Paul Stamets Quotes

Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works.

I'm taking memory power boost tablets to help me every day and doing the puzzles to help me stay focused.

Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and other varieties have anthocyanins that can help reverse some loss of balance and memory associated with aging.

People talk about the brain weakening as it ages. Mine feels stronger.

When I first retired, I had short-term memory loss, and I started reading about neuroplasticity in the brain, about how the brain can regenerate itself, and I don't know if it can or not.

Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a brain in your nineties. If you keep it fed and interested, you'll find it lasts you very well.

For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, 'Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind.' Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?

The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.

Cocoa boosts brain serotonin. Almost every single antidepressant aims at either enhancing serotonin or keeping it in the brain longer. Chocolate or cocoa does that very well.

It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.

You get the health benefits of coffee up through about the first twenty-four ounces. It's the biggest source of antioxidants for Americans, and we think it helps prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as well.

Learning ballroom dancing is great for your brain. But it only works for three to six months. After that, you've got all the benefit you can get, and so you have to move on to yoga, and then Tai Chi, and then bridge, always keeping on the steep part of the learning curve.

Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

If you exercise your mind, you're not going to get sick.

If you do not use a muscle or any part of the body, it tends to become atrophic. So is the case with the brain. The more you use it, the better it becomes.

Our brain starts a long degenerative arc beginning around age 40.

The brain is a muscle, and I'm a kind of body-builder.

I spend a lot of time upside down. It increases the blood flow to the brain, so it really helps your creativity.

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

As is the case for many people with multiple sclerosis, the effects of weakened limbs, spasticity and fatigue had cut my working life in half. Yet not a single GP, neurologist or nurse, and none of the MS websites, had mentioned the use of neuroenhancers for the treatment of neurological fatigue.

Women with a higher intake of berries appeared to have delayed cognitive aging by 2.5 years. So it's like your brain is 2.5 years younger if you're eating berries.

There is a cure for anti-aging that actually works - it's called lifelong learning.