Increase Cognitive Capacity

The brain continually remodels itself in response to experience and learning. Scientists believe that sustained mental activity forms new neurons and synapses throughout the life of the brain. The average adult brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons, comprises 2% of our body weight but requires 20% of the oxygen in our blood.

Top Choices to Boost Brain Health:

• Choose challenging leisure pursuits such as dance, strategic board games and puzzles, learning a new language or a musical instrument, even solving math problems in your head.

• Maintain emotional balance through self-awareness. Become emotionally resilient; pay more attention to positive emotions and less to negative stimuli.

• Incorporate aerobic exercise into your routine to stimulate the creation of new neurons in the brain responsible for memory and learning.

• Include exercises that work on balance to improve focus, concentration and memory.

• Enjoy time spent in nature and the outdoors to elevate the brain's oxygen levels.

• Ensure that you get sufficient sleep to recharge your brain.

• Eat at regular intervals to supply essential fuel to your brain.

• Refrain from overeating to reduce cognitive decline and memory loss.

• Nurture social relationships; positive interactions help build connections between brain cells.

• Meditate to calm the brain. Meditation improves blood flow to the brain and relieves stress.

• Be open to possibilities: try something new, be spontaneous and keep a lively mind.