Our Brains Are Mysteriously Shrinking and Deteriorating Prematurely

<p>Bolivia&rsquo;s indigenous Tsimane people are largely isolated from most modern conveniences. They farm, hunt and otherwise expend a lot of energy to survive, walking on average 17,000 steps daily. Anthropologists and other scientists have long puzzled over the fact that older Tsimane are&nbsp;<a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12626" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">much less likely</a>&nbsp;to develop heart disease and dementia than people in Western societies.</p> <p>New research on the Tsimane, along with separate new findings on dementia&rsquo;s causes, help explain the mystery and offer a sobering commentary on the side effects of modern life.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/wise-well/our-brains-are-mysteriously-shrinking-and-deteriorating-prematurely-66ce651aa912"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>