Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

What is a SuperAger and how do you become one?  A SuperAger is someone over 80 with an excellent memory, particularly for everyday events and personal history.  What we know about them:   They produce twice as many young brain cells as people in their 30s and 40s New brain cells are more adaptable or plastic and can help rewire and repair the brain when needed   Genetics do play a part, but so do lifestyle factors like a good diet, lowering your stress, and having good sleep patterns     There are also some psychological tools you can adopt that help develop SuperAging:   Developing an optimistic view of the world and people around you – if we break this down, optimistic people have the following pattern:   When something bad happens, they are less likely to blame themselves and see the problem as temporary   When something good happens, they are more likely to take credit for it, feel that it’s partly in their control, and that good things are likely to continu