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It is now known that stress takes a heavy toll on your brain. When you are under stress your body experiences
"fight or flight" syndrome. When ancient cave man was being chased by a Saber Toothed Tiger, last thing his body needed was to allocate resources to grow more brain cells. In response to a threat, real or imagined, your body produces hormones that stop growth of brain cells.
To avoid stress, make an honest assessment of things that are causing your stress. Are they really life threatening, or are they merely an annoyance? Most of time an impending event that we are stressing over never comes to pass.
Eliminate things in your life that are causing stress. If you can't eliminate something that is causing stress; find a more constructive way to deal with it. They say "stress kills". I believe that. Even if stress doesn't kill you, we now know that it WILL decrease your mental sharpness.
It is now known that old idea "fish is food for brain" is actually true. Scientists have discovered that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish are an important component of neurotransmitters. Other sources of omega-3 fatty acids include avocados, olive oil, and walnuts.
Omega-3 fatty acids work in conjunction with vitamin E. The best sources of vitamin E include seeds, nuts, whole grains, and brightly colored vegetables.
Avoid fatty foods that increase your cholesterol level. Cholesterol stiffens walls of arteries, restricting flow of blood. And you now know that good blood flow is required to grow your brain.
Age is NOT a factor in decreasing mental sharpness. Loss of mental alertness is caused by lack of regular sound sleep, lack of exercise, stress, and mental laziness. Take steps described in this article and you will do what until now scientists thought was impossible. You will grow your brain. ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------
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