Best Evidence for Improving Brain Health

The Alzheimer’s Association working in conjunction with the National Institute for Health has a established a website to keep citizens up to date on what the latest scientific evidence has to say by brain health.  The site Maintain Your Brain, recommends eating a brain-healthy diet and staying physically, mentally and social active.  Techniques we have covered elsewhere in the Next Brain Blog.

Of special interest is the 70-page National Public Roadmap for Maintaining Cognitive Health (this a 2.5 MB file) and the Interactive Tour of the Brain. The tour is quick and easy but informative. It provides basic knowledge of the brain and Alzheimer’s disease.

A few minutes on the site provides strong motivation for considering the long-term health of your brain and what needs to be done today.  To quote the site:

“When people think about staying fit, they generally think from the neck down. But the health of your brain plays a critical role in almost everything you do: thinking, feeling, remembering, working, and playing – even sleeping.”

Interested to hear from readers on what specific things they are doing to maintain brain health.