places like sardinia italy, okinawa japan, or not far from here loma linda california.and in all of these areas, there is a tendency to share these kinds of healthy brain habits. there are strong social ties, people eat a healthy diet and their physically active. and this brings us to the formula for successful brain aging. physical exercise, mental stimulation, social interactions. other activities that manage stress. and of course, let's see, what was the other one? i will get to that later. but trust me, there is a formula. there is a book i've written about this and i encourage you to get so you do not forget. now, this brings us to the whole question of brain health. people think about brain health, they tend to think about memory. no memory is important. without our memory we have no past, we cannot plan for the future. and we cannot appreciate the present. so clearly, memory defines who we are but brain health is more than just memory. very important aspect of brain health is being able to think and reason and understand what you have a steady mood. if you can ac