{"id":146862,"date":"2019-11-04T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=146862"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:48:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T19:48:47","slug":"how-to-support-healthy-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/how-to-support-healthy-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Surprising Ways You Can Support Your Brain Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>WINTER 2019 BOX PARTNER<\/h6>\n<p>This season, we\u2019re honored to partner with the <a href=\"https:\/\/thewomensalzheimersmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s Movement<\/a> (WAM) founded by Maria Shriver to bring awareness to the importance of brain health and women-focused Alzheimer\u2019s research.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., a new brain develops Alzheimer\u2019s every 65 seconds \u2014 and two-thirds of them belong to women. Start leading a brain-healthy life today with a few of WAM\u2019s best tips below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get moving<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch shows that exercise improves blood flow to the brain \u2014 and not just cardio. While aerobic exercise seems to enhance overall brain function, resistance training seems to improve memory and cognitive function. Do them both!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replace salt with herbs and spices<\/strong><br \/>\nNot only will this help your blood pressure, which is good for your brain, but many spices also have anti-inflammatory effects. Be generous with the cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, oregano, rosemary, and cilantro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Change it up<\/strong><br \/>\nTake an alternate route to work. Open doors with your nondominant hand. Stand on one foot while brushing your teeth. Shifting habits helps create new pathways in the brain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never worry alone<\/strong><br \/>\nSharing your concerns and grief with others lowers the stress hormone, cortisol, and increases oxytocin, a hormone that has a natural calming effect. Also, studies have shown that laughing can relieve stress and help stimulate your immune system.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about WAM and how to support your brain health? Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/thewomensalzheimersmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thewomensalzheimersmovement.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"WINTER 2019 BOX PARTNER This season, we\u2019re honored to partner with the Women\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s Movement ...","author":272854,"featured_media":146870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[201],"tags":[539],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24092254\/sandopnsf.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24092254\/sandopnsf-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"November 4, 2019","category_name":"Members Only","category_icon":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/11113301\/iSiu0EDM.png","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#ca85db","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/272854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}