Brain Health Guide 2026

Brain health refers to the structural and functional integrity of the brain across the lifespan - including memory, attention, processing speed, mood, and the capacity to learn. It is supported by sleep, aerobic exercise, social engagement, lifelong learning, cardiovascular health, and stress regulation, and undermined by chronic inflammation, sleep loss, isolation, and unmanaged vascular risk.

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