5 Quick and Easy Brain Boosters
With many of us spending hours a day in front of computer
screens, brain fog is becoming an increasingly common concern.
Here are five quick and easy ways to keep clear headed and
functional throughout the day.
1. Avoid the head foggers refined sugar and caffeine play havoc
with your head. They'll have you up one minute and down the
next. Grab a glass of the clear stuff if you want your thoughts
to be likewise.
Dehydration is a primary cause of poor concentration. So make
sure you're regularly drinking water throughout the day.
2. Get Vital! The brain accounts for a small amount of the
body's weight, but a massive amount of it's energy expenditure.
It it were a car it would do very few miles to the gallon. Vital
fresh foods are essential for good brain function. Processed
foods grabbed on the go, simply don't cut it.
Nuts, seeds, fruit and veg are the tops for brain fuel. Try
stashing a bag of almonds or walnuts in your desk for a cranium
supporting shot of essential omegas.
3. Simple Supplements Vitamins C and E are considered essential
in good brain health and functioning, studies indicate that they
may be useful in warding of Alzheimer's and age related dementia
too.
4. Herb Power A popular brain-boosting herb is gotu kola. Also
known as Indian pennywort, gotu kola is used as a tonic for the
nerves and brain cells. It is believed to promote clarity,
memory, and concentration and has a mildly calming effect on the
body too. It's available as a tincture or capsules online, or
from most health food shops.
Note: Do not take gotu kola if you are pregnant, breast-feeding,
or taking anti-depressants, or sedatives.
5. Move it! Certain body moves are known to balance the brain.
Jugging, walking while swinging opposite arms and legs, marching
on the spot all help to get the left and right side of the brain
working together.
Much of our work stimulates and uses the left side only.
Bringing the right hemisphere back online helps with creative
problem solving skills and gets us dealing with our world with
less stress.
One of my favourite fun ways of getting the brain fit and
functional is poi poi - stick the word in google and you'll find
plenty of information on what it does and how to get started.