In this Aug. 14, 2019 photo provided by the University of Kentucky, Donna Wilcock, of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, holds a brain in her lab in Lexington, Ky. She says that contrary to popular perception, "there are a lot of changes that happen in the aging brain that lead to dementia in addition to plaques and tangles." (Mark Cornelison/University of Kentucky via AP)
A study that was recently published suggests that thinking too much can cause you to die sooner as it affects your overall health.
The Harvard Medical School Study was published in the journal “Nature” and they examined the brains of several deceased people.
The study found out that the brains of the deceased people contained different levels of a protein that is called “rest”.
Rest protein assists the brain in carrying our activities.
The brain tissue from people who died in their hundreds had more “rest” protein in their brains than those people who passed away in their 60s and 70s.
The authors of the study said that the study showed how people with high mental activity didn’t live as long as those who limited theirs.
Researchers said the results suggest activities such as meditating may be the key to helping people living longer.