Starting Article_Characteristics of People Whose Brains Get Younger as They Age
Brain Aging Test - How old is my 'frontal lobe age'?

Chapter 1.
Brain Anti-Aging: What You Need to Know Starting at 50

To stop the passage of time, focus on your brain.
The surprising changes that happen to our brains as we approach 50.
As time goes by, my body feels heavier and heavier, making it harder to get out of bed.
Don't ignore male menopause.
As the blood vessels in the brain narrow, so does one's social standing.
The key to anti-aging: keeping your frontal lobe young
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Our Brain with Clear Division of Work
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Protecting Humanity and Individuality

Chapter 2.
Now is the age where 'output' is more important than 'input' for the brain.

If you keep getting stuck for words, asking yourself, "What was that word?"
Silence at 50 is not 'gold' but 'poison'
Diary: Finding Meaning in an Ordinary Day
How to Use Social Media to Develop Your "Power to Write"
Let's experience connecting with a world we never knew existed.
What is it about an object that triggers a chain reaction of memories for you?
Planning a 'Smart Consumer Lifestyle' for Adults
Even my plans need deadlines.
Lifelong learning? Do we really need to keep learning as we age?
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Now is the time to focus on the output system rather than the input system.

Chapter 3.
The brain becomes younger when it adapts to change.

When is the frontal lobe most excited?
The frontal lobe that enjoys stocks and lottery
The excitement of middle age is always YES!
Try a new restaurant rather than your regular restaurant
Let's add a new singer to our playlist
If you're facing a crisis, trust your frontal lobe.
Complaints come from an old brain.
A variety of options makes for a good choice.
The frontal lobe that sees the future
True experimentalism is about keeping failure in mind.
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Even the hardships of aging are worth buying.

Chapter 4.
Fluffy emotions, sharp thoughts

Finding my own 'true'
We need the warmth we share with others periodically.
Why You Age So Quickly After Retirement
When I live round and round and lose myself
Sometimes crookedly, sharply
The discussion begins, shall we have some brain sparring?
The Brain-Moving Spell: "Then You Do It"
Sometimes, let's become a desire lady or a desire uncle.
People who are stuck in past glory
The fun of bumpy and uncomfortable reading
Let's swallow those words, "These days, kids are like that~"
Practice 'honest joy'
When life needs a reset button
To break the habit of obsessing over trivial things
How to Prevent Rash Thoughts
Doubting the statement “It was like that originally”
The "maybe" mindset that glimpses new possibilities
Why read books that make you angry
I think you shouldn't bring up famous people's names
The Usefulness of 'Useless Work'
Prefrontal Stimulation in the Digital Age
Let's put forth a strange hypothesis.
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 'What if I get dementia?' If you're already worried
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Is King Lear a tragedy caused by frontotemporal dementia?

Chapter 5.
Lifestyle habits that keep your brain young

Change begins with action, not with the mind.
The "planning brain" awakens the frontal lobe.
Even if you have a belly or wrinkles, you're still stylish
The Best Investment for Brain Health
Is it true that exercise is only good if you build muscle?
A walk with pauses and rest
After 50, should you really cut down on meat consumption?
Is cholesterol the enemy of health? How far is it safe?
Dieting in middle age is about eating well, not eating less.
Drinking alone when you feel empty can lead to depression.
The misconception that 'I'm lacking stamina'
Don't hesitate to get glasses for presbyopia
The correlation between laughter and immunity
Abnormal results from health checkups, don't be too scared.
No more health screenings
It's a wonderful age to know how to enjoy something rather than how to do it well.
〈Brain Guardian Column〉 Perfectly Taken "Unfunny" Photos

Will you always be a youthful super-ager?
Will you become a middle-aged person who only blames the passage of time and grows old?

As I approach 50, I often find myself thinking, "I guess I'm getting old."
There's one symptom that makes aging even more evident than disobedient joints or a lapsed memory: the aging of our emotions.
Judgment becomes duller and motivation wanes.
As your emotions harden, it becomes increasingly difficult to feel admiration or joy over things as you used to.
But sometimes, when something bothers me, I keep thinking about it and lose sleep at night.

What exactly happens to our brains after middle age to cause this situation? As we age, serotonin, the "happiness hormone," declines, leading to increased feelings of depression, anxiety, and irritability, leading to mental imbalances.
Additionally, blood flow to the brain decreases, which impairs brain function, and male hormone levels drop, which causes a noticeable decrease in concentration and initiative, and a lack of motivation in everything.

The most important brain change of all is that the frontal lobe ages.
The human brain atrophies as we age, and the area where changes begin most rapidly is the frontal lobe.
The phenomenon of accelerated decline in nerve cells in the frontal lobe begins much earlier than we think, around the age of 40 or 50.
The frontal lobe is the part that controls 'human' intelligence.
Motivation, curiosity, creativity, planning, etc. all depend on how active the frontal lobe is.
Conversely, this means that we can slow down the atrophy and aging of the frontal lobe by keeping our motivation, emotions, thinking skills, and creativity young and controlling them.


Hideki Wada, Japan's leading aging specialist, explains in his book, "Habits That Make Your Brain Younger From 50," that "the brain doesn't know age."
Depending on how you use and stimulate your frontal lobe, you can either become a super-ager with a body and brain that looks decades younger than your age, or you can end up aging helplessly, blaming the passage of time.
If you settle into the same old routine, devoid of any surprises, and turn away from new changes or challenges, thinking, "What can I do at this age?", you will literally grow older day by day.
This book introduces 63 habits that will rejuvenate your frontal lobe, with friendly explanations and entertaining examples.
When we make small changes to our daily habits of eating, moving, and forming relationships, as well as the perspectives and thoughts we take for granted, our frontal lobe suddenly awakens.


Exciting activities that awaken the frontal lobe make the brain younger!
63 Anti-Aging Brain Habits to Start Today

Everyone has probably felt the fear of, 'What if I get dementia?' at least once.
In fact, pathological dementia such as Alzheimer's disease or cerebrovascular disease can only be slowed down to a certain extent with modern medicine, but complete prevention or treatment is impossible.
However, 'dementia-like symptoms', which occur nearly 7 times more frequently than dementia, are caused by brain aging, so they can be effectively prevented and improved by consistently stimulating the brain with lifestyle habits that train the frontal lobe.


《Habits that Make Your Brain Younger from 50》 suggests various 'brain anti-aging' habits that stimulate the frontal lobe.
One important principle is to focus on output rather than input.
As we age, we often worry about our brain's input function, such as not being able to remember what we read or not being able to remember it for a long time.
But what we need to consider more seriously from an aging perspective is the brain's output function.
There are many ways to compensate for the creaks in the input system, but the output system has no one to rely on but the frontal lobe.


For example, the author advises that you first 'speak out' in front of people about the various plans or ideas that come to mind.
This is because it becomes easier to put it into ‘action’.
If you declare to your friends, “No matter what happens, I will definitely do ‘this and that’ by ‘that and that’ date,” from then on, you will desperately try to figure out a specific method to do it.
In this output process of turning thoughts into words and words into actions, the frontal lobe works hard and lights up. When the results of this full-on frontal lobe are satisfactory, motivation increases and a virtuous cycle of rejuvenation of the brain occurs.

If you want to live a vibrant life as you age, you should focus on habits and attitudes you can implement right now, rather than dwelling on vague anxieties about dementia or aging.
The "63 Habits for a Younger Brain" presented in this book help us actively seek out and utilize the information scattered throughout our brains, allowing us to experience and enjoy the world more vividly.
Life after 50 changes dramatically depending on how you use your brain.
In this book, we will learn how to wake up the brain that is quietly waiting and make it work happily.