4 Simple Steps to Improve Your Brain Health During Pandemic Quarantine: The power of Neuroplasticity

By PlaneTree Family Production

  Our brain is truly the most remarkable organ in our body. It works throughout life to control the body's functions and help understand and interact with the world around us. We live in an amazing era, in which literally every day we understand new things about how our brain works.  

Maintaining and enhancing brain health is one of the most critical factors sustaining our overall health and abilities in young age, moreover as we get older.   

In this guidebook, we bring you four simple scientifically based steps that will help you maintain and enhance your brain health.   

During these days of world pandemic, our brain health, which includes both our cognitive and mental abilities, is often not our top priority, especially during these days of uncertainty. We are proud to share with you recommendations gathered from over 250 scientific publications and reports, in a day-to-day language, which will make it easier for you to practice, preserve and enhance your brain health even in times like this. The choices you make today can help you have a healthier brain tomorrow. No matter your age, brain health matters!   .

• Language: English
• Publisher: PlaneTree Family Production
• Release date: Apr 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393902638

Book preview

Prologue

This guidebook was meant to be written a long time ago, way before any of us knew the name COVID-19 or thought about the meaning of self-quarantine or ‘social- distance". We are all worried, these days, about having enough supplies (food, medications and toilet paper) on one hand, but also concerned about our financial situation, boredom and health. Whether we are worried about one of these issues or all, our brain health, which includes both our cognitive and mental abilities, is often not our top priority, especially during these days of uncertainty. In these eccentric times, we are less engaged in physical activities, having less cognitive stimulations, not always thinking about healthy eating and having minor social interactions. However, facts are that a healthy brain is essential for living a long and full life.

Putting our own family of five into self-quarantine made us think that there is no better time than NOW, to publish this guide. A survey published by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 45% of Americans felt that the coronavirus crisis is harming their cognitive and mental health (19% felt it had a major impact) [1]. Here, in this guidebook we focus on ways to boost our brain’s health, especially during these times of home quarantine.

Times of home quarantine can be a great starting point to promote mild changes in your daily life. However, we understand during these days people want to get practical recommendations and not read another book overloaded with information that cannot be translated into very specific take-home message that