The heart and the brain go hand in hand when it comes to healthy function. When your heart is sick, either from high blood pressure or cholesterol, then your brain also suffers. When your heart is sick, this also leads to a mental decline. You are more susceptible to dementia than ever before when you have heart problems. High cholesterol affects your overall well being in many ways but certainly in the health of your heart and your brain.

Key Takeaways:

• Keeping the heart and blood vessels properly cared for can help reduce the risk of both cognitive decline and dementia.
• There are many things that researchers are finding that increase the risk of dementia including smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure.
• In order to live a more heart healthy lifestyle, people should add exercise and a healthier diet to their every day life.

“Researchers say that the more cardiovascular problems a person has, the greater the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.”

Read more: https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/science/2020/02/14/news/what-is-good-for-the-heart-is-also-good-for-the-brain-report-suggests-1842617/