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It would be truly great if you ate your five a day and did your two hours and thirty minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity a week. But you can also tackle your health issues from another direction: by investing more in your mind, in your friendships, and in your community. The effects might be…

Weekly Resource Roundup #1 Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s Exercise. As if we needed another reason to exercise. Dr. Attia interviewed Dr. Issacson, a neurologist that studies the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and discussed the five steps someone can take to help reduce the risk of AD. They are: Educate yourself on brain health (alz.org…

Weekly Resource Roundup Health Benefits of Friendships The book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100, author Marta Zaraska describes the health benefits of having social connections and friendships. One study showed that people who score low on social integration—have few friends and relatives, aren’t married, and don’t belong…