Dr. Gary Small, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist specializing in Alzheimer's prevention, follows simple habits to protect brain aging. He walks every day, listens to audiobooks to fall back asleep, and eats occasional 'cheaties.' Small, who has a psychiatry practice focusing on memory loss and is a professor at UCLA, said age is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's. He noted that while modern medicine helps people live longer, the brain was not engineered to function well that long.
Related Articles
Don't miss out on breaking stories and in-depth articles.