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Move! Move every day. Keep learning new movements and new tasks, and never stop. Novel learning keeps the brain young. Age 30 is also when brain function starts to decline—research has shown that at this age you stop learning new things. You like what you like and avoid what you don’t like. You avoid wanting to look stupid, so you don’t try new things. Try this challenge: Do something new for two weeks and see how you feel—you may surprise yourself! See the Resources section for some fresh ideas on mobility and different movement patterns.

Another important factor for optimal brain health as you age is to make sure that one-third of your daily consumption of unsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated fats is from whole-food sources. Try to avoid industrial seed oils, such as corn, soybean, safflower, sunflower, and vegetable oil. These have more polyunsaturated fats and are partially hydrogenated, making them trans fats that increase LDL (bad) cholesterol and decrease HDL (good) cholesterol. Increase your consumption of omega-3s (EPA/DHA). This will help to balance out those fatty acids. Consume foods that protect the brain and body from injury and inflammation and that promote memory, learning, and mood. These include: