Finish 2018 Strong With These Top 5 Tips For A Healthier Brain

Aug 13, 2018 by apost team

Don't underestimate brain health! You need your brain for so many things. Don't take it for granted! Improve your brain. Elevate your mood. Increase your concentration and overall energy levels. Regulate your hormones better, including your stress hormones. Decrease your risk of chronic brain conditions. Whip your brain into shape!

Get your insulin levels and your thyroid tested for any problems. Having a healthy mind and body is hard if you suffer from insulin resistance (pre-diabetes). Make sure you listen to your doctor about the results and any changes you need to make.

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Exercise is key to energy levels. Our current average lifestyle for adults is to sit down most the day. Find a way to get up and move that you can enjoy. Make it a part of your weekly schedule at least three times a week. When you're thirsty, drink unflavored or naturally-flavored water or seltzer.

Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Cut down on alcohol and caffeine, especially if you have anxiety or insomnia. Don’t forget about your brain when it comes to health risks! The more you rely on natural substances to keep your body in check, the fewer complications you’ll have.

Get your vitamin B12 levels tested. Vitamin B12 not only helps with metabolism but also your body’s ability to fight stress. It stimulates the parts of your brain responsible for your hormone balance. A vitamin B12 deficiency could be holding you back. You can keep your body rhythmic and strong by adding more red meat, shellfish, and organ meats to your diet.

Get tested for iron deficiency. Plant proteins can make it harder for your brain to access iron. Animal proteins like red meat, shellfish, and organ meats increase your iron levels. Getting enough iron helps your memory, brain energy, and neurotransmitters.

Plant proteins are harder to digest and can rob your body of nutrients. Focus on getting more animal protein in your diet rather than plant proteins. Introduce animal protein into your diet on a daily basis to really help get things going.

One way to a healthy brain is a healthy body. When your body is getting what it needs, it has an increased ability to keep diseases and conditions of the brain (like dementia) at bay. A great way to improve your brain is to improve your diet. Guesses about the typical "healthy diet" are based on rats, questionnaires about food and health, and manipulation of statistics. They're also greatly biased by the experimenters, who are proved wrong over 80% of the time.

A few good tips for better brain diet are: • Focus on organic, whole foods, especially dairy and eggs • Avoid refined foods, especially carbs • Avoid processed foods, especially sugars

Challenge your brain regularly by looking for skills you need to hone and sharpen. Look up soft skills and think about the areas you're weakest in. Decide how you're going to improve. Your brain is a muscle that needs regular exercise just as much as the rest of you!

Pick a new hobby to learn every month. Practice once a day, in any way you can. Just a few minutes a day can keep your brain sharp. Learn a language, or practice drawing, painting, dancing, yoga. Anything new you can learn and then go back to once a month to brush up on. Pick a day of the month for old skills that need to be brought back up again. Practice is important for your brain!

Put these tips into action! A strong brain must constantly work to meet your expectations. Start with these tips for 6 weeks -- make them habits.

Tell your friends and family and work towards these goals together! Tell us about your experiences with these tips in the comment section below. We want to hear from you about your brain health progress!

Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation with your doctor. Your health is important to us!