Why Maria Shriver Wants You to Stop Multitasking
According to research shared by Maria Shriver‘s nonprofit, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, two-thirds of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today are women, and up to one-third of all Alzheimer’s cases could be preventable through risk-reduction strategies. As Maria (shown above with her daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt) shares below, part of that strategy is to reduce multi-tasking. Want to learn more? Here’s the full scoop…
This summer, the reputable Cleveland Clinic, which is notably also home to the Center for Functional Medicine led by Dr Mark Hyman, announced the launch of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center at Cleveland Clinic. This center, ideated by Maria herself, will be the first-ever women’s Alzheimer’s prevention clinic in the nation, designed to prioritize women’s brain health.
The newly opened Las Vegas-based clinic is directed by Dr. Jessica Caldwell, a neuropsychologist who specializes in brain health, memory, aging, and women’s unique risks for Alzheimer’s. According to Caldwell, the program is the first to pair prevention strategies with individualized risk assessment to help women make tailored, lasting behavior changes to promote brain health and reduce risk. While the program will focus on developing individualized recommendations, some of their focus includes the impact of sleep, stress, medical conditions, menopause, nutrition, exercise and overall brain health.
To celebrate the new center with so much promise to prevent Alzheimer’s in our female population, we asked Maria to share about the preventative steps she herself is taking after all she’s learned. Here’s what she told us:
In order to stay brain healthy, I follow the guidelines that have been scientifically proven to help keep our brains resilient. We outline these steps on the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement’s website to ensure our audience is armed with the information they need to keep their brains healthy. The most important steps I take are sticking to a healthy diet, incorporating exercise into my routine, prioritizing sleep, reducing stress and how I react to stress, and consulting any medical concerns or risk factors with my doctor.
