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Thursday, December 28-January 3, 2024 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 3 Russell Moore & iiird tyme out Darren nicholson band 7:30 pm 2024 20 th jan. www.foundationshows.org the foundation performing arts center on the campus of isothermal community college spindale, nc AND THE FOUNDATION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Come out and support Grassroots Radio! Answers to Word Search Father John Roberts with his wife, Hannah Marie and their children Gabriel and Martha in Bat Cave. He is the new rector at the Episcopal Church in Bat Cave. Father Roberts taught in a private Christian school and she is a doctor in private family medicine practice. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon Episcopal Church gets new rector Resolutions made at the start of a new year often focus on personal improvement. Giving up poor habits like smoking or drinking too much alcohol and losing weight through diet and exercise are some popular resolutions. Health and wellness certainly dominates the resolution landscape. Improvement-minded individuals interested in gaining long-term benefi ts from their resolutions this year may want to consider ways to improve brain health and function. Here are fi ve ideas to consider. 1. Get moving: Exercise does the body good and even positively affects the brain. The American Academy of Neurology has found aerobic exercise may play a signifi cant role in reversing and preventing cognitive decline. Researchers have found that even a little exercise each day can result in improved brain function in less than six months. Andrew E. Budson, M.D., a professor of neurology at Boston University, also says aerobic exercise releases growth factors in the brain, which can help grow new brain cells. 2. Start a new hobby. When doing the same activities over and over, you eventually learn how to do those activities better. But doctors can't confi rm this is actually helping the brain in a meaningful way. Rather, there is evidence that doing new things can be benefi cial to the brain. So learning a new hobby, taking a class, or even learning to play a musical instrument can push the brain to improve from a cognitive standpoint, indicates The Healthy, a Reader's Digest brand. 3. Make more time for fun. Repeated stress can have detrimental effects on the body and mind. Harvard Health says stress has been linked to cognitive problems and a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Taking time to relax and enjoy oneself can tame stress, and in turn, alleviate issues affecting memory and cognition. 4. Practice mindfulness more often. Mindfulness is an exercise in paying attention to one's surroundings, senses and more. Too often people are multi-tasking and never fully devoting their attention to one thing. Mindfulness gives the brain a break and brings a person into the present. 5. Eat a better diet. The benefi t of eating healthy foods extends beyond the waistline. Many of the foods that are good for the heart are important for preventing cognitive decline and dementias. A 2015 systemic review found strong evidence for a protective effect of the Mediterranean diet, according to researchers at Deakin University School of Medicine in Australia. 5 New Year's resolutions to benefit the brain