Feed Your Mind: Simple Tips for a Happy Brain
Although our spinal cords stop growing at age 4, our brains keep developing until age 25. The conditions that most affect the brain are dementia, MS, Huntington’s disease and motor neurone disease.
- Eat healthy nutritious food. Learn to cook a few plant-based recipes! The brain is your fattiest organ, so eating plant-based omega 3 fatty acids (nuts, seeds) is good. You don’t need oily fish (cooking it destroys omega 3s anyway – but leaves mercury and over-fishing problems).
- Get at least 150 minutes of weekly exercise (walking is fine, as is swimming, workouts or sport). Aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain, strength training builds stronger neural connections.
- Make quality sleep (7 to 9 hours a night) a priority (reducing or giving up alcohol and smoking will help good sleeping routines).
- Stay hydrated. Six to eight glasses of water a day is a good aim for most people. Drink two glasses before each main meal, to easily achieve this.
- Avoid multi-tasking and just focus on task at a time. And take regular breaks to rest in between.
- Limit (or give up) social media.
- Declutter your home and workspace.
- Crossword puzzles, Sudoku, chess and memory games are good ‘brain exercises. As are taking up new hobbies and learning new languages.
- Switch donations to humane research, to help heal brain diseases.
Feel Focus is a quality supplement, sold in a sustainable packaging, with results expected in 90 days, for better memory and less ‘brain fog’. It focuses on neurotransmitters, and contains high B vitamins and B12, plus zinc for cognitive health.
Most people don’t need supplements for their brains. But if you GP thinks you would benefit, go for sustainable vegan brands from experts.
Consult GP before taking supplements if you have medical conditions or are on medication (avoid ginkgo for epilepsy, bleeding disorders, pregnancy or nursing). Avoid choline for bi-polar disorder.
Keep supplements away from children and pets. Recycle unused supplements/medicines at pharmacies (never flush them down the loo).
Dr.Vegan Brain Fuel (a sustainable supplement)
Dr Vegan Brain Fuel is a quality supplement, the first order is sold in a refillable metal tin. You then just order refills in eco-friendly pouches after that, to save on waste and save money. Subscribe online for big savings, once you have the first order with the tin.
Tips to help prevent brain fog!
We’ve all been there. Brain fog is when you think something is a good idea at the time, and then change your mind later on, because you can’t think clearly. This can be due to overwhelm (like this site at one time, but it’s gradually getting better due to the backlog ending and more clarity).
Other causes can be menopause, some say gluten can cause brain fog in some people, and often it’s simply due to needing a rest, or even a lack of certain nutrients.
Tips to help prevent brain fog
- Ensure you get a good 7 to 9 hours sleep each night.
- Prioritise good nutrition food.
- Drink plenty of plain filtered water.
- Exercise (this boosts blood flow to the brain)
- Relax through anything you like: prayer, mindfulness meditation, yoga, hobbies
- Avoid multi-tasking. Focus on one task at a time.
- Limit alcohol and caffeine, especially after the morning.
- Get some rest, don’t overstimulate your brain!
