FutureProof 🚀

“You cannot use an old map to explore a new world.” – Einstein

In this edition:
🔹 Daily multivitamin slows memory decline in older adults - sharpen your mind
🔹 Diet Soda = Slow Brain Mode
🔹 U.S. households break records with $1T sitting in money market funds
🔹 What we’re loving—tools to live longer, think sharper, and save smarter

Estimated read time: 5 minutes

What’s happening:
A Columbia–Harvard study published last week found that older adults who took a daily multivitamin for three years scored significantly better on memory tests versus placebo 

Why it matters:
Supplements usually get mocked as expensive urine. But this shows a cheap pill can actually slow cognitive decline.

FutureProof Take:
You don’t need $500/month longevity stacks. Sometimes the CVS aisle does the job.

➡️Action Step: If you’re 60+, consider adding a high-quality multivitamin. And if you’re younger, buy one for your parents—they’ll thank you when they remember your birthday.

What’s happening:
A recent longitudinal study in Neurology tracked 12,772 Brazilian adults over eight years. It found that high consumption of six artificial sweeteners (like aspartame and saccharin) was linked to a ~62% faster cognitive decline compared to low consumers—especially on memory & verbal fluency. For folks under 60 and/or those with diabetes, the effect was even stronger. 

Why it matters:
You might think switching from sugar to “diet” stuff makes your brain safer. This says maybe not—but your brain’s paying attention.

FutureProof Take: Switching sweeteners doesn’t always equal upgrading your diet. Sometimes, it just adds an invisible cost to your cognition.

➡️ Action Step: Check labels—if you’re using any of the flagged sweeteners more than a couple times a day (in drinks, snacks, etc.), swap them out. Try stevia, monk fruit, or just plain water with fruit instead.

What’s happening: As the Fed entertains talks of lowering interest rates, is a wall of cash prepped to enter the market?

Why it matters: While markets wobble, households are playing defense—and earning >5% on “boring” cash.

FutureProof Take: Sometimes the safest place for your money isn’t crypto, or growth stocks. It’s the account your grandparents swore by.

➡️ Action Step: If you’re sitting on idle cash, check yields on money market accounts or Treasury-backed funds. Don’t let banks pay you 0.01% while Wall Street pays 5%.

🎉 You’re halfway through this week’s FutureProof.
Hydrate. Roll your shoulders. You’re now 1% smarter than five minutes ago.

🎥 Mood gif:

Alright, now let’s get back to stretching your brain 🧐

“The smartest future isn’t in shiny startups—it’s in squats, Centrum, and compound interest.”

Longevity, cognition, and cashflow aren’t abstract—they’re built in gyms, drugstores, and brokerage accounts.

🧰 WHAT WE’RE LOVING THIS WEEK

Your brain loves cheap vitamins.
Your body craves resistance training.
And your wallet? It wants safety and yield.

The future doesn’t have to be complicated.
It just has to be consistent.

See you Tuesday.

— Team FutureProof

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DISCLAIMER: None of this is financial, investing, or health advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets, products, or to make any financial decisions. Please be careful and do your own research.