'Brain decline' begins at age 27

"The BBC is reporting that a new study suggests that our mental abilities start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, and 27 could be seen as the 'start of old age.' The seven-year study, by Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia, looked at 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60, and used a number of mental agility tests already used to spot signs of dementia. 'The first age at which there was any marked decline was at 27 in tests of brain speed, reasoning and visual puzzle-solving ability. Things like memory stayed intact until the age of 37, on average, while abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, increased until the age of 60.'"


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7945569.stm

Yoga for life

In fitness the keyword in 'now'. Buy yourself a comfortable yoga mat today and keep it beside your bed. As you wake up in the morning do 10 minutes of stretching or some yoga postures specially those with your head down and feet up. We are always in an upright position and reversing the effect of gravity on our body for a few minutes a day can only be beneficial to you.

Remember astronauts living in space should do about 4 hours of physical exercises per day in order to maintain muscular mass in a zero gravity setting. On earth 10 - 30 minutes a day should be enough for most of us.

Also the spinal cord is an extension to our brain and vice-versa. Give these the attention they deserve.