Plumbing important for Brain Power
One of the key concepts for preserving intelligence and brain power as you get older is:
Keep the pipes open.
In other words, make sure the blood vessels that feed the brain don’t get clogged and narrowed; i.e. atherosclerotic.
Blood = Life ( a concept that rings true more for the brain than any other part of the body), and the more clogged the vessels, the more you will choke and slowly kill your brain cells. A seemingly simple concept that very few truly appreciate.
So as your brain’s blood vessels get more clogged, your brain power will diminish. Luckily, there are hundreds of dietary & lifestyle measures you can take to not only prevent this from happening, but to also partially reverse the process.
Over the next several months, we’ll delve into these in more detail.
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