Move, Munch, Mind-Wander: Outsmart the Brain Cliff in Midlife
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Dr. Swan reframes cognitive decline as cognitive change and explains the brain’s scaffolding—the neural networks that preserve thinking—can be strengthened in midlife through regular exercise, an anti-inflammatory diet, stress management, and ongoing learning and social engagement. Mind-wandering and mental time travel may support this scaffolding, while retirement without active engagement can hasten decline; it’s never too late to start protecting your brain.
Topics:health#aging#cognition#diet-and-exercise#health-and-wellbeing#neuroplasticity#stress-management
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