In the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, investigators review research that shows that spiritual fitness, mindfulness, meditation, ...MedicalnewsMindfulnessThisnewstudyshowsthatKirtanKriyabooststhebrain,eveninAlzheimer’sByPsychNewsDailyStaffMay12,2021ShareIntheJournalofAlzheimer’sDisease,investigatorsreviewresearchthatshowsthatspiritualfitness,mindfulness,meditation,andatechniquecalledKirtanKriyacanallhelptoreducethenegativeeffectsofstressandreducetheriskofmemoryloss,cognitiveimpairment,andAlzheimer’sdisease.Itisprojectedthatupto152millionpeopleworldwidewillbelivingwithAlzheimer’sdiseaseby2050.Todatetherearenodrugsthathaveasubstantialpositiveimpactoneitherthepreventionorreversalofcognitivedecline.Butagrowingbodyofevidencefindsthattargetinglifestyleandvascularriskfactorshaveabeneficialeffectonoverallcognitiveperformance.KirtanKriyabenefitsandAlzheimer’sA newreview inthe JournalofAlzheimer’sDiseaseexaminesresearchthatfindsthat“spiritualfitness,”anewconceptinmedicinethatcentersonpsychologicalandspiritualwellbeing,andKirtanKriya,asimple12-minutemeditativepractice,mayreducemultipleriskfactorsforAD.SpiritualfitnessandAlzheimer’s“Spiritualfitness”isanewdimensioninADprevention,interweavingbasic,psychologicalandspiritualwellbeing.Theauthorsdiscusstheresearchonhowthesefactorsaffectbrainfunctionandcognition.Forexample,psychologicalwell-beingmayreduceinflammation,cardiovasculardisease,anddisability.Significantly,individualswhohaveahighscoreona“purposeinlife”(PIL)measure,acomponentofpsychologicalwell-being,were2.4timesmorelikelytoremainfreeofADthanindividualswithlowPIL.Inanotherstudy,participantswhoreportedhigherlevelsofPILexhibitedbettercognitivefunction,andfurther,PILprotectedthosewithalreadyexistingpathologicalconditions,thusslowingtheirdecline.Stressandstressmanagementareunder-discussedtopicsinADprevention,yettheauthorspointoutthatthereisampleevidencethatphysical,psychological,andemotionaleffectsofstressmayelevateADrisk.KirtanKriya(KK)isa12-minutesingingmeditationthatinvolvesf