A Clear Mind

I once visited a well-known clairvoyant who told me that my brain would always remain razor-sharp.
Obviously, I was delighted to hear this. However, when my son recently recited some calculative analysis, I must admit that my “razor-sharp mind” could do a with some sharpening.

It has been heavily debated among neuroscientists, whether humans continue to produce nerve cells throughout their entire life. However, studies like the above-mentioned propose that we stop at an early age.
Other professors and researchers are of the opinion, that more studies need to be conducted, before it can be proven, as there have also been many studies that suggests that nerve cell production is present in adults.
Whether we continue to produce nerve cells or not, we can still see our brain as a databank that we must take good care of, so it will remain sharp our entire life. We must protect our brains and the brains of our children. The brain is our most important operating system.
Another recent article from the Jotland Post, cited a professor whom stated that there are 12 everyday chemicals that can affect children’s ability to learn, their education, and their future job opportunities. The professor also warned, that this was only the tip of the iceberg.
He said, that in 30 years’ time, we might have to sit down with our children and explain to them why it may not have worked out so well for them, as it could have. We might have to explain that they have lost a significant amount of brain cells, which has impaired their ability to concentrate and their memory. We might have to explain that there was a great cost to how modern science has enabled us to increase productivity of our food.
There are plenty of freighting statistics that beg us to evaluate our lifestyles, and make sure that we treat our brains kindly.
There are many things you can be conscious of when it comes to keeping a sharp mind, besides a healthy and clean diet, with the right supplements.
You may notice a positive effect by visualizing and telling yourself, that you have an excellent memory. I meet too many people who say, “I can never remember anything”. Your subconscious listens to everything you say, and words like these can start a chain reaction. Believe in your memory and decide instead to help it all that you can.

Dietary supplements

• Make sure to have a base of a good multivitamin/mineral product. Supplements in the right amount, strengthens both the brains of children and adults.
• Omega-3 fatty acids help your brain, partly by promoting wellbeing, and partly by improving the brain’s ability to function.
• An extra supplement of a vitamin-B complex has brain-strengthening capabilities. Make sure that the supplements contain sufficient folic acid. It’s important that the brain is working properly; especially with the elderly. Researchers announced, in the end of the 90s, that folic acid can restore the ability to remember in older brains. It is best to take folic acid together with vitamin B12. 400 micrograms of folic acid, daily, is often sufficient.
  Make sure that your complex vitamin-B also contains choline. This, too, aids memory.
• Vitamin-E is a power antioxidant, which has earned many nicknames such as “the youth vitamin” or “super brain pill”. The vitamin can, among other things, eliminate free radicals.
• It can be smart to take an extra vitamin-C. Vitamin-C can pass through the blood – brain barrier and is seen more and more as an agent in the defense against mental fatigue.
• You might be able to increase your wellbeing with selenium. Vitamin-E works especially good with selenium.
• In Professor Lester Parker’s book “The Antioxidant Miracle”, he wrote about alpha-lipoic-acid, and about how it might be the most effective antioxidant that we have knowledge of. It is considered that the alpha-lipoic-acid can strengthen the memory and rejuvenate certain receptors that improve the transference of signals throughout the brain.
• Q-10 has countless functions. It’s especially known for activating your heart and brain, and works well with vitamin-E. If you feel that your brain cells are a bit sluggish, give them some Q-10.
• One of the most thoroughly tested products that aid your ability to concentrate and your memory is Ginkgo Biloba, which is an extract from the maidenhair tree. On many levels it has shown to be an amazing product for our brain functions. If you are taking blood thinning medication, consult with a physician before taking Ginkgo Biloba.
• Phosphoserine, which is extracted from lecithin, can easily move through the blood-brain barrier and is my personal favorite when it comes to memory improvement products.
• Huperzine-A, is a plant extract from the Chinese club moss-hupierza serrata. In China, the remedy has been used for hundreds of years to rejuvenate the ability of remembering for the elderly.Research is still being done on this remedy. Some researchers believe it shouldn’t be used to strengthen normal memory, but rather should be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

• Take a walk or dance freely to the music you like. This will activate your brain and release happiness hormones, such as dopamine and serotonin. All of this whilst you reduce the stress hormone, cortisol.
• Meditation can also increase your psychological balance and strength.
• Overweight is not good for your brain. If you are overweight look at the amount and the quality of your food and make corrections where needed.
• The utmost important thing to remember is to keep your brain active and never think that you are too old to do something. I recently read about a man whom, at age 101, started to learn the violin. I listened to him play, and it was impressive for a newbie.
• Make sure to stimulate your brain and that you have a clean and healthy diet. Get plenty of exercise. And great laughs with people of all ages.