{"id":25841,"date":"2014-05-08T23:01:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T07:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=25841"},"modified":"2014-05-08T23:01:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T07:01:09","slug":"8-ways-modern-life-busting-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/8-ways-modern-life-busting-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways Modern Life is Busting Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most people accept as fact that if you live long enough your brain will simply wear out. Like an old car that ends up on the scrap heap.<\/p>\n

But this is not true!<\/p>\n

Let me take you on a quick trip to Ikaria – a stunning Greek island with breathtaking scenery surrounded by turquoise-blue sea.<\/p>\n

This little piece of paradise has drawn scientists\u2019 attention because people here are some of the\u00a0most long-lived in the world<\/em>. They often live past 100, staying\u00a0healthy, fit, and\u00a0even have active sex lives<\/em>\u00a0well into their 90\u2032s!<\/p>\n

Heart disease and cancer are rare.\u00a0Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s are unheard of.\u00a0What\u2019s their secret?<\/p>\n

You\u00a0won\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0see Ikarians pounding the treadmill, popping anti-aging vitamins, or playing brain games.<\/p>\n

You\u00a0will<\/em>\u00a0see seniors still growing much of their own food and\u00a0doing physical labor well into old age. No cushy retirement filled with luncheons, cruises, or golf for these folks!<\/p>\n

They may eventually move in with family members, but they remain useful and are never shipped off to assisted living.<\/p>\n

Their \u201csecret\u201d is that their lives have remained relatively untouched by \u201cprogress.\u201d Turns out our\u00a0modern lifestyle is no friend to our brains.<\/p>\n

In the U.S., we\u2019re getting sicker and fatter, and more of us are spending our \u201cgolden years\u201d wasting away with dementia or Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Right now 1 out of 3 people die with one of these brain diseases. Every 68 seconds there\u2019s a new case of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n

With rising levels of anxiety, depression, insomnia, addictions, dementia, and Alzheimer\u2019s<\/span>, we’re clearly suffering from an epidemic of \u201cbroken brains\u201d.<\/p>\n

How Modern Life Affects Your Brain<\/h2>\n

There are powerful forces in the modern lifestyle working against your brain.<\/p>\n