Don’t sweat the small stuff: Taking daily annoyances in stride preserves brain health in older people

( Natural News ) Stress is a normal part of life, but did you know that emotional reactions to daily annoyances affect your brain health? According to a study, staying calm despite a minor inconvenience like a traffic jam on your way to work may help preserve brain health as you age . Meanwhile, reacting strongly to stress is linked to cognitive decline. The study, which was published in Psychosomatic Medicine , the journal of the American Psychosomatic Society , was conducted by researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Victoria (UVic). How do daily stressors affect your cognitive health? Robert Stawski, the study’s lead author, explained that the study findings prove that daily emotions and how a person responds to stressors have a crucial role in their cognitive health. Stawski’s field of study also includes how stressful experiences affect an individual’s health, well-being, and cognition. The study co-authors are Eric Cerino and Dakota Witzel, both OSU students, and Stuart W.S. MacDonald from UVic. Stawski, who is also an associate professor at OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences, added that the stressor itself that doesn’t contribute to mental decline. In fact, it’s how an individual behaves when faced with stressors that affect the brain. The results of this study add to mounting evidence regarding “daily stress as a risk factor for compromised mental, physical, and cognitive health.” Stawski added that the findings have crucial real-world applications, especially since the world’s fastest growing age group is made up of adults who are aged 80 and above. Mother Nature’s micronutrient secret : Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. Brain health and […]

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