Synopsis Keeping your brain young will also keep you skin young. Good health is the best defense against aging. If you are looking for the fountain of youth it’s not in plastic surgery. The fountain of youth can be found in a healthy diet and mental and physical exercise. Exercise – Consider spending as much …
Day 140: Can BrainHealth Make You More Beautiful? – Find the Fountain of Youth Read More »
Synopsis Red dye 40 is Petroleum based. That doesn’t sound healthy. Red dye 40 is favored over natural alternatives because it is cheap and its only use is to make food look more appetizing. Its negative effects are so strong that many countries have banned it. In the example the red dye 40 increased brain …
Synopsis Chronic pain affects everything and prolonged use of pain medication is bad for the brain. Fish oil, acupuncture, music therapy and hypnosis are alternative pain treatments that may be helpful. SAMe and curcumins supplements or Cymbalta medication may be helpful to treat both. If you doctor doesn’t recommend supplements seek out a naturopath. Artificial …
Synopsis Don’t let the past haunt the present. Use these 4 steps to heal past emotional traumas. Exercise – Remember a recent time you were upset or triggered and use these 4 steps to disconnect from the past. Response I can say the behavior is probably getting irritable over things that I can not control …
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Synopsis Resilient people develop a TLC mindset. They can view crisis’ as temporary, local, and that they have some sense of control over the variables in the situation. People that crumble in crisis’ see the same situation as permanent, global, and as themselves as a victim. A resilient person does not spin themselves out on …
Synopsis To get through to family sometimes the best thing you can do is lead by example. You can flap your jaw all you want but those closest to you don’t listen until they see results. Lead by example and leave a legacy of health not illness. Exercise – Identify the most important change you …
Synopsis People don’t want to know if they have brain issues because the assume them to be irreversible. This is not true. Brains can be rehabilitated. Exercise – If you have been putting off getting assessed for potential brain health or mental health issues because you fear you can not improve, rethink that position and …
Synopsis If you give your brain a name it is easier to dismiss the negative thoughts it gives you. If you have a negative thought you can just be like “Oh yeah don’t listen to that, that’s just Stan. Stan’s a little but of an asshole.” Because of our ego, It’s hard to dismiss our …
Synopsis Healthy habits are contagious. Not only will they rub off on your loved ones but the will permeate through the generations. Exercise – Tell 2 or 3 people you love why you want to have a healthier brain and why you want them to join you in doing this. Response The reason why I …
Day 132: It’s Not about You, but Generations of You Read More »
Synopsis A poor diet can cause illness. If you have a condition frequently simplify your diet until symptoms go away and then add back one food at a time to see if a food is causing you to be ill. This is referred to as an elimination diet. Exercise – If you have animals are …