What can I do to prevent age-related memory loss?

What can I do to prevent age-related memory loss?

Edward Schneider (MD, Senior Advisor, Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging) gives expert video advice on: What's one good way to avoid heart disease?; How important is nutrition in preventing diseases associated with aging?; How important is sleep in preventing diseases associated with aging? and more...

In the MacArthur Foundation study of successful aging, we followed people from age 70 to 80. We followed about a thousand people, successful agers. We looked at what was the one factor that helped prevent memory loss, and cognitive dysfunction. And it was aerobic exercise. So the best way you can avoid losing your memory and your brain is by exercising.