Heart-healthy habits such as staying physically active and controlling your blood pressure may also protect your brain. A blue-ribbon panel of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cognitive and Emotional Health Project, which reviewed 96 studies on factors affecting the brain, found significant parallels between cardiovascular health and both cognitive and emotional health in people over 65.
Antioxidants vitamins E and C and beta-carotene don’t seem to protect against prostate cancer, according to a new National Cancer Institute study.