Just 12 minutes of daily meditation may slow brain aging by reducing stress, improving sleep, and increasing grey matter volume and blood flow to regions of the brain associated with cognition.

In over 166,000 UK adults, vegetarians had many improved health biomarkers compared to meat-eaters. However, the vegetarians also had lower good cholesterol, vitamin D, protein, and calcium.

A compound in the tropical ginger plant called ACA fights inflammation, reduces oxidative stress, and mitigates mitochondrial damage — all of which accelerate aging and disease.

Regularly consuming a Mediterranean-style diet with more vegetables, fruit, legumes, fish, and olive oil protects against beta-amyloid protein accumulation, brain atrophy, and memory loss.