6 tips for a healthy brain

1. Every day: 

" Walking  hard for half an hour a week is good for both your body and your brain, because the activity of the hippo-campus, a brain area, increases with more exercise. In particular, you have an important role to play in learning and remembering, by walking every day your memory improves, you also increase your ability to plan and always focus on something new, which means that you can remain independent for longer. Operate."

2. Avoid damage

"Whether your brain continues to function well at a later age is genetically determined for 50 percent, so you can do something about it during your life." Make sure that you suffer as little brain damage as possible, for example,  alcohol is  bad for your brain. One person is a glass per day already harmful, the other can drink five glasses before it has effect Damage can also occur when you hit your head, for example in traffic accidents, boxing, head on at football and elbow feats against you head, keep in mind: what's bad for your blood vessels is also bad for your brain, so treat yourself if you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. "

3. Challenge yourself

"Take the train, go to a concert, visit a museum in another city, you need that kind of stimulation to keep your  brain  young." It is not bad if you find it difficult to recharge your ov-chip card; You just challenge your brain, you become sharp and alert when you 'wind up' in this way, your brain functions better and you can process new information faster, which is good for your ability to solve problems. for example, you will learn a new language, with all the grammatical difficulties that that entails, "says

4. Learn to dance

"In the old age learning and doing new things can be the arrival of  Alzheimer's slow down by about three to four years. What you do must require something from your brain. Playing the same kind of computer games every day does not help. Chess every day helps, because chess always raises new questions. Doing something that combines thought and movement, such as studying a new dance, seems to work even better. Older people who learned to dance for a number of weeks then scored better with psychological tests than those who did not. We know only can not or longer term prevent dementia, "

5. Eat crusts


"  Chewing well on your food  has healthy side-effects: your heart starts to beat faster and your brain gets better blood circulation.In fact, while you eat, you are walking a bit, with all the benefits of Research shows that the blood circulation in particular in one of the large blood vessels in the brain improves: 70 percent of strokes occurs in the vicinity of the blood vessel, so chewing seems strongly recommended for older people with an unhealthy vascular system. although it has not yet been proven to prevent a  cerebral infarction  , so chewing is important, even if liquid food seems easier, do not cut the crusts of the bread and boil vegetables shortly. "

6. Find extra light


"Sleep badly, make sure you get  more light  during the day, go outside and it works best, even on a gloomy day.You still get more light than in the house.Every day of walking for an hour seems a good way to get your sleep rhythm back in. In addition, more light reduces the speed of memory loss, do not swallow to sleep better: if you use them for a long time, you increase the risk of dementia. "