Brain Health
- The aging of the “baby boomers” has seen a great increase in the number of people affected with memory problems and other forms of cognitive function.
- At about the age of fifty the brain can experience physiological changes.
- This causes a loss of ability to store and retrieve short-term memories and learn new information.
- Studies have shown that the hormone cortisol [from the adrenal glands] is a primary cause of brain decline.
- There is a connection between living with chronic, unrelenting stress and cortisol production.
- The brain is composed of flesh and blood and must be cared for and fed in the same way as the rest of the body.
- Brain nutrients have a noticeable effect on increased brain performance.
- The brain needs rich sources of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants to function properly.
* Nutrition: Benefits have been achieved by using: Sea vegetables, fish [tuna and salmon], sprouts, organic eggs, wheat germ, olive and flaxseed oils, brown rice, tofu, apples, oranges, grapefruit, and beans.
* Supplements: Recent nutritional that benefits have been achieved by using Antioxidants, Vitamin E, Zinc, selenium, omega three fish oils, the green food supplements, B vitamins and many others.
* Lifestyle: Making a change from a sedentary lifestyle to include mild aerobic exercise: daily 20-minute walk, yoga, and reading. Playing mental games [do a Sunday crossword puzzle] Prayer, mediation, a cheerful optimistic attitude, listen to music.
* Homeopathy: To help overcome stress and anxiety the homeopathic [BACH] flower essences have proved effective
|
