How to keep your mind clear

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Information overload, all sorts of cataclysms, unstable political environment and a huge amount of stress are just a few of the characteristics of modern life. It is not surprising that people so early begin to acquire forgetfulness, mental retardation, negative changes in cognitive abilities, and in some cases even clouding of reason and dementia. That is why you need to know what to do in order to keep the mind clear and active throughout life. We will talk about this further – we bring to your attention 15 great ways to maintain mental clarity.

 

1. Lead a healthy lifestyle

Despite the banality of this recommendation, it is extremely important, because in order not to cloud your mind in the future, you need to do prevention today. There are no secrets here, here are some simple tips:

  • avoid smoking, alcohol abuse and other bad habits;
  • do exercises;
  • monitor blood sugar levels and pressure;
  • undergo a medical examination every year;
  • selectively approach what you eat;
  • try to get more positive emotions out of life.

 

2. Do physical exercise

Physical activity is essential to keep your body in great shape. However, they have another benefit – when a person makes intense movements, blood circulation improves not only in the muscles, but also in the brain, which increases its performance. Practices such as yoga, tensegrity, qigong are also extremely useful for the general condition of the body.

 

3. Drink water

You can learn a lot of interesting things about the benefits of water from the recommended articles under this paragraph, but we still remind you that drinking water in the morning is much healthier than drinking coffee. According to the result of multiple studies, if you drink a glass immediately after waking up, the state of cheerfulness will accompany you much longer. In addition, if you drink water on an empty stomach, the work of the gastrointestinal tract improves, the vessels are cleansed and toxins are removed from the body. And this means that much less harmful substances will enter the brain along with the blood.

 

4. Breathe fresh air

To keep the brain always active, and the mind clear and sharp, you need to be in the fresh air more often. But in no case should you limit yourself to five minutes during your lunch break – this is not a walk. To be effective and beneficial, you need to take at least two walks for half an hour a day. Better yet, at least once every two weeks, go out of town or into nature, where the air is much cleaner than in the city. In addition, this is a great way to relax, unwind, escape from worries and normalize your emotional and mental state.

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5. Get enough sleep

Another common truth is that in order to feel good for as long as possible, you should always get enough sleep. The fact is that in the process of sleep, the human body produces a special hormone – melatonin, which promotes rest and prevents premature aging. In general, it is considered the strongest natural antioxidant and immunomodulator, because it fights free radicals – harmful molecules that destroy tissues, cells and genes and cause serious illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease.

 

6. Use all the senses

Using all five senses is not only a way to fully live, but also an effective method of preventing many senile diseases and disorders. Try to perceive more colors, listen to more sounds, recognize more smells, feel more tastes and touch more objects in the world around you. To do this, you just need to concentrate on what you are doing at the moment, and focus on the phenomena that accompany your life.

 

7. Look for the positive

Many experts, including psychologists, recommend developing positive thinking and optimism in yourself. It is known for certain that in calm conditions, when a person is comfortable and there is nowhere to rush, he performs any work much easier and more efficiently. However, such conditions in our life are very rare, and therefore we need to be able to see the positive aspects in everything, impetus for development and life lessons that make up experience and wisdom. In addition, all this will favorably affect your life results.

 

8. Solve puzzles

Such wonderful things as word games and puzzles, sudoku, crosswords, puzzles, logic games and puzzles are by no means a way to pass the time, but a real brain training. Firstly, their unraveling prevents premature aging of brain cells, and secondly, it helps to restore mental abilities if they have been damaged. So do not think that an hour of “breaking your head” is a waste of time.

 

9. Play chess

Chess has long been recognized as the ultimate brain workout. Playing them, a person develops strategic thinking, creativity, memory and the ability to improvise. Note that the elasticity of the brain depends on the behavior of special neural processes called dendrites – they are responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses to this organ. Every time a person plays chess, he literally modifies his brain, because a huge number of these same dendrites are involved in this process. It is likely that in the near future, doctors will prescribe not only diet and physical activity, but also a game of chess to maintain clarity of mind.

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10. Watch TV carefully

Here, however, we mean watching TV carefully not in the literal sense of the word, but in the sense of selectively, that is, you need to pay attention to what you are watching. We are all already familiar with the fact that the TV is a real “zombie box” that clogs the memory and dulls the brain. But this is true only when people watch anything, indiscriminately and for long hours. If you choose programs correctly, look for cognitive and developmental programs, the brain will work efficiently, and at the same time, new knowledge will accumulate and intelligence will develop.

Frequent TV viewing can be harmful not only to our brain, but to our body as a whole. On this topic, we recommend reading our article "8 Negative Consequences of Watching TV".

 

11. Use the Internet

Everyone knows that the Internet is a real storehouse of information on absolutely any topic. It is only important to know how to use it correctly and purposefully. For this reason, you need to engage in the Web only searching for the necessary and interesting data, and not stupid viewing of “vidos” and “transfusion from empty to empty” with online interlocutors. But the most curious thing is that searching the World Wide Web for the necessary information loads the human brain more than reading books, and therefore trains it very well.

 

12. Eat right

You've probably heard that the "food" of the brain is glucose. However, one should not assume that for his training and development of thinking, you need to eat tons of sweets. On the contrary, the most correct and true way to a good memory and a clear mind for many years is the usual healthy diet, where there are fresh vegetables and fruits, herbs, walnuts, foods containing protein, fiber and many other useful substances. However, you can read more about healthy nutrition, as well as alternative nutrition concepts, in the following recommendations.

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13. Use herbs

The secrets of longevity and clarity of mind should be sought, in addition to the official, so-called traditional medicine, and in folk medicine. There is simply an incredible amount of herbal remedies that improve cognitive abilities, increase stress resistance, improve concentration and develop intelligence. Moreover, all of them are completely harmless and even beneficial to the body as a whole. Ginseng, ginkgo, rosemary, immortelle, mint, and others are great examples.

 

14. Learn new things

The brain and mind, like muscles, if they are not given proper attention and not loaded, over time can “sag” and turn into a “piece of meat”. Even the most powerful intellect, which has been inactive for a long time, can become dull. To avoid such a turn of events, provide yourself with a regular flow of new information – gain new knowledge, master unusual skills, etc. Just some 15 minutes of practice every day will protect your mind from the degradation of the most powerful drugs and preparations.

 

15. Meditate

It sounds rather unusual, but meditation can prevent negative age-related changes in the brain. If you do this practice regularly, the strongest positive impact will be on the structures that interact with information processing and attention. Even MRI studies have shown that meditation changes the physical structure of the human brain, thereby counteracting the destruction of neural connections.

We also recommend reading our article "The impact of meditation on health and longevity".

 

Here are some simple ways to keep your mind clear. Use them to your health, and at any age you will always think well, remember everything and adequately perceive yourself and the wonderful world around you!

Source: 4brain.ru