Mental
Habits for Better Brain Health
Eating good food, getting lots of exercise, and taking your vitamins can make a person
feel like theyíre doing all that they can to be healthy, but there are always components
of health that get lost in the search for better health. Most people have heard of
Alzheimerís disease and other cognitive disorders, yet few people take the time to learn
ways to reduce their chances of developing issues. Realistically, itís each personís
responsibility to make sure that taking care of their mental faculties, and thatís why this
article is about habits for better brain health.
Breath Properly
If you grew up in the 80ís and 90ís you probably remember a lot of humor surrounding
methods of dealing with stress. One of those mentioned would usually be deep
breathing exercises, and it turns out that deep breathing is actually truly beneficial for
your mind and body. This is because the blood that goes to your brains needs to be
filled with oxygen and nutrients so that your brain can work at a functional level.
Researchers even say that 10 minutes of breathing exercise can make a substantial
difference in your cognitive abilities.
Listen to Music
Music is great, but itís a lot more than just a collection of sounds happening at the same
time in a row. When you listen to music, your brain works hard at figuring out what is
happening, and it will interact with massive connections of cells to do the processing.
Some of these areas take root in the parts of the mind that control your movements,
which is part of why people dance. To take it even further, if you learn how to play
music, it begins to get processed in the parts of the brain that process things like
language and complex social cues.
Drink Your Fruit
One of the best things about blending your fruit up is that itís easier for you to absorb
the nutrients and utilize the entire fruit. Ingesting the whole fruit will give you all kids of
phytonutrients and trace minerals that play large roles in making sure that your genetic
code is being copied more accurately when your cells divide. That keep you looking
younger for longer, and prevents poor copies that deteriorate faster from being made.
Poor copies of your cells can often become cancerous cells if you donít get all of the
nutrients that your body needs to identify and kill those cells.
