All of us want to be healthier, ha ier and live longer, more productive lives. E ential to quality of life are a good brain and memory, greater intelligence and being mentally active. Here are six useful keys to help you in re-vamping your lifestyle, improving your health and boosting your mental capacity.
Minimize Stre
Not only is exce stre bad for your mental proce es, its harmful to your health and can even be a killer. Other aids to help minimize stre include getting enough sleep along with cutting down on co umption of caffeine from soft drinks, tea or coffee. Not more than two cu of coffee a day is the recommendation. One other stre -busting key is to laugh a lot and have more fun. Have you ever seen a stre ed-out person at an amusement park? (other than a caregiver with too many charges). Take time to enjoy your life more.
Be Mentally Active
Do brain teasers, work a variety of different games or puzzles. Try your hand at some cro words, anything to get that grey matter working for a change. Play checkers, che , backgammon, Monopoly or any other of numerous board games. You could also play card games. Bridge, Poker and other parlor card games are making a comeback from the video-game fever that has swept acro the cultures of countries around the world. Whatever you do you need to challenge your brain. Only then will it re ond, develop and grow
Eat Brain-Boosting foods
Brain-healthy fats like Omega-3, aid can not only in slowing down the o et of mind-debilitating disorders but can promote mental acuity. Co ume more Olive oil, fish, and walnuts along with foods high in anti-oxidants as studies show they may actually increase mental ability. You should eat le unrefined carbohydrates - i tant and proce ed foods can ike your blood sugar thus reducing brain function. Get the lowdown on a complete dietary overhaul by visiting a Dietician or Nutritionist.
Become Physically Active
Links between reduced Alzheimers risk and regular physical activity has been well-established by doctors and numerous medical studies. So move it. Go for walks, jog, join a gym, take up a physical ort or go bowling. Be sure to get a medical checkup before engaging in any rigorous physical activity, but by all mea do something for your muscles, heart and mind.
Improve Your General Health
Your general health greatly impacts your mental abilities or lack thereof. As your health improves, so will your mental skills in general. Quit smoking, or better yet, abandon any use of tobacco including, di ing, chewing, etc. Nicotine and other tobacco by products are tra mitted into your system in different ways so switching from one form of tobacco use will not be of any benefit. Other health-promoting ti include, but are not limited to:
Dont use addictive drugs
Drink alcohol in moderation
Have regular medical checku
Learn and Practice a New Ho y or Skill
Make time to boost your mental activity by:
Taking a cla (preferably not a sedentary one like needlepoint, etc.)
Learning a new ort, ho y or activity
Learn an interesting new skill, even a new language
Its never too late to grow mentally or learn. If I can be of any further help or you have a ecific question, please feel free to contact me at the site listed below. Try these six useful keys to augment your lifestyle to aid you to live a healthier, ha ier, longer, more productive life.
Prof. Larry M. Lynch is a bi-lingual copywriter, expert author and photographer ecializing in busine , travel, food and education-related writing in South America. His work has a eared in Tra itio Abroad, South American Explorer, Escape From America, Mexico News and Brazil magazines. He lives in Colombia and teaches at a university in Cali. Want lots more free ti , help and information on learning, public eaking, writing and mental development? Go now to: http://bettereflteacher.blog ot.com .
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