the brain to gather information, so without adequate rest time our brains have trouble storing important data.
2. Wide waist circumference
The importance of quality sleep is also associated with weight loss. "Some research suggests lack of sleep over the years affect metabolism, increasing the risk of obesity and diabetes mellitus," said Siobhan Banks, researchers in the field of psychiatry.
If you are a smoker who has quit, preferably accompanied by supplements of vitamin E. This vitamin is known to reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel disease.
In
a preliminary study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting
mentioned, smokers who had stopped taking vitamin E and the risk of
cardiovascular disease 19 percent lower than those who continued to
smoke.
The smokers in the study were asked not to smoke for 7 days. Then a marker for inflammation and symptoms of vascular function was measured before and after the study.
After quitting smoking for 7 days, is known about the function of blood vessels increased 2.8 percent. Those who took vitamin E supplements showed an increase to 1.5 percent again.
