100 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power: Simple Tips and Tricks to Sharpen Your Mind
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100 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power - Adams Media
100 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power
Simple Tips and Tricks to Sharpen Your Mind
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Eat Breakfast
Take Ginkgo Biloba
Exercise Thirty Minutes a Day
Learn Five New Words a Day
Munch on Pumpkin Seeds
Keep a Journal
Get Plenty of Sleep
Lose Belly Fat
Throw Away the Grocery List
Stay Hydrated
Try St. John’s Wort
Freshen Up Your Attitude
Find a New Hobby
Avoid Soda
Drink Green Tea
Use Your Imagination
Try Snakeroot
Consider Essential Oils
Listen to Music
Love Those Omegas
Take Potassium
Protect Your Cells with Selenium
Limit Caffeine
Lift Weights
Eat Your Oatmeal
Watch a Funny Movie
Be Creative
Take Vitamin D
Make Friends
Eat Whole Grains
Reduce Your Sodium
Light an Aromatic Candle
Choose Complex Carbohydrates
Learn to Meditate
Pile on the Garlic
Volunteer
Minimize Alcohol Consumption
Take Vitamin K
Take a Class
Always Include Dairy
Take Magnesium
Solve Puzzles
Control Those Radicals
Have Sex Regularly
Eat Blueberries
Take Vitamin B12
Improve Your Math Skills
Eat More Soy
Learn a Foreign Language
Choose Good Fats
Attend Lectures
Bolster Your Amino Acids
Curb Your Worry
Take Vitamin C
Eat Walnuts
Limit Refined Grains
Read the Classics
Practice Tai Chi
Sing
Snack Smartly
Drink Hawthorn Tea
Eat Sea Vegetables
Take Primrose Capsules
Play Table Tennis
Spice It Up
Take a Vacation
Try Rainforest Herbs
Choose Lean Protein
Have a Cup of Chamomile Tea
Increase Fiber in Your Diet
Ban Trans Fats
Protect Your DNA with Zinc
Take a Minute to Breathe
Practice Pilates
Eat Avocados
Watch PBS
Add Coenzyme Q10
Join a Book Club
Eat an Apple
Cut Back on Brain Drains
Try Hops
Take Fish Oil Capsules
Turn Everything into a Learning Event
Dance, Dance, Dance
Eat Chocolate
Take Vitamin B6
Take a Lavender Bath
Host Dinner Parties
Take Alfalfa
Work to Lower Your LDL and Raise Your HDL
Take Calcium
Learn to Play a Musical Instrument
Study Latin
Try Sage and Lemon Balm Extract
Munch on Olives
Practice Yoga
Take Vitamin A
Eat a Sweet Potato
Get Off the Couch
Think Positively
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Introduction
An apple a day doesn’t just keep the doctor away; it can also improve memory, and is one of 100 easy ways you can sharpen your mental acuity. From dietary changes to herbal supplements to simple activities like completing Sunday’s crossword, we’ve collected dozens of proven ways to boost your brainpower.
Now you can give your brain the ultimate workout!
Eat Breakfast
Breakfast is one of the most important meals, yet it is probably the most skipped meal of the day. The word breakfast describes exactly what it does: breaks a fast. After a good night’s rest, your body has gone eight to twelve hours without food or energy. Blood sugar, or glucose, which comes from the breakdown of food in the body, is your body’s main source of energy. Eating food provides your body with a fresh supply of blood glucose or energy. The brain in particular needs a fresh supply of glucose each day because that is its main source of energy. (The brain does not store glucose.) Eating breakfast is associated with being more productive and efficient in the morning hours. Breakfast eaters tend to experience better concentration, problem-solving ability, strength, and endurance. Your muscles also rely on a fresh supply of blood glucose for physical activity throughout the day. Here are a few healthy suggestions:
Cold cereal with fruit and skim milk
Bran muffin and a banana
Hard-boiled egg and grapefruit juice
Yogurt with fruit or low-fat granola cereal
Peanut butter on a whole-wheat bagel and orange juice
Instant oatmeal with raisins or berries
Breakfast smoothie (blend fruit and skim milk)
Cottage cheese and peaches
Take Ginkgo Biloba
The leaves of the ginkgo contain the active constituents ginkgo flavone glycosides and terpene lactones, the extract of which can be used to treat poor circulation in the legs as well as memory and cognitive problems. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association researchers confirmed that people who take the ginkgo extract for mild to severe dementia may improve both their ability to remember and to interact socially.