1. Module 11 Section 2 Health, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (Pages 175 – 177) Armyn Padilla Kyana Robinson Sophia Oh

2. Health Positive to aging: Older people less often suffer short-term ailments (common flu and cold viruses) – Elderly are more susceptible to life-threatening ailments (cancer, pneumonia) Negatives to aging: Body’s disease fighting immune system weakens Aging causes a tax on the brain by slowing our neural processing. Brain regions important to memory begin to decease during aging. EXERCISING FEEDS YOUR BRAIN. – Birth of new cells helps compensate for cell loss – Active older adults  mentally quicker

3. Alzheimer’s Disease Definition: A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical functioning It effects 3% of the population by age 75 It destroys first memory then reasoning The end result is an emotionally flat and unresponsive being.

4. Dementia As they age, some adults suffer a great loss of brain cells. Dementia: a mental erosion caused by a series of small strokes, a brain tumor, alcoholism, etc.