How To Keep Your Mind Sharp, Improve Your Memory And Iq, Impress
Others, And Make More Money
Everyone has seen or heard of someone with a photographic
memory. We have also seen or know people afflicted with
alzheimers, dementia, and low IQ's. Why do some people have such
memory power and others either never have it or are stripped of
it by disease and neglect.
Studies have shown that 50% of brain power and function is
genetic, and 50% is environment derived. What that means is
that, yes, there are some that are born better off than others -
Just like some people are born with more wealth than the rest of
us (Paris Hilton, Martin Sheen, etc...), but for every one
inherently better off rich kid (spoiled brat) there are 3 or
more selfstarters that have equaled or surpassed them with hard
work. This is the same with inherent genius. This means that 50%
of your brain power is a direct result of its environment - what
it is exposed to, the activity it receives, and can be seriously
developed to even surpass the born super geniuses.
The brain is very similar to a muscle. We have all heard of
stories of the underdog in sports. Someone whom has overcome
great difficulty, diseases like cancer (Lance Armstrong), etc...
and risen to be the best - far exceeding people with better
genetics, better training, etc... The brain is no different. The
number one thing to increase your brain's thinking power is
activity. Just like muscles it needs to be exercised and
stretched out.
Dr's know that the way to avoid mental decline is to constantly
expose the brain to new activities. Keep it active. Studies have
shown that the harder you work your brain the more it will
improve. It has actually been proven that those who work their
minds the hardest have actually shown definite and marked
improvement in scores on various intelligence tests. It has also
been proven that stagnation will cause a marked decline on those
same tests. This same activity has even been proved to help
those whose minds have already started to decline - even in
alzheimers patients.
Now, just like the body has many different muscles, the brain
has numerous functions and each has its own area or region. This
is why there is autism and savants like Rainman. Gentics just
like the environment can lead to gross overdevelpment of a
region and underdevelopment of others (autism). Just like body
builders wouldn't want to just work on their chest muscles, you
want to try and expand your whole range of thought for a more
well rounded brain. There are many different areas of brain
thought like short term and long term memory, spatial
perception, logic, some even say there is an unknown area that
has been related to psychics and communication with the unknown
(studies have actually shown that there is an area of the mind
unlinked with any known thought processes that is highly
developed (extensive increases in neuropathways and blood flow)
that is only seen in psychic and paranormal activities -
interesting!
We will not go into how to exercise each of the areas of the
brain as there are numerous books on this (a great one is by
Harry Lorraine - The Memory Book. Just remember crossword
puzzles, college and adult education classes, reading -
especially different subject matter, brainstorming, etc... will
all help you develope your mind and reach your peak mental
fitness and potential. I just want you to realize how important
it is to keep your mind active and sharp. This mental exercise
will inherently improve your IQ, bolster your confidence, make
you and your life more interesting, earn you more friends, and
make you more money for all these same reasons, regardless your
profession - what have you got to lose. Maybe through
brainstorming and streching the limits of your mind you will
invent new ideas, products, or maybe even start your own
business. This is how we invented our patented headlight cleaner
and restorer, formed a biochemical company, and became the
number one supplier of TCA peel skin peels in the world. Start
exercising your brain today - you never know where it may take
you!