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It’s normal for your memory to decline as you age. This is due, in part, to the shrinking of your hippocampus, the structure in your brain responsible for converting short-term memories into long-term memories. But can you grow your hippocampus? Yes. Focusing on ways to grow your [...]
While we don’t know why we age, we know what ages us. The hardening of our arteries is one of the biggest culprits. Oxygen-rich blood from the heart travels through blood vessels called arteries and is delivered throughout the tissues of the body. As the arteries age, this delivery [...]
Yes, we are aging. Every day. That’s a simple fact of life. But we’re also living longer than ever before and we have a remarkable opportunity to enjoy our longevity by making good choices and paying attention to the role of healthy cognitive function in our overall ability to [...]
One of the most productive and fun seminars I’ve given took place just two weeks ago, here in Santa Barbara, in a nearby rented living room: house call! A group of guys from the Midwest, all members of an executive professional organization, called me a few weeks ahead of [...]