Healthy Aging Blog

Looking for a healthy aging blog to follow? Each week, NorthwestPrimeTime.com will feature a new blogpost related to aging.

This week’s feature is the AARP blog called “Staying Sharp” – Staying Sharp (aarp.org).

Some recent topics include:

* The Role of B Vitamins in Brain Health

* Even as You Age, Your Brain Can Improve

* Finding Peace and Purpose in the Woods

* Exercise’s Effect on Memory

* Turn Up the Music – Our Favorite Sons Can be Good for Our Brains.

The blogpost about music begins, “Music’s effects on our brains are remarkable, no matter what type of music you enjoy listening to or performing. Research shows music can provide joy, comfort and social connection, and a recent study suggests that making music with others may affect a dozen or so key brain functions and may even help our immune system.”

Read the full post at Turn Up the Music

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