Beyond Trim: Take steps to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and I thought I would share something I learned recently that relates to the effect of physical activity on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists say that Alzheimer’s develops when the neurons in our brain, which are the cells responsible for sending electrical and chemical messages throughout the body, become compromised by beta amyloid and tau proteins. Beta-amyloid forms plaques outside the neurons and tau forms tangles inside the neurons. As the neurons degenerate it gradually causes a loss of function.

In the Harvard Aging Brain Study, researchers are focused on identifying the early changes in the brain that signal the transition from normal cognition to cognitive decline, and to understand how and when these changes begin to af