BRAIN EXERCISE-- Exercises that increase brain's cognitive reserve

Did you know that our brain's cognitive reserve can deteriorate as we age, making it difficult to perform mental task? Yes, just as over time we lose muscles, our brain can atrophy also.

As physical exercise is good for the muscles, so is following a healthy lifestyle and performing regular brain exercise good for brain health.

For instance, following a non- smoking lifestyle, eating lots of vegetables and regular physical activity can guarantee at least 60% of improved brain cognition, with no dementia.

However, there are other tips that you may want to know and try as well to avoid a situation depicted by the image below:

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Avoid boredom, never allowing your brain to be passive. Sitting in front of the Television for several hours a day, for instance is detrimental to brain health in the long run.

REAL-WORLD ACTIVITIES TO EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN

• Drive home through a different route other than the one you are familiar with.

• Try sweeping or brushing your teeth with the other hand

• Daily reading of newspaper helps

• Learn new skills; language, musical instrument, cooking etc

• Do Math mentally

• Visualize spelling a word from your head without writing it out

• Say out the lyrics of a song without the music playing

• Draw a map from your head

• Learn challenging and new sports, e.g golf, tennis, etc.

• Watch your meals and eat right

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