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Geriatric Medicine Experts Wish You’d Do These 8 Things More Often
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Key Points:
- Experts emphasize that healthy aging and longevity result from a lifetime of good habits, with positive changes beneficial at any age.
- Regular physical activity, including exercises like tai chi, is crucial for reducing fall risk, improving brain function, and maintaining overall health.
- Protecting hearing and vision is important to prevent social isolation, cognitive decline, and to encourage physical activity, all of which lower dementia risk.
- Following a Mediterranean diet, avoiding tobacco, and limiting alcohol consumption are key dietary and lifestyle choices that significantly reduce risks of dementia, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
- Staying cognitively, physically, and socially active after retirement helps maintain brain resilience, provides life meaning, and reduces the risk of cognitive decline and isolation.
