Notes from Science Daily:
My Peloton May Save Me from Neurodegeneration
When it comes to writing based on data — I translate that into “writing what’s popular” — I’m going to fail miserably. Makes me worry about my intelligence. Why be contrarian, but then, people assume the elderly are all losing it anyway.
Unable to follow even the wisest teachers leading us through Ship 30 for 30, it was with great relief I read about a new study demonstrating physical exercise might spare us from age-related dementia.
According to the study conducted by Kaitlin Casaletto at UC San Francisco and colleagues, higher levels of a class of proteins promoting connections between neurons are found in the brains of the elderly who remain active, offering protection against the development of Alzheimer’s and other types of age-related neurodegeneration.
Maybe I can stop feeling so guilty about the Peloton bike I had delivered 3-months ago. Bad enough I can work at home, bad enough I’m writing about “37-Practices of a Bodhisattva” as if I’m living a life of virtue, full of compassion for everyone’s suffering.
Survivor guilt may depress me, but maybe the money we’ll save because of those growing neuronal connections thanks to my Peloton will somehow make up for it.
REFERENCE: Kaitlin Casaletto, Alfredo Ramos‐Miguel, Anna VandeBunte, Molly Memel, Aron Buchman, David Bennett, William Honer. Late‐life physical activity relates to brain tissue synaptic integrity markers in older adults. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2022; DOI: 10.1002/alz.12530
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