Clever Brain

In The Decline of Your Mental Powers we discussed some of the reasons for our brain’s decline and why we lose our brainpower. So what can we do to improve our brainpower?

Brainpower Courses

There are many books, lectures and products on the market designed to help you to improve your brainpower. Most of these lessons contain the same information and give specific exercises that you can do that will help you to have a much clearer focus and be able to think at your very best. These exercises do not typically take much time and if done regularly and properly, can assist in providing you with discipline and be very effective in improving your brainpower.

Omega-3 Fats in Your Diet

Add Omega-3 oils into your daily diet. You can do this by eating the proper fatty fish such as salmon as well as fish products that contain these oils, or by purchasing Omega-3 supplemental capsules.

Develop Your Concentration

It is important that you develop a higher ability of concentration. Many concentration and meditation techniques such as those taught as part of Yoga studies can help you to build up your ability to remain focused. One technique to develop concentration, and thus your brainpower, is to move only your eyes, keeping your head and body still, gazing from point to point. This should be done by moving your eyes once each second and scanning the entire range of your vision at all angles. Doing this exercise daily can help you to build your focus and increase your concentration over just a few weeks.

Positive Thoughts are Positive for Brainpower

Keeping positive thoughts can also help you to improve your brain function. Thinking positively gives you more access to the higher thinking abilities that are already inside you. When you think positive thoughts, you feel better and healthier. Spend some time each day asking yourself emotional-type questions such as what you are grateful for and name the people in your life who make you happy. Positive thoughts can go a long way towards giving you more confidence and producing a higher concentration level.

Develop Both Sides of Your Brain

Most people are right-handed and therefore primarily use the left side of their brain. In order to develop the neural pathways between the two sides of your brain, and therefore increasing your brainpower, you should engage in activities that utilize the other side of your brain as well.

An exercise that can help to broaden your brainpower is to move your mouse pad to the opposite side of your keyboard. If you are right-handed, then move your mouse pad to the left-hand side, and vice-versa. This forces you to use the hand that is not dominant and will stimulate the neural connections in your brain between the right and left hemispheres.

You should strive to perform as many activities as you can with your non-dominant hand. Try brushing your teeth with your right hand if you are left-handed. Studies have proven that those who are ambidextrous, or have the ability to use both hands equally, have ten percent more nerve fibers that join the left and right sides of the brain.

Games to Improve Your Brainpower

Playing computer games is also an excellent way to exercise and stimulate your brain. There are several games such as puzzles, brainteasers, crossword puzzles and strategy games that will stimulate your brain. Chess, checkers and – my favorite – bridge all help to engage strategic thinking and can ultimately improve your brainpower. You should strive to get yourself into a regular schedule of playing these brain-empowering games. Consider playing for fifteen minutes each morning before work to get your brain moving or take crossword puzzles to work with you for your coffee break.

All of these exercises should be practiced regularly. Be sure to set aside some time in your daily routine to do the practices that you feel most comfortable doing. Spending just a few minutes each day can increase your brainpower by ten percent or more within just a few weeks.

Do you sometimes forget about important dates or details, even if you have just read about them a few minutes ago? Does your head easily ache after reading a few texts, or become confused while somebody is explaining an important matter? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you might already be suffering from a decline of your mental powers.

The brain is known to be the most powerful organ in the body, as it gives all the directions on how the rest of the organs should work. It also takes charge of both your voluntary and involuntary motions, and takes care of your growth and maturity. But while it possesses great power, the brain can also suffer from a decline of its abilities, and this can actually put your health into danger.

Reasons Why Your Brain Loses its Prowess

Age

The brain stops growing as we turn 15. We later enjoy its full force during our prime years, but as we grow older, the brain’s abilities decline as well. This is due to the brain cells losing their strength through time, thus making us prone to senility, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia during our senior years.

Unhealthy Lifestyle

The brain is strengthened by the food we eat, the rest we take and the exercises we perform. If we tend to slack and feed on a poor diet which lacks the nutrients our brain needs, it would then be prone to losing its powers faster, in turn making us more susceptible to forgetfulness even at a young age.

Chronic Stress

Exposure to stressful environment such as everyday family arguments, noisy surroundings and pressure at work can easily wear us out of both physical and mental strength. This is because our adrenal glands, the glands which provide us with vital energy, are pushed to the limit, and when they get tired, so does the rest of our body, including the brain.

Drug Dependence

Relying on certain medications, particularly stimulants such as amphetamines and cocaine is highly detrimental to brain health. Stimulants (including caffeine) make the brain work faster and more efficient at a particular time frame, but once they wear off, the brain is left tired and all burnt out. In turn the normal brain functions are greatly altered, and in time the effects can no longer be controlled, leading the person to be mentally and emotionally unstable.

It is important to take good care of your brain’s health, as the nerve cells, once damaged, can no longer regenerate. Taking care of your brain is easy, and that is by following a proper diet, giving the brain muscles enough exercise, and having enough good, quality rest.