Stress
It is currently the most common enemy, generating discomfort and tiredness, accelerating brain aging as it can ruin many neurons.
Routine
About 80% of our days are occupied with routine activities that don't require mental effort. Routine accommodates the brain and makes it lazy
Eating mistakes
It's not just the cardiovascular system that suffers from obesity. The brain is also invaded by toxic chemicals that cause multiple problems with cognitive performance.
Drugs
Affecting 162 million people worldwide, drugs interfere with brain functioning in a dangerous way that can affect cognition (thinking, attention, memory, orientation, decision-making, etc.), emotions and wakefulness
Aging
The chemical reactions that are involved in aging occur at a rate of less than 1/10,000 of a second and their cumulative effect becomes visible only over the years. Behaviors, lifestyle and general health influence individual differences.
Fatigue
Sleep, lack of rest, excessive sensory stimulation, multiple commitments and activities, excessive schedules, lead to a constant need to concentrate which leads to chronic tiredness
Sedentary lifestyle
A sedentary lifestyle doesn't just harm the heart. The brain also suffers from the lack of physical and intellectual activity.
Alcohol
It reduces cell activity and has a depressant effect on brain function. In excess, it causes various behavioral disorders and marked cognitive difficulties and may, in cases of prolonged and excessive intake, cause dementia.
Tobacco
With about 3600 different substances in its composition, tobacco also attacks the brain by reducing the consumption of oxygen that it needs so much. Nicotine, for example, takes 9 seconds to reach the brain
Illnesses
There are many diseases of the nervous system, some of genetic origin, others caused by environmental factors, still others by intoxications of the most diverse natures.