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Podcast: Gladden Longevity Podcast
Episode: Maintaining Mind and Body During Stressful Times - Episode 74
Description: On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden discuss how, during these trying times, prolonged extended anxiety – or to put it more simply, stress – not only negatively affects one's mental and neurological processes, but also has an impact on physiological processes. They open with how stress compromises the brain by making it more difficult to recall memories as well as affecting one's decision-making abilities. This is doubly important for the elderly, especially those with neurological illnesses such as Alzheimer's Disease and those that suffer from Dementia. They also point out that stress impacts the brain's everyd...