WALK TO PREVENT DEMENTIA

             From Worldometer (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):

  DAY   USA  WORLD    Brazil    India    South Africa

June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82

July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572

Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130

Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82

Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85

Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118

Dec    30       3880    14748       1224       299      465

Jan     14       4142      15512        1151        189      712

Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398

Mar      2       1989     9490        1726       110      194

April     6        906    11787         4211       631       37

May     4        853     13667        3025      3786     59 

June    1        287    10637         2346      3205      95

 July    7         251      8440        1595        817      411

Aug     4         656    10120        1118        532      423 

Sept   22      2228      9326          839       279     124

Oct      6       2102      8255          543       315       59

Nov    3        1436      7830         186        458       23

Dec     1       1633      8475          266        477       28

Jan     7        2025      6729         148         285     140

Feb     2        2990   12012          946        991      175

Mar     2        1778     7756          335         173       28 

Apr     1         439      4056         290         52        12

May    5         225      2404        151            ?        64 

June    2        216      1413          130          10        31 

July    7         320       1958        297          38         9 

Aug   4         311        2138          258          70         ? 

         11         290       1994         173          49         ?

        18          264      1950         202           ?         ?

        25          245      1909         197          68        ?

        31          403      1989         115           37        ? 

Sep    1          272       1732          39            ?         ? 

          8          287       1676          99          13        ? 

        14           314       1536        122          34        ?

        15          249        1418          79          23       17

Summary:

• The USA continues to lead the world in new deaths/day with 249 yesterday.  
• Thus, the rate of new deaths/day has not changed in four months.  
• There is a definite decline for the World now, but the new deaths figure yesterday was similar to what it was in June.
• #2 is Japan with 192 new deaths/day and #3 Germany 117.
• Japan continues to lead the world in new cases/day with 99,546 yesterday.
• However, this is less than half the rate of their peak a few weeks ago.
• #2 was South Korea with 71,432 new cases/day...and the USA was #5 with 40,407.
• The USA is way in front with more than 97 million total cases, #2 is India with 44.5 million and #3 France with 35 million.
• The USA is #1 in total deaths with slightly more than a million, Brazil #2 with around 700,000 and India #3 with around half a million.

Today, something you surely must have known for a long time.  Want to reduce your risk of dementia?  Walk.

• 10,000 steps/day would be nice, but even 3800 would be pretty good.

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  10,000 steps would take an average person about 5 miles.
• 3800 steps equal about two miles.
• People between 40 and 79 who walk around 10,000 steps/day were 50% less likely to develop dementia within seven years.
• Those who walked at a 40 steps/minute pace cut their risk of dementia by 57% with just 6,315 steps/day.  For most people, this means walking 3 miles in 45 minutes to an hour.

• 
  3800 steps/day at any speed cuts your risk of dementia by 25%.
• The largest reduction in dementia risk of 62% was achieved by those who walked 112 steps per minute for 30 minutes/day.  Here's a pedometer chart you can consult to do your own calculations.
• If you don't like to count, get a watch with a step counter, or a pedometer, which costs $14 from Amazon.  Here is a list of the best.  The Omron above costs $25.  Now at half price.

I'll close with, first, parking at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.  

In the UAE's largest city Dubai is the world's busiest airport.  We'll be landing there is less than two months.  On the other hand, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is #1 in terms of seats/year.  What is the difference?  Dubai's number is in terms of international passengers.  Confusing?

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