Recent research has revealed that a good night’s rest, exercise and 25ml of wine a day can lower your Alzheimer’s risk.
According to Dr Ian Harrison from University College London, Alzheimers is caused by failure of the brain’s self-cleaning system (glymphatic system) which allows a toxic build-up of proteins to develop on the brain, killing neurons.
Studies of mice showed that the glymphatic system is up to 60 per cent more active during sleep and results were similar when it came to exercise.
Researchers also found that low-levels of alcohol had a similar effect and increased glymphatic function by up to 40 per cent.
However researchers found that high levels of alcohol had the opposite effect and hindered the brain’s ability to clean itself.
Ultimately researchers determined that sleep, exercise and only 25ml of wine a day are beneficial in preventing Alzheimers.