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Health & Fitness Exercise

We know that living a healthier lifestyle by eating a well balanced diet and having exercise on a daily basis can help reduce the risk of health problems such as heart disease and cancer. But recent studies have also shown that exercising during midlife for half an hour can help by significantly reducing the risk of developing dementia later in life.

Studies have shown that people in there 40`s and early 50`s who exercise on a daily basis could reduce their risk of having dementia by up to 50%. A reduction of around 60% could be seen in people who are genetically prone to Alzheimer’s disease.

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