From Health magazine
Mixing up your routine in these simple ways can do wonders for your brain, mood, and future.
Switch hands
Use your nondominant hand to do daily tasks like brushing your teeth or clicking the computer mouse. This simple change promotes the growth of neurons in the brain, which can sharpen memory and thinking.
“It’ll give your brain the regular workout it needs to stay healthy,” says life coach and Health columnist M. J. Ryan, author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For (in bookstores in May).
Engage your senses
Get dressed with your eyes closed. One night at dinner, communicate only nonverbally (that’s right, no
words). By relying on different senses, you create more neurons in your brain and get more creative.
Try something fresh
It doesn’t have to be anything big—a free class at a dance center, a new recipe. You begin to think, I can do this! And that can lead to even greater accomplishments. When you learn a new skill, your brain actually builds new circuitry.
“Think of it as mental cross-training,” Ryan says.
Ask: What’s right about this?
“How you frame something can change everything,” Ryan says. Try to consider the sunny side of a situation rather than focusing on what’s wrong with it. So if it’s pouring rain, instead of stressing about getting drenched, think
of the good it will do for your garden.
The result: A more optimistic and inventive you who can take on just about anything.
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Comments (6)
These are very useful tips that can be easily implemented at a patient’s home. More depression screenings will improve public health care without
additional cost.
Joe Roberts
Psychologist
Psychologist
Applying what we are learning about the human brain through research—a much-needed integration—provides hope and practical strategies cocsistent with state of the art neuroscience. Important work. Thanks to the author.
I truly appreciate this positive email. Thank you so very much.
Have a truly great day. You have made mine a better one.
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Here’s a few more. Try sipping your morning coffee using your non-dominant hand. Try stretching while waiting in line or practice deep breathing. Little things matter and in the end they add up. Thanks for the tips.
Dear Author: GG
Thank you so very much. I look forward to hearing from you. Little things truly matter.
Have a truly great day.
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