There are habits you should and shouldn’t practice to get to keep your brain sharp.
Small changes over time can add up to major benefits for your brain as you age, she said.
But what about the things you should never do?
They avoid eating a diet of only processed foods.
Fast food is convenient, affordable and, well, fast.
Most of our neurotransmitters are produced in the gut.
They dont live a sedentary lifestyle.
The benefits of movement are wide-reaching so its no surprise they also assist in maintaining brain health.Dr.
Its kind of the holy grail, he told HuffPost.
We all look for things that help with neuroplasticity, and exercise unlocks the brains potential.
Its important to keep those brain cells moving forward and developing.
All of these thingscontribute to a healthier mind.
They arent anti-social.
The loneliness epidemic isdetrimental to our societaland physical health.
A lot is happening when were interacting, were processing a lot, saidDr.
Zaldy Tan, the director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimers and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai in California.
They dont pull consistent all-nighters.
Twelve years ago we learned about the glymphatic system, basically the brains garbage can, Wright said.
They dont ignore their stress.
Speaking of stress, prolonged periods canalsohave a negative impact on your health.
Having sustained levels of stress is bad for you, he said.
When youre stressed, your cortisol shoots up, and if its sustained, it can damage the brain..
He advises to take stock on the way you handle stressful situations do you let it linger?
They never dismiss high blood pressure.
And high blood pressure is one of the many things that can cause dementia.
They dont stop learning.
In anAugust 2023 HuffPostpiece, Tan explained why that might be.
Whenever we learn new things, we know that we form new connections between brain cells, Tan continued.
Whenever you make these connections, you increase what we call brain plasticity.
Plasticity is [the] ability of our minds and our brains to adapt to change.
