4 Likely Causes of Brain Degeneration and 2 Daily Habits to Fight It

While you can start practicing good habits at any age, starting them at age 40 is optimal for keeping your brain sharp.

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After middle age, it’s natural for our brains to shrink slightly over time, resulting in declining memory and cognitive abilities.

Wu Guobin, director of Taiwan’s Xin Yi Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, explained the causes and signs of brain degeneration in the Epoch Times’ “Health 1+1” program and introduced practical dementia prevention activities and brain-tonifying dietary treatments to help keep the brain sharp.

Warning Signs of Brain Degeneration

Wu said that if the following signs become apparent, it may be an indication of brain degeneration:

• Memory decline (e.g., forgetting recent and familiar things)
• Decreased language expression capability
• Difficulty identifying time, space, and people
• Reduced ability to think and work
• Personality changes
• Abnormal mood, sudden anger, anxiety, and depression
• Loss of normal behavioral abilities and inability to care for oneself

Start Preventing Dementia at 40

Dementia is a common neurodegenerative disease. Wu said that the older you are, the higher your risk for it. He, therefore, suggested, as good practice, that any attempt to prevent dementia should start as early as 40.