Surprising ways to keep the brain healthy as you age

Balanced diet, brain exercises, and proper rest — over the years, experts have been advocating for people to adopt these three components to maintain a healthy brain, especially as they age. However, in a talk organized by supplements company Herbalife Nutrition Philippines, The Manila Times learned that beside these three, there are more activities and even food items that can help a person age healthily, some of which were previously frowned upon.

The discussion titled “Healthy Aging: Brain Fitness for Healthy Adults,” had keynote speaker Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board Member Dr. Gary Small, the Chair of Psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center and Behavioral Health Physician in Chief for Hackensack Meridian Health.