A Well-Aged Mind
by National Health Institutes
Getting older can bring many changes, both physically and mentally. Even when you’re healthy, your brain and body start slowing down. Maintaining your cognitive health—the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember—is important for your overall well-being.
Many things influence cognitive health. Your genes, lifestyle, and environment can all impact your thinking skills and ability to perform everyday tasks.
“I like to think about the brain as a computer disk for memory and thinking,” explains Dr. Marie Bernard, an aging expert at NIH. “As you get older it gets fuller and fuller. So, it can get more difficult to retrieve data and add data to it. But you’re still able to learn and grow.”
Aging is bound to bring changes. But there are many things you can do to protect your cognitive health as you age. That includes knowing what puts your well-being at risk.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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Walking cannot be under-valued. If for some reason you decide to quit getting upright and walk; you will deteriorate rapidly.
In a six week study performed by the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences”, it was demonstrated that supplementing daily with 2-3 grams (half a teaspoon) of creatine monohydrate, along with sufficient hydration, resulted in 20% boost in IQ. The brain accounts for 20% of the body’s expenditure of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). As we age, the body’s conversion of ADP back into ATP slows. The exogenous creatine supplementation speeds up the conversion. Additionally, if you add in Lion’s Mane or Reishi mushroom, it has a positive effect on producing more nerve growth factor (NGF).
Credit: Thomas Delauer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxOccP1Kjsk
Hi Carol! And thank you, young Mr. Dodge for that nutritional advice. As my father told me: “Getting old isn’t for kids.” After 3-days of psychological testing, Harvard Medical Center reported my IQ to be 165 but that was more than half a century ago. So if that quotient has been halved, I could definitely use an 8% boost.
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