Stress is constantly ranked high amongst patients in my clinical practice. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being highest) the average is 7.5 Stress affects your health. It affects your body and your brain. There is a link between chronic stress and Alzheimer’s Disease. The greater the stress the greater your risk.
Stress impairs two areas of the brain crucial to learning and memory. Long-term stress causes damage to neurons leading to cognitive decline.
Q. Can you recover from the damage?
A. This is not clear how, and to what extent the brain can restore itself after stress. The brain may create new neural pathways and new neurons to detour damaged ones.
The key to tip-top neurological shape is reducing stress through proven measures like massage therapy, meditation, yoga, exercise, restorative sleep, and cognitive behavioural therapy.
