7.You Don’t Have a Social Network
Staying connected with friends and family can help you stay young at heart — and boost your emotional and physical health, too. It helps stave off anxiety, depression, and the dementia linked to old age, including Alzheimer’s disease. And when you look for a community, remember, it’s the quality of your social connections that matter, not the quantity.
8.You Don’t Watch Your Blood Pressure
High blood pressure raises your risk of age-related problems like vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, probably because it damages the tiny blood vessels in your brain. People who control their blood pressure with diet, exercise, and medication seem to be able to slow or prevent this brain decline.
