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EasyWaystoKeepYourBrainSharp

Everyoneisforgetfulbutasweagewestarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryannoyingthing. 66 Readonforsometechniquesworthtrying.

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Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardtoupcomingeventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer'sdisease(早老性痴呆症)accordingtoarecentstudy. 68 Somethingassimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.There'sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoareworkingonlongorshort-termgoalsappeartodobetter.Inotherwordskeepyourbrainlookingforward.

2.Goforawalk.

Mildlyraisedglucose(葡萄糖)levelscanharmtheareaofthebrainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpgetbloodglucosedowntonormallevels.Infactexerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain. 69

3.Learnsomethingnew.

TakeaSpanishclassonlinejoinadrawingcluborlearntoplaycards.Astudyfoundthatmentalstimulation(刺激)limitstheweakeningeffectsofagingonmemoryandthemind.Butthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysicallyactiveatthesametime. 70 Orgodancingwithyourfriends.

A.Inotherwordswhenyoutakecareofyourbodyyoutakecareofyourbrain.

B.Thiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheaged.

C.Itshouldbesomethinglikelearninggardening.

D.Luckilyresearchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthosemoments.

E.Butdon'tworryifyourscheduleisn'tfilledwithlife-changingevents.

FSotakeafewminuteseachdaytodosomereading.

G.Focusonthefuture.