There’s more to keeping your brain sharp than crossword puzzles. Preserving your cognitive skills for the long term means adopting a healthy lifestyle — and it doesn’t have to be complicated (really!). “There are a number of healthy lifestyle habits that can help enhance cognitive function, optimize long-term brain health and greatly decrease the odds of developing dementia,” says Scott Kaiser, MD, director of Geriatric Cognitive Health for the Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. (And because many of these behaviors also support your overall health, you’ll reap the benefits from head to toe.)
5 Habits to Adopt for a Healthier Brain.
- Eat more than one serving of fruit and veggies a day.
- Get screened for high blood pressure and diabetes.
- Get active, start walking and exercising.
- Have Fish for dinner, especially cold water fish.
- Get sufficient sleep.
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