Anaïs Roux identifies five brain health risks linked to dementia

1 articles · Updated · HELLO! · May 2

She names chronic stress, lack of sleep, poor diet, physical inactivity and social isolation as habits that can raise long-term neurodegenerative disease risk.
Roux says prevention depends on daily routines including stress management, exercise, mental stimulation, meaningful social contact and balanced rest, arguing brain care should be treated like physical fitness.
She also highlights the gut-brain connection, emotional regulation and neuroplasticity, saying advances in neuroimaging and AI are reshaping understanding of cognition, consciousness and how brain diseases develop.

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