Here's something that is not exciting -- a study published in Brain indicates a link between times of high-stress in mid-life and developing dementia later on. Yikes!! Who isn't stressed in mid-life?
According to this article:
"Stress was defined as a sense of irritation, tension, nervousness, anxiety, fear or sleeping problems lasting a month or more due to work, health, family or other problems"
The study authors say much more research is needed in this area before we jump to any conclusions.
The good news??
"Most of those who said that they were stressed did not develop dementia" --So there isn't any reason to get stressed about your stress level.
The take home? An over-abundance of stress isn't healthy and there are a million ways to reduce your stress level. Go for a walk, turn off the TV, don't watch the news, meditate, enjoy your friends when you're with them...and the list goes on.
Don't change your stress coping behaviors because you are scared of increasing your risk of dementia -- change your stress coping behaviors because when you do, you will enjoy your life more!
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