BRAIN FITNESS

Recent research has found that the brain has the capacity to grow and change well into old age. If you remain mentally active, you may delay or generally avoid memory loss. Playing strategy and thinking games, working crossword puzzles, doing brain teasers, and continually learning and acquiring complex skills keeps your brain fit. Physical exercise increases blood flow to the brain which helps increase the production of neurons, allowing brain cells to multiply at a faster rate. Mental exercise causes brain neurons to grow more branches or dendrites leading to millions of additional synapses between brain cells. This additional brain tissue may help compensate for other brain tissue that is damaged due to disease or aging.