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Drop a Few Pounds
Studies are beginning to show a causal connection between obesity and diminished brain function. Researchers still aren't sure what the connection is, but optimizing your brain's health and reversing or slowing the impacts of an aging brain might be a good incentive for losing weight.
Manage Your Hormones
Hormone production slows as we age and this, crucially in terms of brain aging, includes estrogen. Maintaining or boosting levels of estrogen can slow or reverse what age has diminished.
Up the Zinc
Zinc is an element in the building blocks of many proteins, including ones in brain tissue. While research has yet to conclude that zinc supplements will stop or reverse symptoms of aging brains, some studies have shown that this mineral has some potential.
Cut Back on Alcohol
Bad news for those drinking wine for heart health. A new study found that, as we age, drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may shrink our brains by the time we're officially old.
Add Magnesium
One form of magnesium, L-threonate, has been found to increase levels of this important mineral in the brain. It may also improve brain function, according to recent research published in the The Journal of Neuroscience, which found that it shows potential for treating memory loss and the kind of impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Exercise
Regular physical activity is one of the best, cheapest, least controversial and mostly proven ways to slow and sometimes reverse the brain's aging. In studies, those subjects who reported more physical activity also scored higher on cognitive tests. Exercise delivers oxygen to the brain, helps with depression (which, in turn, gets you out the door to do more exercise) and boosts your positive outlook, also a good thing for the brain.
