The brain is the seat of our identity. It contains the memories that determine who we are, and the thoughts that enable us to solve problems. The brain controls sex drive, reproduction, temperature, blood pressure, and resistance to disease through its regulation of our neuroendocrine, immune, and cardiovascular systems.
Brain aging is the number one cause of disease, disability, and death in the elderly.
By helping to slow brain aging, we trigger a cascade of beneficial effects throughout the body which keep us strong, healthy, and youthful. Brain aging can be defined as a progressive slowdown of metabolic action. When neuronal cell metabolism falls below the level required to support basic cellular functions, such as uptake of glucose for energy production, protein synthesis, and excretion of cellular debris, brain cells malfunction and eventually die. This leads to loss of memory and other cognitive functions, as well as a decline in the regulation of essential life systems. These declines lead to brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, strokes, and indirectly to heart attacks, diabetes, arthritis, and other disabling and life threatening diseases.