Take your brain health to the next level with these 5 expert tips
CNNGet inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. “It’s important to track your body fat versus muscle mass — lean muscle mass burns fat more efficiently,” Isaacson said. “We want people to gain muscle and lose body fat — that’s the way to have optimal brain health.” Focus on your body’s composition, especially around the waist, not just your weight on the scale, experts say. “Keeping your blood sugar levels relatively constant over the day is a key goal for good brain health,” Isaacson said. “For example, eating fiber with healthy fats before simple carbs — such as a salad filled with leafy greens and plenty of extra-virgin olive oil before eating pasta — can slow digestion and take the edge off of the blood sugar spikes.” Continuous glucose monitors also track two other key measures critical to brain health: the variability between the highs and the lows of daily blood sugars, called a standard deviation, and the highest glucose spike that occurs after meals.
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