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Running rewires your brain cells—igniting memory-saving genes against alzheimer’s
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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I think the important part overall is cardio. You need to elevate your heart rate for sustained periods of time. Lifting weights is better than not, but your brain benefits from the increased and improved blood flow "to clean out the garbage" (much like quality sleep).
My anxiety attacks elevate my heart rate daily. Does that count?
Actually, it probably does. But the negative effects of anxiety probably outweigh it.
Lol. I feel ya!
It actually increases the risk of dementia: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7355582/
Have you tried daily exercise, mindfulness, and anxiety-reducing supplements?
Have you tried not having ADHD?
is heartrate the deciding factor here? if so, my gooning sessions and horror games achieve that just as well
amateur