How to Stay Mentally Sharp as you Age
Unicity International gets to the heart of the (gray) matter.

By 2050 there will be 30 million Americans age 85 or older—about as many as there are at 65 and older today. In fact, 10,000 baby boomers turn age 50 every day.

And here’s the problem…

Out of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means mental decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.

We’re living longer thanks to advances in treating major diseases, but this new longevity exposes us to a greater threat to the brain’s vulnerability to degenerative disorders.

If you’re in this huge group of aging boomers—which will soon swell the ranks of senior citizens to previously unheard of proportions—wouldn’t you want to know what can be done to preserve your brain function as long as possible?

Here’s the good news: Current research is turning our assumptions on aging and mental decline upside down!

“Studies show that the human brain is built to go for an amazing length of time,” says Caleb Finch, Ph.D., a professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California. “Now it is really clear that if you don’t have a specific disease that causes loss of nerve cells, then most, if not all, of the neurons remain healthy until you die.” [1]

Jeff Victoroff, M.D., associate professor of clinical neurology at the Keck School of medicine at USC and director of neurobehavior at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center explains, “We are long overdue in recognizing a simple fact: Cognitive loss is largely preventable. This is a watershed point in our understanding of dementia. Once the news gets out, it will percolate into the public’s consciousness and begin to influence behavior.”

• Maintaining healthy levels of cholesterol
• Controlling high blood pressure
• Preventing overweight and obesity
• Avoiding diabetes
• Being physically active
• Not smoking

Specifically, there seems to be a direct correlation between cardiovascular risk factors and cognition—the lower the risk factors, the better our cognition as we age.

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The bottom line is this: The healthier and clearer the blood vessels are, the more nutrients can be transported to the brain, and the more nutrients carried to the brain, the healthier the brain is.

What Nutrients Does the Brain Need?
There’s been an explosion of research in the neurosciences concerning how our daily nutrition affects our mental and emotional states and our ability to perform the day-to-day mental activities needed to meet life’s demands.

Other Lifestyle Factors That May Affect Brain Aging
Education: Those who 'use it, don't lose it' as quickly, according to studies that compare brain function in adults who attended college and those who did not. One recent study showed that cognitive challenge actually created new neurons in the adult rodent brain.

Exercise: Those who walk rapidly for as little as 45 minutes three times a week significantly improve age-related declines in cognitive abilities, studies find.

Rest: There is new evidence that suggests a regular pattern of eight hours of sleep per night helps protect against age-related chronic illnesses including memory loss.

Hypertension: Studies suggest hypertension speeds up normal brain shrinkage and loss of mental abilities. Even those on antihypertensive medication have accelerated aging and shrinking of the brain.

Stress: When under stress, the human body produces a hormone called cortisol. In small amounts, it can improve memory-which is what helps emotional events stay vividly in our minds. In larger amounts, however, it wears away at the neurons in the hippocampus.

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Positive Aging
Maturing in an age of health.

Positive Aging is growing old without feeling old, and where the benefit of daily nutritional health gives you the freedom and strength to not only discover your true self, but to be your true self.

Imagine you felt confident to express yourself freely in creative and productive ways.

Imagine feeling a strong sense of natural curiosity and the freedom to pursue your interests in whatever direction they pulled you.

Imagine feeling that nothing could shake you, upset you, shock you, and that very few things could even raise your stress level.

Imagine feeling deeply connected with your true and authentic self and having the perspective to understand your strengths, and accept your weaknesses for what they are, and knowing and loving who you are at this very moment.

Imagine having the strength to not allow the latest fashions or fads or opinions cause you to abandon your sense of self.

Imagine being able to love deeper—sensing a widening gratitude for not only what it means to be a child, a lover, a parent, a friend; but also grateful for the shapes of the clouds and how they turned red this morning as the sun came up, and they way the trees always look this time of the year.

Imagine finding humor and laughter everywhere. Imagine if a smile and a laugh came as easy to you as breathing.

If you could imagine these things, you just imagined yourself at age 60, 70, 80, 90, and beyond if you’ve been supplementing your physical and mental health and making healthy lifestyle choices.

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