5simple steps to keep your mind sharp at any age

 The brain does not age in these 5 ways told by

 psychologists! Learn which tips will work best for you.

 Anti-Aging Brain Habits: As you age and start reaching above 50, your brain starts to undergo changes. 

 Not only this, your brain begins to shrink and this process continues throughout life. As it starts to shrink, your ability to think, understand, remember things starts to decline, which is one of the causes of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Diet and your right habits are very important to avoid these diseases. 

 Uma Naidu, Director of Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Nutritional Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, tells you about eating habits that protect the brain from aging.

 Mental Aging Habits

 1- Whatever you eat, eat it wisely

 Instead of cutting calories, you need to focus on consuming foods that help support your brain health. You can think of it like a brain diet. Brain means the Mediterranean DASH diet prevents your brain from aging faster. This is a diet that helps lower your blood pressure and this change in diet prevents high blood pressure. A mindful diet is low in saturated fat, high in healthy oils and low in red meat 

2- Eat green vegetables.

 Being completely strict with your calorie intake or following a mental diet can sometimes become a compulsion for you. Naidu says it's important to have the best memory-protecting foods on your plate, such as green leafy vegetables, kale, and spinach. You can eat green vegetables twice a day. These green vegetables contain nutrients like folate, vitamin E, carotenoids and flavonoids that work to improve your memory.

 3-Opt for vegetables.

 Vegetables rich in polyphenols be it yellow and red peppers, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, peas, beets. You should use it at least three times a day. Let us tell you that broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts are also rich in anti-inflammatory elements, which help protect your brain from any harmful effects.

4-Eat berries and nuts.

 The colorful berry is rich in flavonoids and other sources of brain benefits. Several studies have shown that compounds in blueberries help reduce free radicals and inflammation in the brain. 

 Nuts are also neuroprotective. Vitamin E in peanut butter, dry roasted almonds, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds can help you reduce stress and anxiety and PTSD symptoms.

 5- Take olive oil.

 Extra virgin olive oil helps maintain heart health. The healthy fats it contains contain at least 30 phenolic compounds, which are powerful antioxidants and have brain-protecting properties. Not only that, but it contains brain-protecting polyphenols, which you can add to onions, garlic, capsicums, tomatoes, and chilies.