The thought of losing our mentally isn’t pleasant. About 33% of all
people age 60 and over today have measurable memory problems. And the
medical community estimates that by the time we reach age 85, fifty
percent of us will have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This is NOT a pretty
picture, but there ARE ways to fight back against both cognitive decline
REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE! Stress and Cognitive Decline
Age is not the only cause of reduced mental capacity. Stress is even
worse, and is now known to kill brain cells.
This happens regardless of age - whether you're 20 or 90. The below
picture is a microscopic photo of brains cells dying from stress. There's
evidence that high levels of stress hormones cause the hippocampus – a small
brain organ that's crucial to memory – to physically atrophy and shrink.
The Self-Esteem Factor PLUS there’s more at work here than just aging and
stress. It's now now proven by many research studies that personality plays
an important role in protecting our mental powers. This may shock you, but a
major 20-year study proved beyond doubt that low self-esteem can cause your
brain to shrink as much as 20 percent.
What Can You Do? Can we age-proof our brains, or even turn back the
clock? Actually new anti-aging research is very promising. Avoiding loss of
your mental sharpness is definitely achievable. Fighting back against AD is
also within reach, but only if you begin before symptoms start.
So... what's the secret to keeping your brain fit and flexible:
Participate in activities that stretch your mental muscle -- study music, go
back to school, begin to learn a new language, or write a book. Make sure
you have a good diet. Your brain’s basic food is glucose. But fast food is
not a good source of mental (or physical) fuel.
Bust your stress. When you’re stressed not only do you step-up the aging
process, you also kill brain cells and direct glucose away from your brain
to your big muscles. This is great for running from a tiger, but not
beneficial in daily life.
If your self-esteem is not “up to snuff” consider working with a
counselor, or pick up an on-line self-esteem training and DO the
assignments. Get some moderate daily exercise into your daily plan of
action. Park the car at the far end of the parking lot at work or the store
and take a quick “hike.” Increase your supply of human growth hormone (HGH)
by natural methods (the Quantum Mind Power gym has HgH longetivy brainwave
trainings.)
Dr. Deepak Chopra, MD says, "Mind training is the medicine of the
future." We created the Quantum Brain Gym to give you easy access to tools
to protect and build your brain power, turn back the clock, and avoid
unnecessary mental deterioration.
The author, Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler, is a renowned brain/mind
researcher, and was one of the first in the world to introduce brainwave
training to the corporate world. She is the co-developer of the web’s first
brain gym – the quantumbraingym.com
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