Boost your brain
Feed your intelligence the right way
The brain needs to be fed in a healthy way to be at its peak. Scientists all agree that eating well preserves the ability to concentrate and memorize. In fact, to develop and stay in shape, the brain needs specific and varied substances, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids and essential fatty acids. According to Jean-Marie Bourre, member of the "Academies de Médecine and French specialist in neuropharmaceutical-nutrition, a balanced diet can strengthen the brain. An example: 40% of the piece of bread you eat for breakfast is used to make your brain work in the morning!
> What is the ideal nutrition for the brain? Avoid foods high in saturated fat: whole milk, beef, veal, lamb, pork and other meats, bacon and other animal fats, coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa butter. Choose fish, a source of protein and rich in iron. And, of course, eat your 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day!
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Train your brain
To enhance the capabilities of your brain, there is nothing more effective than training! Intellectual stimulation and memorization work can increase the number of connections between neurons and make them more effective. Follow our advice: do intellectual exercises! They will prevent your brain from regressing.
> Buy yourself a Nintendo DS! It will allow you to progress while having fun with the Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training Program. The Celebral Challenge is a game that proposes to practice on 5 well-defined criteria: logic, mathematics, memory, visualization and attention. Big Brain Academyyou will have to answer a series of questions, as quickly as possible, in an interval of 60 seconds and then you can see your brain progress when the nice Prof. Bilancini announces the results of your performance.
> If you don't want to invest in the Nintendo DS, you can play thinking games - Sudoku is great right now! You can find them on the Internet or in newspapers. Card games are also great mental training, as they allow you to use your brain and enhance memory, reflection, math. Engage in mental calculations in the form of games and exercises to test your intellectual skills.
Let him rest!
Your brain will be more efficient if you give it a few breaks. Sleep allows you to recover from physical fatigue. At the same time, it is also essential for learning: at night, the brain processes the data stored during the day. Respect your internal biological clock and go to sleep as often as possible at the same time.
You can also dedicate yourself to a "relaxing activity like Yoga or, more simply, you can read a little, listen to music, walk, cycle, go to the cinema, etc. ..." Mens sana in corpore sano ", the two things are not can be dissociated!
To have a full brain, you need to have a rested and fit body. Treat yourself to small pleasures ... a chocolate, an aperitif ... If you undergo a strict diet, you will feel a void to fill and your brain will suffer the consequences: stress and fatigue.
