Brain Builders Week 3

 As promised, this week I will share the final five strategies to maximize mental clarity and keep your brain youthful.

Strategy number 11 from the brain study is to always learn new things.  Ideas include reading books on different subjects, learning new language or taking up a different craft or hobby.  The 12^th strategy is simple, but critical.  If you hope to clear the clutter from your mind, you need to clear the clutter from your life.  Identify your highest priorities and decide what is really important in your life and what may be wasted time and energy.  Get organized and consider a course on goal setting.  Most of all, make your decisions based on your life’s purpose.  When you can filter your priorities through your purpose, making decisions becomes easy.  Thirteen on the list is to practice memory games and repetition exercises.  Number 14 may be one of the most crucial and that is proper rest.  It is recommended that we all get at least seven hours of uninterrupted sleep.  Without this, our hormones and our brain will simply not function right.  Lastly on the list, it turns out an active sex life increases circulation to the brain and produces hormones that improve brain function.  Oxytocin helps your ability to come up with original solutions.  Serotonin and dopamine help creative thinking and decision-making.

To review, the 15 brain builders you can implement are as follows:

1. Physical Exercise

2. Staying Hydrated

3. Stay Stimulated by using aromatherapy and painting your surroundings with vibrant colors.

4. Think Happy Thoughts

5. Play Games 

6. Watching Quality TV

7. Surf the Internet

8. Eat Brain Food

9. Omega 3's like Fish Oil

10. Eat Weeds like Gingko Biloba & Ginseng

11. Learn New Things

12. Clear the Clutter from Your Life

13. Practice Memory Games & Repetition Exercises

14. Proper Rest - Sleep at least 7 hours per night

15. An Active Sex Life