Dr. Majid Fotuhi

We need to change the way people perceive aging.

A lot of people think with aging, yeah,

you fall apart, you know, you slow down, you sit by the pool, you do crossword puzzles, and you know, you're older, half your age.

No.

You need to set the goal that I'm going to be in my 70s and 80s, I'm going to be happy, I'm going to be active, I'm going to be doing things, I'm going to travel, I'm going to work, I'm going to do things.

There's no reason

for you to not do things just because you get your 80s.

And as you said, you can't start doing these things necessarily when you turn 80.

The best time to do it is when you're younger, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.

And you know, the more problems your brain has, the more

interventions you need to reverse it.

It is reversible, but why not start in early midlife?

And that way you'll be on track to have a sharp brain when you get older.

I don't want the five pillars of brain health become another source of stress for people.

I think we need to be reasonable.

The best way to improve your brain functions is to do a little bit on a regular basis.

So I think it's too ambitious to double how many steps you get every day, because if you have a desk job, it's hard to get 8,000 steps in a day.

Let's be realistic.

What I recommend is to do one notch more

Just do one little bit more.