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berries, strawberries, raspberries,
plums, oranges, red grapes, and
cherries. In addition, cold water fish
containing omega-3 fatty acids such
as halibut, salmon, trout and tuna
are advisable. Really a diet much
like a Mediterranean diet is what is
indicated.
3. Develop meaning in life,
reduce stress, if a senior do volunteer work and work on stimulating
word games, play with your pet.
4. Cut down on TV time, video
games, computer time and use
of cell phones. Focus on learning
something new, read and ask yourself questions to see if you remember what you read, this way it will
stay with you, maybe for the rest of
your life.
5. Take fish oil capsules.
6. Take a baby aspirin.
Brain health depends on implementation of these measures and
more. Your brain is vital to your
health. Why would you do anything
to jeopardize its health?
Six Measures for Better Brain Health
By Jean Jeffers, Staff Writer
Think you need better brain
health?
“A healthy brain is a brain well
supplied with blood and which
functions in a normal manner,” says
Dr. Majid Fotuhi, Chief Medical
Officer of the Neurology Institute
for Brain Health and Fitness in
Baltimore, Maryland.
It is the brain that regulates all
mechanisms and keeps all systems
running. It uses up to half of the
body’s total oxygen consumed during mental activities, thus making
phytochemicals and nutrients in the
diet of huge importance.
Scientists once believed that the
brain deteriorated as it aged and
nothing could be done to stop this
process. New scientific thinking is
that while the brain ages, there may
be new regeneration of cells.
“To increase blood flow
throughout your body and keep an
adequate brain reserve,” says Dr.
Fotuhi, “healthy habits of living are
needed.” He goes on to say, “Brain
reserve is like a retirement account,
the more you put in the better. The
more you create a healthy brain, the
more able it is to resist disease.”
The brain functions by relaying
impulses from one nerve cell, or
neuron, to another throughout the
body. This process is dependent on
an adequate supply of neurotransmitters, chemical messengers that
serve to carry impulses across gaps
called synapses. Neurotransmitters
are made within the neurons from
molecules that are obtained from
a healthy diet. Serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine are neurotransmitters which
influence many body functions such
as mood, sleep, appetite, motivation, and memory.
The following health measures
are recommended:
1. Get adequate exercise.
2. Focus on good nutrition
The Alzheimer’s Association
About the Author
Jean is an RN with an MSN
from University of Cincinnati and
writes freelance. She is a staff writer
for Health & Wellness Magazine
and Living Well-50 Plus. She has
articles in Infinity Magazine and
Diabetes Health and will soon be
seen in Christian Living in Mature
Years Magazine. Jean has a story in
an anthology entitled “Many Roads
Taken.” (2012) She writes a web
page regarding health issues on The
Examiner, an online publication. She
lives in Cincinnati.
suggests increasing your intake of
healthy foods which protect the
brain. Dark skinned vegetables such
as kale, spinach, Brussel sprouts,
and broccoli, as well as red bell
peppers, corn, and eggplant are recommended. Also included would
be fruits with high anti-oxidant
levels and are prunes, raisins, blue
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