Things We Knew About The Brain All Along

This is a quick outline summary of an article you should read and is linked at the bottom.  Its from BrainZ.                                          

15 Ways to Stimulate the Brain (but probably don’t think about as a plan)

EXERCISE Cardio, yoga, and deep breathing all increase oxygen to the brain. Certainly better for you than a cigarette.

WATER. Two glasses when you are hungry or tired. I find this is a real pick me up. Drink lots of water with your coffee because coffee is on the way to making you tired in a few hours.  Yes, you’ll pee like a race horse.

STIMULATE YOUR SENSES. Colors, pink, can stimulate you and listening to music.  I often open another browser and hit youtube for a few songs just to get my mind more active.

BE HAPPY. Of course easier to say than do, but much of my writings if you’re following are how to hit peak performance through health, fitness, and happiness.

PLAY GAMES. Party games and crosswords and soduku and the like. They stretch areas you are not utilizing and maybe help you get out of the box.

WATCH QUALITY TV. What?  I don’t watch TV but my daughter loves Jeopardy.  Gets your brain firing and reaches back into a lot of the stored info you haven’t accessed for awhile.

SURF THE NET. Who would of thunk? I think it drains as much as stimulates but most people read and make decisions fast while doing so and this can wake us up.

EAT BRAIN FOOD. Protein is the main stimulant.  Eats lots of portions of protein during the day. Vitamins also stimulate but see the article for better list.  I also take a brain pill Mind Power RX from Physician Formulas.com that has a load of natural stimulants.

FISH OIL. I have to quote on this one: “but the Omega -3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that do the trick. These fatty acids keep the dopamine levels in the brain high, increase neuronal growth in the frontal cortex of the brain, and increase cerebral circulation.”    The key to happiness.

EAT WEEDS. The legal ones, Ginkgo Biloba and Gensing. I take the brain pill instead.

LEARN SOMETHING NEW. I do this daily. It is very stimulating to always have new ideas or new finds expanding what you know.  Challenging yourself to out of comfort zone tasks will also stimulate.

DON’T WASTE TIME. One of my favorites. We drain the ram from our brain with meaningless escapes during the day; our phones, tv, surfing the net, texting etc.

WORK ON YOUR MEMORY. Now and then force yourself to remember something you don’t really need to remember to see how you do. Memorize songs and sing you yourself where no one can hear. Why should they suffer?

REST. I do all three suggestions.  Read fiction before bed. Eat something without sugar. Nap during the day.  Rest relieves the nervous system which is an important function of sleep.  (meditate) (aerobics) (drinking, short one in the evenings)

SEX. Increases oxygen to the brain.  Oxytocin helps you think and seratonin and dopamine follow afterward. Theoretically you should be able to write a great paper while having sex.  See, and women think men shouldn’t be looking at the internet. They’re getting smarter.

Get the whole article at  http://brainz.org/brain-hacks/

If you want another good article on the brain my daughter sent me one this morning that does require more reading http://brainz.org/brain-hacks/

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