Cognitive Health

How to Create Cognitive Reserves to Lower Risks and Effects of Neurodegenerative Disorders

These five tips might help us enhance our cognitive reserves at any age to live a mentally active and joyful life as we get older.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz
EUPHORIA
Published in
12 min readSep 16, 2022

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This article defines cognitive reserves, highlights their importance, and provides five practical tips to enhance them with healthy lifestyle choices. This post is not health advice. My goal is to inform and inspire readers based on my years of professional research and personal experience.

I’ve numerous subscribers older than 50 years. Since I’m also over this age, their concerns resonate with me.

The common question is whether they could slow down the progress of neurodegeneration and, if so, what they could do. My short answer is yes, and there are multiple factors based on healthy lifestyle choices.

I explain the reasons, mechanisms, and practical approaches by introducing a critical concept called cognitive reserves without going into scientific details. Cognitive reserves are well-documented in the literature.

What is a cognitive reserve, and why does it matter?

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz
EUPHORIA

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com