The Benefits to the Brain From Moving Your Body

The Benefits to the Brain From Moving Your Body
Studies show that you can actually grow new brain cells if you can get your heart rate up for a minimum of 15 to 30 minutes per day. Chanan Greenblatt/Unsplash
By Nisha Jackson, PhD 
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The sad reality is that your brain shrinks with age. As we grow older, our memory, concentration, and focus can fade. Statistics show that every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a new patient is diagnosed with dementia.

You often hear people talking about their fading memory, loss of concentration, and shoddy focus. Today, many people are concerned that they are losing their mind when they forget what they are doing five seconds after thinking about it (at any age).

Nisha Jackson
Nisha Jackson
PhD 
Nisha Jackson is a nationally recognized hormone and functional medicine expert, lecturer, motivational speaker, radio host, columnist, author of “Brilliant Burnout” and founder of OnePeak Medical Clinics in Oregon. For 30 years, her approach to medicine has successfully reversed chronic problems such as fatigue, brain fog, depression, insomnia and lack of stamina.
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