Author: Trisha Houghton, CNS, ASIST
Medically reviewed by: Tricia Pingel, NMD
Are your daily habits ruining your brain?
It’s a strange question, but one that needs to be asked because the things you do every day could either help or hinder your cognitive function.
A few smart choices can drastically increase your brain’s capacity to learn, store and access memories, and communicate among its cells, while even just one or two of the wrong choices can accelerate the natural rate of deterioration.
In this post, we’re going to look at the most detrimental habits for your brain, and how your actions are contributing to your brain’s decline.
But don’t worry, we’ll also look at five new habits you can make to increase cognitive function and maintain a healthy brain as you age!