Alzheimer's Association Promotes Healthy Living Through Online Courses

The Alzheimer's Association is hosting various virtual education courses on subjects ranging from dementia care to healthy living, reports KFVS-TV 12 . Alzheimer's Association Programs Manager Jeremy Koerber said the courses specifically focus on physical activity, nutrition, socialization, and cognitive exercise. "What we know is that the individuals that are doing these things, they are aging well, they are reducing for things such as heart disease, reducing risk for diabetes, and some forms of cancers," he explained. "But now we know that what's good for the body is what is good for the brain." Other areas of concentration include getting enough sleep and quitting smoking. "We want to take action with our smart exercise plan," Koerber said.