Can we actually get smarter? You bet!

Simple ways to feed our brain, exercise the brain, improve its function:

1. EFA – ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

If there’s just one thing you’re willing to do, let it be this one. Eat fatty fish such as wild salmon, or take supplements. At all ages. Including the unborn or breast feeding infant, including the elderly grandparents. Especially students. Certainly adults with medical conditions ( Sole caveat: Patients on blood thinners please inform your doctor before planned surgery.)

2. SLEEP

Adequate sleep is a must for the brain to assimilate all the information it has gathered, and to form new pathways.

Remember, grandma always said – sleep well before an exam? Well, she was right!

3.HERBS

Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic, Oregano, Rosemary can improve neural transmission and reduce inflammation. We Indians are so fortunate most of these are a natural part of our diet!

4. NO SUGAR

Repeat, NO SUGAR. It can cause plaques and increase insulin resistance. And refined flour is metabolised to sugar, therefore it acts just like sugar in the body. Therefore, NO sweetened drinks and no chain store burgers and pizzas.

Alzheimers is often called Type III Diabetes.

5. LEARNING

Its exercise for the brain and, just like physically exercising the body makes it stronger, mental exercise makes the brain ‘stronger’. Playing mind games is good activity.

6. CLEAN WATER which does not contain neurotoxins like Fluoride and Chlorine.

7. OXYGEN

Rejuvenates and strengthens brain cells.

8. MEDITATION

Even if we can get in 10 to 15 min a day of meditation, it improves attention and performance. 

9. HIGHER POWER

Phenomena like ESP demonstrate that there is more to it than meets the eye. Ever have a flash of insight? Tuning in to a Higher Intelligence could improve our own!

So. Simple, small steps, carried out regularly, can bring great results!