US Pointer Study

Two-year, clinical trial. Testing two
different lifestyle interventions in a population of older adults at risk for cognitive decline
and dementia

Trial participants in the structured (STR) intervention showed greater improvement
cognition compared to the self-guided (SG) intervention.

Which interventions had the greatest impact on cognitive preservation?

Structured Interventions

• 38 team meetings over two years
• Exercises
• Nutrition
• Brain training
• Prescribed socialization

Physical Exercises - BODY

• Aerobic exercise
• Resistance training
• Stretching
• Monitoring health data
• weight, labs, pain, hearing, vision

Cognitive Exercises - BRAIN

• Brain games
• https://www.brainhq.com/
• Social requirements

MIND diet

• Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay.
• Designed to reduce the risk of dementia and loss of brain function with age.

DASH

• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• Researchers noticed HBP lower in people who followed a plant-based diet, such as vegans and vegetarians
• Fruits, veggies, chicken, fish, and beans. Low in red meat, salt, added sugars, and fat

DASH

• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• Researchers noticed HBP lower in people who followed a plant-based diet, such as vegans and vegetarians
• Fruits, veggies, chicken, fish, and beans. Low in red meat, salt, added sugars, and fat

9 foods to eat

• green, leafy veg 6x wk
• berries 2x
• nuts 5x
• use olive oil to cook
• whole grain 3x day
• fish 1x wk, chicken 2x wk
• beans 4x wk

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