Aging and Health

Posted by Bobby Brown on February 22, 2019 - 10:20am

AGING WELL DEPENDS ON YOUR GENES, LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND ENVIRONMENT.

Even if you’re healthy, changes in memory and learning as you age may include:

More challenges with multitasking

Increased difficulty finding words

Minor decrease in the ability to pay attention

However, at any age,you can still:

Improve your skills

Learn new things

Create new memories

Improve vocabulary

GOOD NUTRITION IS AN IMPORTANT PARTOF LEADING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE—TODAY, TOMORROW, AND IN THE FUTURE.

Healthy eating tips:

Eat or drink less sugar, salt, and solid fat

Make fruits, vegetables, and whole grains a major part of your diet

Choose lean meats, fish, or poultry

Choose low- or non-fat dairy

Control portion sizes

Drink adequate fluids

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STAY HEALTHY.

Benefits:

Reduces the risk of diabetes, heart disease, depression, and stroke

Can help to prevent falls

May improve connections among brain cells

Tips:

Talk to a health care provider to see what activities are best for you

Join programs that teach you to be active safely

Keeping your mind active may help maintain your learning, remembering, and thinking skills.

Activity ideas:

Read books and magazines

Play games and do puzzles

Take a class or join a club

When you learn new things, you engage your brain. Pick up a hobby, or just try something you haven’t done before. However, no specific game or activity has been shown to prevent or slow a decline in cognition (thinking, learning, and remembering), or dementia.

Live Your Life #VoxxLife Strong

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