Go for a walk to boost your brain 


By AGENCY

Doing some extra steps in the fresh air can do wonders for your brain. — dpa

New research suggests that walking more than 5,000 steps every day may help slow down cognitive decline and the build-up of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s dementia.

Researchers from Harvard University in the United States analysed data from 294 people aged 50 to 90 who had proteins called amyloid and tau present in their brains, but were not displaying symptoms of dementia.

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