Posts Tagged ‘chronic disease’
To build a healthier future, let’s empower and equip individuals to be in control of their well-being
— How we can all build a healthier future (World Economic Forum blog): “Just 40 years ago life expectancy in Asia was slightly above age 50. In 2000, the continent’s 210 million people aged over 65 could expect to live just another five years, to 70 on average. By 2050,
Read MorePromoting Healthy, Meaningful Aging Through Social Involvement: Building an Experience Corps
(Editor’s note: Pathways responsible for higher-order thinking in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), or executive center of the brain, remain vulnerable throughout life—during critical early-life developmental windows, when the PFC fully matures in the early 20s, and finally from declines associated with old age. At all ages, physical activity and PFC-navigated social connections are essential components…
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