6 of the Best Brain Health Habits You Can Start Now

Perhaps ironically, the brain is often our most forgotten organ. Yet having good brain health is vital for your overall wellbeing: It influences cognitive functioning (how you receive, process, and use information), emotional health, and physical performance.

Brain health may not always be top of mind (pun intended!) like heart or skin health, but “brain health matters at every age and stage,” says Los Angeles-based registered dietitian Maggie Moon, MS, RD, author of The MIND Diet: 2nd Edition. “It takes a lot of resources to keep it firing and wiring at its best throughout the lifespan.”

It’s important for your brain to work optimally at every age, and daily habits create pathways through your brain.

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