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Brain Health

The human brain is the organ that controls everything in our body. It acts as our engine and provides vital messages to different parts of our body to keep everything moving. Just like the engine in our cars, we keep it oiled, regularly serviced and well maintained. But how well do we maintain the health of our brains? There are several ways we can keep our brains well-groomed. This can be done through regular stimulus and healthy nutrition.

Improving the brain with stimulus

Just like other muscles in our body, our brain grows with constant stimulus. When we exercise our brain becomes stronger, smarter and better. We can stimulate our brain through many means such as reading, solving puzzles, playing challenging board games and regular exercise. Study has shown that if we do some sort of physical mental challenge it can help reinforce brain cell connection. This means we are less likely to suffer from mental diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Physical mental challenges involve your hands, eyes and brains; this means that these activities should not be done on our devices. In fact, research has shown that due to the amount of time we spend on our devices, our concentration span and our ability to recall information has decreased. So as a recommendation, it is good to stimulate our brain for 30 minutes a day. Whether this is reading a book, enjoying a puzzle or playing board games with family and friends.

Diet and mind

Another way to keep our brains well maintained is through a healthy diet. There are some foods that should be avoided if we want to keep our brains well maintained; sugary drinks (eg. fizzy drinks), artificial sweeteners, highly processed foods and alcohol just to name a few. Instead we should be consuming nutrients that are good for the brain such as omega 3, antioxidants, unsaturated fats and magnesium. All of these can be found in natural food sources such as berries, legumes, nuts, seeds (flaxseeds, linseeds, hemp seeds) and vegetables. A healthy diet can help your brain just as much as helping the rest of your body.

In a technological era that we are in right now, we have now lost the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and recall information that we have just read or seen. It is important to keep our brain well-conditioned at all times as this is the master organ of our body. This can be done through regular stimulus and a healthy diet. So please start taking care of your brain and give it what it needs so you can start excelling in your life.

 

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