Protect your noggin from bumps


Wearing a helmet when bike riding isn’t just to save your life—it’s actually important for your long-term brain health as well. The Alzheimer’s Association notes that head trauma is strongly linked with future risk of Alzheimer’s, and the earlier in life the injury occurs, the greater the chance of dementia later on. Wear a helmet when playing sports, a seat belt when driving, and take measures to prevent falls in your home such as installing non-skid carpets, railings on stairs, and keeping clutter and wires out of trafficked areas. Here are more surprising things about your brain we bet you didn’t know.