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How Exercise Improves Cognitive Function & Longevity with Dr. Tommy Wood

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Is Muscle Mass the Best Predictor of Brain Size?

Total muscle mass was the best predictor of how much brain you have inside your skull. And that was across people both with and without dementia. Being sedentary creates this sort of instant resistant pro inflammatory state, which we can mitigate through movement.

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