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Ines’ Ageless Lifestyle Tips 352 – Avoid Brain Shrinkage: Say No to Junk Food
Key strategies for brain health, the power of strawberries for cognitive support, ginger for muscle maintenance, embracing Hygge for happiness, and groundbreaking health innovations
Ines O'Donovan, PhD. The Ageless Futurist
December 02, 2023
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Hi there, how do you feel today? Do you feel biologically younger?
Yesterday, in a panel discussion at the Professional Women’s Network in Nice, France, I discussed together with other panelists the gender pay gap, gender pension gap, and women’s equality and how (future) technology and a low biological age can help closing those gaps.
Fascinating discussion … and definitely worth thinking about for you too.
You find some ideas on how to lower your biological age and the use of technology in this e-mail.
Discover key strategies for brain health, the power of strawberries for cognitive support, ginger for muscle maintenance, embracing Hygge for happiness, and groundbreaking health innovations.
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Avoid Brain Shrinkage: Say No to Junk Food …
… The chances are that your brain shrinks about 70% quicker than that of the Tsimanes, a South American tribe as research has shown for Europeans and Americans.
Seeing that we’ll be living a large part of our lives in the virtual world in the future, our brain will be our most important asset, even more so than now.
That means protecting your brain.
And one way is to avoid ultra-processed foods (junk food) as it has fewer nutrients but higher energy density due to fats and sugars.
A recent study reveals that consuming ultra-processed foods (UPF) is related to brain shrinkage especially in the reward center, potentially changing the food you want to eat (more junk food?).
Junk food was also linked to inflammation and depression (study).
While this study doesn’t say anything about causality, eating a healthy diet is very likely contributing to a sharper mind and a brighter future.