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How Does Your Gut Microbiome Affect Your Brain?

Small but mighty, the microorganisms in your gut have a big influence on your mind.

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4 Hacks to Sharpen Your Mind Through Your Gut

Neuroscientists Ayesha and Dean Sherzai share four science-backed tips

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Try Eating 30+ Different Plants Every Week

It’s easier than you think and offers benefits for your body and mind

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Is It Worth Getting Your Microbiome Tested?

Learn about the testing and whether the results help you improve your health

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Gut Microbiome?

Test your knowledge of the organisms living in your colon

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Exercise Outdoors for a Healthy Gut

Try taking your workouts outdoors to support gut health and overall wellness

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You Are What You Eat

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The Brain-Gut Connection, Explained

Learn how your brain and gut are linked and how to support their health

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How the food you eat affects your gut

We can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat

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Foods That Could Be Harming Your Microbiome

What you eat may affect the tiny-yet-mighty microbes in your gut

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Meal Plans

7-Day Gut-Healthy Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan

Improve gut health and reduce inflammation with this meal plan

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Why the Mediterranean Diet Is So Healthy

Known as the world's healthiest diet, it can help you look and feel better

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How to Prep A Week of Mediterranean Lunches

Learn how to make five satisfying mid-day meals in an hour

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5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Gut Health

The 100 trillion microbes in your belly can keep you happy and healthy

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7 Foods That Fight Inflammation

Try these foods to help protect your memory and thinking skills

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Your Brain on Nature

Explore how outdoor activities affect your brain health

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The surprisingly charming science of your gut

Take a look inside the complex, fascinating science behind the gut

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Weight Loss After 50

Welcome to a new way of looking at eating designed for people like us. Over the next eight weeks, you will discover the latest science on nutrition and aging, based on AARP's The Whole Body Reset. Step by step, we’ll give you guides to the best foods for you, provide dozens of delicious new recipes to try, and help you embrace a whole new way of eating.

Legal Disclaimer: Staying Sharp, including all content and features, is offered for informational purposes and to educate users on brain health care and medical issues that may affect their daily lives. Staying Sharp is based on a holistic, lifestyle approach to brain health that encourages users to incorporate into their daily lives activities that are associated with general wellness. Nothing in the service should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Features including the Cognitive Assessment and Lifestyle Check-Ins, Additional Tests, exercises, and challenges assess performance at a particular moment in time on certain discrete cognitive tasks. Staying Sharp games are intended for entertainment and recreational purposes only. Various factors may affect performance, including sleep, tiredness, focus, and other social, environmental, or emotional factors. Performance is not indicative of cognitive health and not predictive of future performance or medical conditions.

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