Your Brain is an “Energy Hog”: Maintaining Blood Flow is Key to Preventing Dementia

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You may have heard that the brain makes up only 2% of our body weight, but it is a veritable “energy hog”—it consumes a whopping 20% to 30% of our body’s total oxygen and energy supply! Because of this, the brain is exceptionally sensitive to whether its oxygen supply is adequate.

Simply put, cerebral blood flow is the brain’s “lifeline.” If this lifeline is compromised, the brain begins to “starve” from lack of oxygen. Over the long term, this significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (commonly known as dementia). - More -