Is it possible to increase brain power?

If you’ve ever found yourself forgetting where you left your keys or having problems with people’s names or things, then you have probably wished that your memory was a bit better. Fortunately, there are plenty of things that you can do to help improve your memory.

So how will you increase brain power? Let’s dive straight into these easy ways to increase brain power significantly.

We Have to Exercise Our Brain

What you need to do to increase brain power is do something new, something you’ve never done before. Furthermore, it has to be challenging. Exercising your brain is good but you can’t do it solo. You’ve got to exercise your body in conjunction with your brain.

Challenging your brain makes you sharper and more effective at remembering. Mental challenges like studying complex concepts, make simple tasks like remembering names at a party seem like a piece of cake.

Do Physical Exercise to Increase Brain Power

You have to physically exercise your body and what that does is that it jiggles your stem cells. And your stem cells pop out new neurons. Neurons help you think. They’re your train of thought, your subconscious thought, and your conscious thought. If you don’t connect those neurons to some older neurons to help get it growing, nurture it and mentor that neuron to get it productive, tt’s gonna shrivel up and die.

You really want to keep your stress in check. A great way to keep your stress in check is exercise. Here’s an exercise lesson. Using an Elliptical, do HIIT exercise for 7 minutes. First, warm up 1–2 minutes. Then, go 30 seconds with the most energy you can give on that Elliptical. And after that 30 seconds slow down. You can be super slow and do that for a minute and a half. Do that 7 times. That’s gonna help you get that sweat going and also help increase brain power.

Get your Zzzz’s

If you’re sleep deprived or have not been sleeping well, then I’m guessing you’re not remembering well either. This is because sleep and memory are intimately connected. Your brain needs downtime to stay sharp and help increase brain power. If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll tax your memory and start forgetting things. Stay rested so you can keep your mind alert.

Make Time for Friends

That’s part of what I’ve called the 4 C’s of successful aging. And that is care, connect, commit and concentrate. When it comes to improving memory, maintaining health and facing life’s challenges, friendship can truly be a blessing. Strong social ties through friends can preserve our brain health as we age, while social isolation may be a key risk factor for cognitive decline.

Have a Laugh

Spend time with fun, playful people because they’re fun to be around. Be around fun, energetic, playful, fit people who can help influence your exercise as well.

Brain-Boosting Diet

We create more neurotransmitters that talk to our neurons in our gut than we do in our head. And so it’s very important to eat the right food. You just got to make sure you eat all good, clean, healthy, natural foods. That is so

important to keep your brain functioning and focusing. It’s not just your head brain but also your gut brain.

What happens is we damage our gut brain and it eventually leads up to damaging our head brain.

You gotta make sure you have the gumption and fortitude and the strength and the knowledge to say, “You know what, I’m not gonna let aging just sit here and take over me. I am going to meet it head on and I’m going to not only fight it but just gonna come and beat it. And I’m gonna make you that I live the best life possible.”

To keep your memory, you just got to have the mindset that you can do it. And you got to understand what it’s gonna take to keep your memory.

About Our Co-Host

Our guest host is an expert on memory. She was on the show before, and you can hear more about her credentials on episode 146. Janet Rich Pittman is on a mission to help people fight the effects of aging by powering up their brains. As a Licensed Dementia Administrator and Certified Dementia Practitioner, she has seen firsthand what dementia can do to its victims and their families — and her years of research have taught her that it’s possible to prevent dementia, even REVERSE IT and reclaim your brain.

You can also visit her website at https://janetrichpittman.com

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