A stronger body during aging helps to have a healthier brain

The fitter our heart, the more agile and healthier the brain as well. Studies show a strong interaction between the heart and brain. * The fact that the heart and brain communicate in a special way is already known. Some scientists even attribute to the heart the ability to even have a small brain – the heart brain. That it has a strong connection [...] The post Fatal: Weak heart makes brain age faster! first appeared on COMPACT.

Researchers from the University of Granada and the Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, in collaboration with international experts, have shown that the muscular strength of adults over 65 years of age who do not exhibit cognitive impairment is related to a greater brain gray matter.