Your 50 top health questions answered
Your 50 top health questions answered
- April 15, 2022
- Sara Mednick, cog sci, AARP, April 15, 2022
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What’s the number one thing I can do to help prevent dementia? Be in bed by 10 p.m. “The earlier you get to sleep, the more slow-wave sleep you’ll get,” says Sara Mednick, a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine, and author of The Power of the Downstate. Slow-wave sleep (SWS) supercharges brain health, clearing away toxins and other buildup that cause dementia, as well as developing connections between areas of the brain to create stronger memories.
For the full story, please visit https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2022/50-health-questions.html.
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