Dhru Purohit

So it's no surprise that we're living in a more sedentary life

and people are literally not getting any steps especially as they get older uh except maybe to the fridge or you know to the bathroom and you have this explosion in cognitive decline alzheimer's that are there so fitness is number one really paying attention to that and taking a look at where you stand whatever age you are and seeing like can you do the things that healthy people your age should be able to do when it comes to fitness

They're not necessarily- Natural experimentation.

Yeah, it's an important message.

It's never too late to start, but the earlier you start,

Regardless of what age you are, which means that there's things that you can do today to give love and attention to, you can radically help your brain not shrink and actually even get a little bit better.

So you said fitness is number one, not living a sedentary lifestyle, auditing your level of activity.

You know, if you're only getting 4,000 steps, try to double it is what a lot of people have recommended.

What do you think about that advice, at least as a starting place?

Are there other things for people who are like, you know what?

I'm really not as active as I'd like to be.

Yeah, that's great advice.

Is there also to a level that if they don't eventually get to that place, we're not going to see the improvements that people are looking for, or that just depends on their age and how far along they are and how much damage they've had.

Specifically talking about fitness.

That's great.

And on the sleep apnea note, we've had many dentists and upper airway individuals come on this podcast and they remind people that, because there's a lot of women that are listening whose husbands are snoring, not that sleep apnea doesn't impact women as well too, snoring is essentially choking at night.

And so it's a good opportunity to either get a sleep study or talk to your doctor and see, is this person dealing with sleep apnea?

There's so many people that are running around

You know, my dad snored for years and had no idea that he had full-blown sleep apnea.

And then as soon as he got a CPAP after doing a sleep study, which by the way, insurance, you know, usually covers for that, his entire life completely changed.