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Top Tips To Care For Your Brain Health
Healthy lifestyle choices and managing chronic health conditions can help keep your brain healthy.
Studies show that healthy habits, that can prevent some kinds of cancer, diabetes, and some heart diseases can reduce some of your risk for cognitive decline.
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) isĀ the self-reported experience of worsening
or more frequent confusion or memory loss.Ā It is a form of cognitive
impairment and one of the earliest noticeable symptoms of Alzheimerās disease
and related dementias.
Hereās some of the things that you can do:
High blood pressure can raise your risk for dementia.
Quit smoking.
Quitting smoking now may help maintain brain health and can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other smoking-related illnesses. Your brain will be better Oxigenated, and your lungs will inhale alot less toxins in a direct manner.(and yest second hand smoking has been showed to increase the risk for lung cancer).Ā ThereĀ areĀ lotsĀ ofĀ resourcesĀ toĀ helpĀ anyoneĀ thatĀ wantsĀ toĀ quit,Ā fromĀ websites,Ā toĀ landĀ linesĀ inĀ mostĀ civilisedĀ countries.
Be physically active. Physical activity can improve thinking, reduce risk of depression and anxiety and help you sleepā¦