Forget where you put your car keys last night?
Guilty…this happens to me all the time. Juggling long hours at work, being a
full-time student, remembering to pay bills, and attempting to have a social
life can add up to major stress levels by the end of the day. All of this stress
takes a toll on the brain! To keep the brain in fine tuned condition, there are
several lifestyle changes that can be made to lead to a more memorable life. Let’s face it; you or me
aren’t getting any younger! Doing the following seven-step exercise and diet
plan can increase brainpower:
1: Get
that heart rate goingà As little as 30 minutes of walking a day increases blood flow to
the brain and reverses the shrinking of brain cells. The results? Better
memory!
2: Tone
up lower back & absà Have you seen how obnoxious college books are? Getting around with
out carrying heavy weight is unrealistic. The down side: you’re hurting your
back AND brain capacity. Another reason to tone up
3: Keep
it below 25à maintaining a BMI below 25 & decrease loss of brain tissue in
the memory factory of the brain, the temporal lobe. Excess fat contributes to
toxic chemicals eating away at your memory.
4: An
apple a dayà we all know the saying, well put it into action! Apples contain
high levels of the antioxidant quercetin
that can help defend against damage.
5:
Complex imagesà engaging photos is like lifting weights to build up the brain.
6: Me
gustaà Spanish. French. Chinese. It doesn’t matter, picking up a second
language at any age showed a 35% increase in gray matter (darker tissue in the
brain, a.k.a. intelligence)
7: Shop
till you dropà Yep, that’s real. A study found that 75-year-old women had better
brain function than 75-year-old men due to a little thing called shopping. All
the physical and mental activity that goes into it benefits our minds…and
wardrobe!
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