Improving heart health is also good for your brain
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Your brain will benefit from the heart-healthy steps you take to eat better, exercise more, and stress less.
Philosophers have long pondered the mysteries of heart and mind. Now scientists are working to unravel the flesh-and-blood linkage between the cardiovascular system and the brain. What they are finding is that the recipe for a strong heart is fundamentally the same as that for a sharp mind.
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