Sitting Too Much May Make You Less Sharp, And Physically Less Healthy
"It's not that the brain is a hard-wired computer circuit board. It's fluid and constantly changing," the endocrinologist says. And environmental factors have been proven time and again to change the structure of our brains. All that sitting we do — at work, while watching TV , in our cars — is rewiring the circuitry in our brains to our detriment. The more we sit, the more our brains and bodies want to sit.
In addition to aiding and abetting the obesity and diabetes epidemics, Levine says, sitting too much is making us less productive, depressed and less mentally sharp. And those issues accumulate over time.
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In addition to aiding and abetting the obesity and diabetes epidemics, Levine says, sitting too much is making us less productive, depressed and less mentally sharp.
And those issues accumulate over time.