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I recently picked up a 931-page book calledLore of Runningforyou knowsome light bedtime reading.
She is also a trained plant-based culinary artist.
Ironically the activity that taxes the body the most creates the greatest growth for the brain.
Thats exercise, says Dr. Dean Sherzai.
Neuroscientists now believethat an increase in blood flow accounts for a myriad of advantagesin brain function.
Ayesha Sherzai, MD is a neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, where she leads the Lifestyle Program for the Prevention of Neurological Diseases. She completed a dual training in Preventative Medicine and Neurology at Loma Linda University, and a fellowship in Vascular Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University. She is also a trained plant-based culinary artist.
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Running interrupts this process.
Not just in the hippocampi, but in other zones of the brain as well.
Running and especially elite runningdoes two things for focus, explains Dr. Dean Sherzai.
It enlarges those focus centers and affects those directly.
But more importantly, it affects these focus centers in a habitual way.
Itlovesto create habitsand running can help you program them more mindfully.
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So youre actually expanding the very area thats affected by aging exponentially.
Ayesha Sherzai, MD is a neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, where she leads the Lifestyle Program for the Prevention of Neurological Diseases. She completed a dual training in Preventative Medicine and Neurology at Loma Linda University, and a fellowship in Vascular Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University. She is also a trained plant-based culinary artist.
On top of that, Dr. Ayesha Sherzai adds that runningoverrides the human need to multitask.
Its strengthening those focus areas that we spoke about earlier.
When you hear someone exclaim, Im in the zone mid-workout, this is exactly what theyre talking about.
Its one of the most enjoyable moments ever, adds Dr. Ayesha Sherzai.
Dr. Ayesha Sherzai
InLore of Running,Dr.
We are, quite literally, just at the starting line.
Theres a lot more to learnand many more miles to cover in the meantime.
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