A Healthy Heart Keeps the Brain Sharp

New research shows a wholesome lifestyle can prevent cognitive decline

Robert Roy Britt
Elemental
Published in
4 min readAug 7, 2019

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RRevealing just how connected the heart and mind are, a new study finds poor health at age 50 — on measures like physical activity, diet, and blood pressure — is linked to more than double the risk of dementia decades later. The result builds on other research showing that healthy…

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Robert Roy Britt
Elemental

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB