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fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

An Alzheimer's researcher walks 2 miles a day to keep his brain healthy as he ages. Here's the science.

Every weekday afternoon, Harvard neurologist Jasmeer Chhatwal gets up from his desk, heads out of the office, and walks about three-quarters of a mile to get a cup of coffee from a neighborhood cafe. There's a perfectly good coffee maker in the office, but the afternoon ritual isn't (just) about caffeine. The 20-minute stroll is helping to stave off symptoms of brain aging like memory loss, according to Chhatwal's research.
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Medicine
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Alzheimer's decline slows with just a few thousand steps a day

Walking 3,000–5,000 steps daily delays cognitive decline by about three years in older adults with molecular signs of Alzheimer's.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The founder of a longevity startup said he follows 5 habits to curb brain aging after his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's

When I was younger, I had more time to take a spray-and-pray approach to my health and wellness,
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