10 Do-Right-Now Tips to Slow Brain Aging and Keep It Vital for Decades

While there’s no side-stepping the aging process – if you’re lucky enough to wake up every day, aging is coming for you – there are a lot of moves we can make today to start slowing it down. One of the most essential areas to focus on? Let’s begin with your grey matter. Start treating it right now, and your brain (as well as the rest of you) will reap a lifetime of benefits. The more brain health-supportive behaviors you can pile on now, the slower it will age, and the longer and better it will function.

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