{"id":266652,"date":"2024-12-13T17:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/eight-healthy-habits-could-slow-the-ageing-of-your-brain\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:04","slug":"eight-healthy-habits-could-slow-the-ageing-of-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/eight-healthy-habits-could-slow-the-ageing-of-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight healthy habits could slow the ageing of your brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"899\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13125028\/SEI_232947522.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2460660\" data-caption=\"Exercise has many health benefits\" data-credit=\"Jane Williams\/Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Exercise has many health benefits<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Jane Williams\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Getting a good night\u2019s sleep and other healthy habits could slow the biological ageing of your brain, potentially protecting against conditions like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article-topic\/dementia\/\">dementia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These habits, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/healthy-living\/healthy-lifestyle\/lifes-essential-8\">Life\u2019s Essential 8 checklist<\/a>, were originally intended to help people boost their cardiovascular health. 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