Thursday, May 10, 2012

Can a Sense of Purpose Slow Alzheimer's?

Can a Sense of Purpose Slow Alzheimer's? - Lane Wallace - Health - The Atlantic: Medical researchers have found that a strong sense of purpose and well-being correlates with better physical health, especially in older adults. But now there's another reason to rethink that stable but meaningless job versus a more meaningful job, life path, or vocation: it appears that a sense that your life has purpose, and that what you do matters, may actually protect your brain from the clinical effects of Alzheimer's disease.

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