3. Exercise your body
Two new studies found that regular aerobic exercise in mid-life, including brisk walking, biking, swimming, and yoga, not only forestalls memory problems that often come with aging, but can actually improve the brain function of adults with mild cognitive impairment. One of the studies, conducted at the University of Washington School of Medicine, showed that six months of 45 to 60 minutes of exercise four days a week did the trick. Another study found that exercise appears to slow the loss of brain tissue that usually begins around age 40s. Recent animal tests performed at Columbia University discovered that exercise actually grew new brain cells.
