Professor, 81, proves brain stays young
BERKELEY: Anatomy instructor says diet, exercise, newness, challenge and TLC is her formula for stronger life
University of California anatomy and neuroscience Professor Marian Diamond was the first woman to get a PhD. from the Berkeley, Calif. school, and is still teaching at the age of 81.
Marian Diamond changed science. She discovered in the mid-1960s that while the body ages, the brain doesn't have to grow old.

Diamond, a professor of anatomy at UC Berkeley, determined that the brain can stay young through stimulation, which can be achieved through her five-point plan:
1. diet,
2. exercise,
3. challenge,
4. newness and
5. tender loving care.
In other words, eat properly, stay in reasonable shape, stimulate the brain by challenging it, search for new ways to motivate brain power and strive for love and affection because the brain reacts better to harmony
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