Have you ever felt exasperated
when you bumped into
someone at the store but
absolutely couldn't remember
their name? Sure, it happens to
all of us.
Despite being the strongest
computer on the planet, our
brains do lapse. It's hard to
blame them really. As humans,
we spend much of or existence
stuffing our brains with
stuff. Some stuff is worthless,
some of it's meaningful,
some of it, well, it's just stuff
and there is an endless
amount of it.
No matter how powerful our
brains are, they need
recuperation time, to be kept in
shape, and even an
occasional charge. Think of it as
a tune up for your brain.
Skipping brain maintenance is
as silly as the person
wandering the parking garage
because they forgot where
they parked. Is that you? Are
you that person? Sure. We all
are at some point. No worries,
there is hope.
Now I am not a brain surgeon
and I am not going to
suggest you do anything
surgical or dangerous. I am
however an astute student of
human behavior, so I always
look for simple ways to super
charge my brain.
Here are some things you can
begin doing as soon as
today to begin the great brain
tune up.
1. Eat Almonds
Almond is believed to improve
memory. If a
combination of almond oil and
milk is taken together
before going to bed or after
getting up at morning, it
strengthens our memory
power. Almond milk is
prepared by crushing the
almonds without the outer
cover and adding water and
sugar to it.
2. Drink Apple Juice
Research from the University of
Massachusetts Lowell (UML)
indicates that apple juice
increases the production
of the essential
neurotransmitter acetylcholine
in the brain, resulting in an
increased memory power.
3. Sleep well
Research indicates that the
long-term memory is
consolidated during sleep by
replaying the images of the
experiences of the day. These
repeated playbacks program
the subconscious mind to store
these images and
other related information.
4. Enjoy simple Pleasures
Stress drains our brainpower. A
stress-ridden mind consumes
much of our memory resources
to leave us with a
feeble mind. Make a habit to
engage yourself in few simple
pleasures everyday to dissolve
stress from your mind.
Some of these simple pleasures
are good for your mind, body
and soul.
Enjoy music you love
Play with your children
Hug a stranger
Appreciate others
Run few miles a day, bike or
swim
Start a blog
Take a yoga class or Total
Wellness routine
5. Fast for a day
Fasting cleans and detoxifies
our body. It is known fact that
heavy food not only causes
stress on our digestive
system but also drains our
brainpower. Fasting relieves
toxic emotions such as anger,
grief, worry, and fears -
before they accumulate and
cause disease. By cleansing
toxic emotions, fasting
strengthens metal clarity with
increases memory,
concentration, creativity and
insight.
6. Exercise your mind
Just as physical exercise is
essential for a strong body,
mental exercise is equally
essential for a sharp and agile
mind. Have you noticed that
children have far superior
brainpower than an adult does?
Children have playful
minds. A playful mind exhibits
superior memory power.
Engage in some of the activities
that require your mind to
remain active and playful.
Play scrabble or crossword
puzzle
Volunteer
Interact with others
Start a new hobby such as
blogging, reading, painting, bird
watching
Learn new skill or a language
7. Practice Yoga or Meditation
Yoga or Meditation relives
stress. Stress is a known
memory buster. With less
stress, lower blood pressure,
slower respiration, slower
metabolism, and released
muscle tension follows. All of
these factors contribute
significantly towards increases
in our brainpower.
8. Reduce Sugar intake
Sugar is a non-food. It’s a form
of carbohydrate that offers
illusionary energy, only to
cause a downhill slump once
the initial burst has been worn
off. Excess intake of sugar
results in neurotic symptoms.
Excess sugar is known to
cause claustrophobia, memory
loss and other neurotic
disorders. Eat food without
adding sugar. Stay away from
sweet drinks or excess
consumption of caffeine with
sugar.
9. Eat whole wheat
The whole wheat germs
contain lecithin. Lecithin helps
ease the problem of the
hardening of the arteries,
which
often impairs brain functioning.
10. Eat a light meal in the night
A heavy meal at night causes
tossing and turning and a
prolonged emotional stress
while at sleep. It’s wise to
eat heavy meal during the day
when our body is in motion to
consume the heavy in-take.
Eating a light meal with
some fruits allows us to sleep
well. A good night sleep
strengthens our brainpower.
11. Develop imagination
Greeks mastered the principle
of imagination and association
to memorize everything. This
technique requires
one to develop a vivid and
colorful imagination that can be
linked to a known object. If you
involve all your senses -
touching, feeling, smelling,
hearing and seeing in the
imagination process, you can
remember greater details of
the event.
12. Sex
Our sexual imagination often
empowers our ability to
daydream, which strengthens
our brainpower with greater
imagination, visualization and
association.
13. Control your temper
Bleached food, excess of starch
or excess of white bread can
lead to nerve grating effect.
This results in a violent
and some time depressive
behavior. Eat fresh vegetables.
Drink lots of water and
meditate or practice yoga to
relieve these toxic emotions of
temper and violent mood
swings.
14. Take Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin B-complex strengthens
memory power. Eat food and
vegetables high in Vitamin B-
complex. Stay away
from the starch food or white
bread, which depletes the
Vitamin B-complex necessary
for a healthy mind.
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