Can a better outlook on aging benefit your brain?
When you feel something health-related is not right, it impacts family, partners, friends and work. Paying attention to hormonal changes is especially important for women's brain health, as menopause is a whole-body experience.SCIENCE SAYS:
Aging comes with changes that are normal physiological events, and the brain has the ability to find a new “normal”. Recent research into women's brain health is advancing scientific understanding of how hormonal changes, like estrogen decline, impact longevity.WAYS TO BEGIN:
- Make proactive brain health part of your daily lifestyle — you are never too old to start making choices to positively impact brain health, through exercise, diet, mental activity and healthy sleep.
- Keep stress in check — try strategies for managing stress, including different physical activities, approaches to breathwork and mindfulness practices, and create your personal toolkit for processing stress.
- Give yourself some grace — patience is an underrated virtue, and by granting yourself patience and forgiveness, you are setting yourself up for greater happiness and success.
- Pay attention to changes — ask a health professional about your experiences and any changes you notice; ask about options that may promote hormonal health or ease hormonal transitions or other health concerns.
