Work That Brain

Work That Brain

With much focus in America today on healthy lifestyle choices for our body  we sometimes overlook including the brain.  Having a well exercised brain allows one to take a vital step towards overall health.

There are many ways to keep your brain healthy. One these is exercise. Our brain uses 25 percent of the oxygen that we take in.  This is why exercise, even a simple walk, is important to the brain.  Our brain also requires a good supply of blood flow.  

Another key area of focus is eating those foods which allow your arteries to stay clear so as to provide a good path for blood to keep flowing to the brain.  One tip to remember when making choices for those good-for-you foods goes back to kindergarten art class.  Colors.  Green vegetables, red berries and cherries, blue berries, yellow squash, purple eggplant, the list goes on.  Make it easy.  Eat colorful foods.

We also need to keep our brains active.  This can be accomplished by challenging our brain with puzzles, learning a new language, or enduring a new and challenging experience. 

Remember to avoid those things that can harm the brain.  Too much stress can lead to the production of cortisol.  While this may help for short term memory, it is slowly damaging the hippo campus.  

In addition, remember to protect our brains when riding bikes, motorcycles, and other sports than can cause head injury.

Overall, if we continue to work the brain and provide it with a good supply of oxygen and blood while also maintaining a well-balanced diet and exercise routine, it should stay healthy.

Over the past eighteen months,  I have made several changes that have led to significant results in my life.  These have included introducing more vegetables and fruits into my diet.  I have reduced eating foods that we all know are not healthy.  I have introduced daily exercise into my life at a pace that fits my schedule. I have discontinued my habit of smoking cigarettes.  These have lead to a more fully functioning brain every day.