"When it comes to longevity, many people prioritize quality over quantity. Rather than simply wanting to live to the age of 100, we're concerned about our well-being in our later years. Almost everyone would gladly accept a shorter life, but one lived in full possession of their faculties, especially regarding their ability to think, remember, and interact with others. For decades, pharmacies and natural health stores have offered all sorts of supplements for our mental health."
"Pushing past the misinformation and empty promises, the author proposes six areas in which we can all make an effort: Sleep protects the brain Thousands of studies confirm the restorative role of nighttime rest, and not only in terms of memory consolidation. Sleeping less than seven hours or more than nineexcessive sleep is also counterproductivefacilitates the accumulation of toxic molecules, since the glymphatic system, the brain's cleaning mechanism, is up to 60% more active during deep sleep."
Many people prioritize quality of life in old age, especially cognitive abilities like thinking, memory, and social interaction. A market of supplements for mental health exists, but many products lack scientific proof. The search for longer healthy years has encouraged gurus promising miracle cures and produced misinformation and false hope. Preventive efforts focus on lifestyle areas. Nighttime sleep has a restorative role and consolidates memory; sleeping less than seven hours or more than nine facilitates accumulation of toxic molecules because the glymphatic system is up to 60% more active during deep sleep, and poor sleep raises neurodegenerative risk. Physical exercise also benefits the brain and can stimulate telomerase activity.
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