‘YOU CAN AVOID DEMENTIA’
WHO BETTER to look to for advice on keeping your body’s most complex organ in tip-top shape than a brain surgeon? Alongside his own professional experience, Dr Rahul Jandial has spent a decade looking at research for his book, Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon (Penguin), which busts common brain health myths and is packed with handy hacks for improved memory and cognition.
For Dr Jandial, the physical brain is inextricably linked to mood and emotions, and one of the things that can affect both is sleep. ‘We know [prolonged] lack of sleep affects everything. It can cause heart disease and other metabolic
