[LifeStyle] Exercising, sleeping and eating well are habits that take care of the brain

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Adopting a diet rich in vegetables, oxygenating the body with physical activities and getting adequate rest at night will help preserve cognitive functions.

According to specialists, the formula for caring for brain health contemplates five aspects: a balanced diet, regular physical exercise, sleeping well, taking time to do leisure activities and avoiding what is known as burnout or work burnout syndrome.

Regarding World Brain Day, which is celebrated every July 22, the pediatric neurologist from the Santa Paula Medical Group (GMSP), Dr. Óscar González, explained that eating healthy, incorporating foods rich in omega, green vegetables and reducing the consumption of refined sugar, contribute to preserving the good condition of this organ.

He pointed out that "there is currently talk about what the gut-brain axis is and the importance of maintaining a healthy intestinal microbiota, (a collection of microbes such as: bacteria, fungi, yeasts and viruses, which live in symbiosis -mutual aid- with our body)". He added that "it is now known that the intestine has more neurons than the brain and these are the ones that regulate neurotransmitters, which are responsible for many brain functions such as controlling sleep, for example."

Dr. González indicated that "a balanced diet also prevents neuroinflammation, a process with negative effects that affects the morphology and function of brain cells, which ends up causing neurodegenerative pathologies."

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