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� I remember my mum

saying that carrots

keep your eyes in good

condition, and broccoli

keeps the mind sharp.

The brain is like any other

muscle in the body that

gets stronger with proper

exercise and shrivels if

neglected. To keep the

brain functioning at its full

potential, researchers say

there are specific lifestyle

adjustments which can

be made that can benefit

many important brain

functions.

Brain health shouldn’t

be something you first

start thinking about in

middle or old age. Just

as you need to exercise

your body throughout life

to keep it healthy so too

does your brain require a

daily workout to keep it

vital and alert.

It is common for people

to experience a gradual

decline in their mental

abilities as they age.

We are told that this is

normal and is the result

of age-related structural

changes in the brain, and

that such changes are

inevitable.

But you know what?

There’s a lot of evidence

coming from the latest

research into brain health

that brain aging is only

‘normal and inevitable’ if

you do nothing to prevent

it. This means that it

doesn’t have to happen

to you - that you can

keep your brain healthy

and in ‘tip-top’ shape,

enjoy being creative and

Keeping your brain healthy and smiling

improve your memory

with just a little bit of

effort whatever your age.

The question is how? Research findings

point to three main ways

to support your brain:

healthy diet, mental

activity and getting

physical with the brain.

The first two have been

promoted for many

years. However, the third

- getting physical with

the brain - is not widely

known yet may well prove

to be the most powerful

factor in maintaining

brain health.

What does ‘getting

physical’ with your brain

mean? To make the

explanation simple I’ll

define getting physical as

anything that is clearly not

diet related nor a mental

activity such as puzzles,

number sequence

exercises, memory

games, practicing musical

instruments and so on.

So what can you do

to get physical with your

brain? Plenty! There

are many ways of using

physical activity to boost

your brain-power and

keep you as sharp as a

tack regardless of your

age. What’s more, you’re

likely to find getting

physical with your brain

so easy and enjoyable

that you can readily

picture yourself doing it

for life.

Physical exercise: Physical exercise can

encourage a healthy brain

to function optimally in

ways that are not widely

known or their value

appreciated. For example,

exercise can help the

brain by promoting

the production of new

neurons (brain cells)

and strengthening the

connections between

neurons.

Reduce stress levels: Stress

plays havoc with the

functioning of the brain

and the body systems it

controls. In particular,

the sustained presence

of stress hormones in the

bloodstream can damage

brain cells

Promote the generation and circulation of sexual energy: Sexual energy can play

a key part in supporting

mental health as it

fosters, for example, the

movement of chemicals

called neurotransmitters

between neurons.

These play a critical role

in the communication

of information

between nerve cells.

As an illustration,

the neurotransmitter

serotonin associated

with sexual behaviour

and arousal is involved

in a number of functions

including influencing

mood and alertness. The

key is to be consistent

and to keep at it.

At any age physical activity encourages a healthy brain