How can sports affect your risk of Alzheimer’s?

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By Cyndy Feasel Cyndy Feasel, the widow of a former NFL player, says that she believes her husband Grant’s struggle with alcoholism triggered More...

" We know now that if you play head banging sports, you have a greater chance of getting Parkinson’s, dementia, Alzheimer’s, ALS, etc. The brain damage and resulting inflammation amongst other problems can lead to these neurodegenerative diseases. We understand a good amount about head banging sports but there’s so much more we’ll find out about in the next 10 years. "

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