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Your brain is your greatest asset but it is also your body’s
most vulnerable organ. It requires constant support from other
major organs and is your most susceptible organ to oxidative
stress during aging. Here are some brain facts: 1. Your brain
makes up only 2% of your total body weight but requires 20% of
your heart’s output of blood to sustain the amount of oxygen
that it needs. 2. Your brain is the most oxygen-demanding organ
in your body. 3. Your brain uses chemicals (neurotransmitters)
to relay important messages to other parts of your body. These
same chemicals are also involved in chemical reactions that
produce damaging free radicals. 4. If your brain cells become
weak or die they cannot repair themselves. Their functions can
then be permanently lost if cell death or damage occurs. Given
these susceptibilities, your brain is especially vulnerable to
conditions that threaten