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6 Keys to Boosting Your Brain and Memory for a Better Quality of Life
By: Larry M. Lynch All of us want to be healthier happier and live longer more productive lives. Essential to quality of life are a good brain and memory greater intelligence and being mentally active. Here are six useful keys to help you in revamping your lifestyle improving your health and boosting your mental capacity. Minimize Stress Not only is excess stress bad for your mental processes its harmful to your health and can even be a killer. Other aids to help minimize stress include getting enough sleep along with cutting down on consumption of caffeine from soft drinks tea or coffee. Not more than two cups of coffee a day is the recommendation. One other stressbusting key is to laugh a lot and have more fun. Have you ever seen a stressedout person at an amusement park (other than a caregiver with too many charges). Take time to enjoy your life more. Be Mentally Active Do brain teasers work a variety of different games or puzzles. Try your hand at some crosswords anything to get that grey matter working for a change. Play checkers chess backgammon Monopoly or any other of numerous board games. You could also play card games. Bridge Poker and other parlor card games are making a comeback from the videogame fever that has swept across the cultures of countries around the world. Whatever you do you need to challenge your brain. Only then will it respond develop and grow Eat BrainBoosting foods Brainhealthy fats like Omega3 aid can not only in slowing down the onset of minddebilitating disorders but can promote mental acuity. Consume more Olive oil fish and walnuts along with foods high in antioxidants as studies show they may actually increase mental ability. You should eat less unrefined carbohydrates instant and processed foods can spike your blood sugar thus reducing brain function. Get the lowdown on a complete dietary overhaul by visiting a Dietician or Nutritionist. Become Physically Active Links between
reduced Alzheimers risk and regular physical activity has been wellestablished by doctors and numerous medical studies. So move it. Go for walks jog join a gym take up a physical sport or go bowling. Be sure to get a medical checkup before engaging in any rigorous physical activity but by all means do something for your muscles heart and mind. Improve Your General Health Your general health greatly impacts your mental abilities or lack thereof. As your health improves so will your mental skills in general. Quit smoking or better yet abandon any use of tobacco including dipping chewing etc. Nicotine and other tobacco by products are transmitted into your system in different ways so switching from one form of tobacco use will not be of any benefit. Other healthpromoting tips include but are not limited to: Dont use addictive drugs Drink alcohol in moderation Have regular medical checkups Learn and Practice a New Hobby or Skill Make time to boost your mental activity by: Taking a class (preferably not a sedentary one like needlepoint etc.) Learning a new sport hobby or activity Learn an interesting new skill even a new language Its never too late to grow mentally or learn. If I can be of any further help or you have a specific question please feel free to contact me at the site listed below. Try these six useful keys to augment your lifestyle to aid you to live a healthier happier longer more productive life. Prof. Larry M. Lynch is a bilingual copywriter expert author and photographer specializing in business travel food and educationrelated writing in South America. His work has appeared in Transitions Abroad South American Explorer Escape From America Mexico News and Brazil magazines. He lives in Colombia and teaches at a university in Cali. Want lots more free tips help and information on learning public speaking writing and mental development Go now to: http://bettereflteacher.blogspot.com .
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