Five Minute tips for better mental health- Brain Health
I’m not much good at writing blogs, but great ideas come across my desk every day, so for the time being, I am going to send a quick blog out when I think it will be helpful.
Keep You Brain Healthy
with thanks for Dr Jonathan Jordan. The powerpoint of his talk is online if you’d like it.
I was shocked to discover that Dementia is the leading killer of Australian women. Deakin University has linked the shrinking of brains to our highly processed food diets but stress also has a massive impact on the brain’s ability to cope and to regrow neurons (called neurogenesis).
The good news is that we have alot of great choices availalbe to use which can protect our poor brains from this disease and get those neurons growing. Each of the strategies below work together with mindfulness, so please keep that as an essential factor in protecting your brain.
Keeping this blog short means little detail, but you can click on the links to find a little more information on each of these tips.
Eat a healthy diet : WDoild Caught Salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Also Acai (although Blueberries are great too, and heaps cheaper than Acai). Even coffee, in moderation, has health benefits. https://eatingmindfully.com/ Also, there is a correlation between healthy teeth and good brain health because of inflammation caused by dental disease.
Don’t multi-task. Its impossible and puts the brain into fight or flight mode. Multi-sense instead.
Keep your brain healthy with puzzles and thinking games
