Health experts reveal the secret to staying healthy in old age

 People who participate in social activities in their youth and hang out with friends stay healthy and energetic even in old age.

The study, led by Dr. Cynthia Felix at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, found that such people's brains remain healthy even in old age. The study included 300 American seniors who volunteered, with an average age of about 83. How healthy were the minds of these elders? 

To find out, Cynthia and her colleagues used MRI and other sensitive instruments to examine the brain parts of all-volunteer elders that are directly related to memory and analysis. These parts of the brain are collectively called "gray matter", while gray matter itself contains vital nerve cells and other protective substances. After brain studies, experts found that older people who were sociable and more socially active had better gray matter in their brains and more live and active nerve cells. 

In contrast, this part of the brain was significantly weaker in the elderly who were isolated and abandoned, while the number of living nerve cells was also very low. Brain cells die slowly throughout life, but as they age, they begin to die faster, resulting in a variety of mental and neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia. Some patients may also have a stroke for this reason. Dr. Cynthia says that if you have only one friend in old age with whom you can spend time and share your joys and sorrows, it has a great effect on mental health. 

Although this study is very limited and the results obtained need to be further strengthened, but in the opinion of Dr. Cynthia, increasing interaction and being socially active is not useless advice at all, good results are obtained by following it. can go.