Page 4 February 2, 2017 Seniors Five Smart Steps to Preserving Brain Health (BPT) - Everyone knows aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and lifting weights keeps muscles strong. But when it comes to keeping the brain healthy, most people are unsure what to do. As you age, brain health and maintaining memory functions becomes a top concern. Turns out, these issues may begin sooner than you think. “We tend to think about memory decline as an older person’s issue, but that’s not the case at all,” says Dr. Aimee Gould Shunney, a licensed naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s health and family medicine. “There was a study published in 2012 in the British Medical Journal that examined cognitive function in people age 45 to 70. The researchers did not expect it, but they found evidence of cognitive decline in the 45-year-old participants as well as the older participants.” She notes there are two basic pathological processes that cause degeneration of the brain: oxidative stress and inflammation. Basically, the standard American diet and lifestyle contribute to those processes. So who is this really an issue for? Men and women of all ages. No matter your age, you can take charge of your brain health by following these five smart steps from Dr. Shunney: Healthy Eating “A Mediterranean-type diet that focuses on whole foods, good fats and foods high in antioxidants is a great place to start,” says Dr. Shunney. She encourages her patients to focus on getting omega-3 fats from fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil, nuts and seeds. She also recommends increasing fruits (especially berries) and beans (they’re packed with antioxidants). What’s more, research shows a little cocoa, coffee and red wine can act as antioxidants and are beneficial in low to moderate amounts. Supplements In addition to a quality multivitamin, Dr. Shunney recommends an omega-3 supplement. “Getting enough omega-3s is one of the most important measures we can take,” she says. “DHA is the dominant omega-3 in the brain. Just like we need to make sure babies have enough DHA to grow their brain, we need to make sure older people get enough DHA to keep their brains healthy.” She suggests Omega Memory by Nordic Naturals. It’s a DHA-dominant omega-3 formula that also includes other brain healthy ingredients: curcumin, phosphatidylcholine and huperzine A. Learn more at www. nordicnaturals.com. Regular Sleep Poor sleep is a risk factor for cognitive decline. “Studies show both sleep deprivation and sleeping too much impact cognitive performance,” Dr. Shunney says. “A good goal is to go to bed around the same time each night, sleep for 7-8 hours, and get up around the same time every morning.” Thinking Activities “I recommend anything that keeps your mind working,” says Dr. Shunney. “Activities that require things to be arranged or puzzles that have to be put together. Crossword puzzles, word games and board games are all great.” She also notes some activities to avoid: “It’s important to limit certain activities. The constant scanning of social media and newsfeeds eliminates creativity and keeps us on edge. Limit the time you spend doing that and instead do things that cause you to explore and think and put ideas together on your own.” Socialize “Social isolation has been linked with cognitive decline,” says Dr. Shunney. “In one study, people who were lonely experienced cognitive decline at a 20 percent faster rate than people who were not lonely.” Make time to take a foreign language class, join a Toastmaster’s Club, take a watercolor class - anything that connects you regularly to other people. • Fraud from front page Patriots from page 3 Shanahan and the rest of the Falcons are hoping for a high-scoring affair. Since the 1990 season, teams that enter the Super Bowl with the best defense in the league are 7-2 in the championship game. The Seattle Seahawks had the best defense in the league in 2014 when they lost to Brady and the Patriots to account for one of those two losses, even though that victory came on a last-second play from New England’s defense with a horrific call at the goal line from Seattle head coach Pete Carroll. Win or lose, both of Brady’s and Belichick’s résumés certainly speak for themselves. Each has reached seven Super Bowls--and with a victory over the Falcons, Belichick would become the first head coach to win five championships and break his current tie with Steelers legendary head coach Chuck Knoll. Brady, on the other hand, could join Charles Haley as the only other player in league history with five Super Bowl rings. Though the Patriots have lost in two of their last three Super Bowl appearances, look for Belichick, Brady and a defense that has been sneakily excellent this season to add another one to the list. The duo that everyone loves to hate is getting much older now, but the two who have ruled the league since the turn of the century seemingly always find a way to get things done. Asixlion@earthlink.net • fraud is $4 billion, the report notes. Misclassifying employees is another abuse of the system, with an example being claiming an employee performs a less-risky job. A roofing company employee who is an estimator would be insured for less than an actual roof installer. Some companies, especially in the transportation industry, report their drivers are contractors. A legal test exists to determine who is an employee versus a contractor, and the question is largely decided by whether an employee has direction and control over his workday. Companies can pay employees in cash too, which lowers their reported payroll on which workers’ comp insurance rates are based. Skipping mandatory payments to the state for unemployment and disability is another scheme for hiding actual payroll and getting an unfair bargain on coverage, according to fraud prosecutors. The case of a Long Beach trucking firm charged in April for a $3.7 million fraud on its premiums over four years illustrates how much money can be saved by cheating the insurance system. The couple who own Metro Worldwide Inc. are facing 36 years in prison for workers’ comp fraud, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. In another case involving two executives for a garment company and their accountant, the trio pleaded no contest in December to a $3.8 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Their sentencing is set for this week. Insurance crimes are difficult to uncover and time-consuming for prosecutors to build a case. 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Los Angeles County prosecutors in October received a $6.7 million grant from the state insurance commissioner to combat workers’ comp fraud. It was the largest grant amount given for 2017. In announcing the stepped-up effort to rid the work comp system of premium and billing fraud, state officials ask for the support of local prosecutors and judges. The penalties for workers’ comp insurance fraud include fines, restitution and even prison sentences in extreme cases. Sometimes, the fraud is committed by a network of individuals and companies working in tandem, like in the former Pacific Hospital case in Long Beach. Referrals to a doctor or hospital for a kickbacks are “designed to generate billings for unnecessary or sometimes nonexistent evaluations and treatment,” according to the report. Shady operators try to hide the source of the bills by bundling them and assigning them to a billing collection company, making it more difficult for investigators and authorities to track. A law passed in 2012 closed a billing loophole, but state officials admit that this didn’t halt the fraudulent practice entirely. The scheme works when unreviewed bills for pharmacy drugs and language translation services, for example, are submitted to the insurer for payment without going through a bill review to confirm that all treatment was pre-approved and payable. •
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