A recent study of researchers from the American University of Florida revealed the effect of diseases and daily lifestyle on the aging of the brain.
The researchers pointed out that optimism, good sleep, social support, the ability to deal with stress as well as diseases, all factors that affect the health of the brain and its biological age that are not associated with the age of the real human.
To reach the results, 128 people from young people and the elderly participated in the study, some of whom were suffering from diseases that cause pain such as joint infections, and the researchers monitored over two years the social and health situation of the participants and the age A healthy lifestyle was the biological age of their brains smaller by an average of 8 years compared to others, and their brains are older at a slower rate.
It also turned out that tension and material problems are all factors that make the brain agreed quickly, while psychological comfort and obtaining social support and comfortable life improve the health of the brain and protect it from premature aging, as well as maintaining a healthy weight and regular and deep sleep, and not smoking, all helps to maintain the health of the brain and protect us from memory and dementia.
The researchers emphasized that health habits can be developed at any age, and that every additional action, whether it is to improve sleep or learn to deal with stress, achieves a tangible benefit for the brain.
It is worth noting that the aging of the brain is a natural process that leads to changes in the size of the brain, weak communication between nerve cells, decreased blood flow, increased inflammation and the accumulation of harmful proteins such as “Tao” protein.