The brain, the command center, and the most important part of the body it enables us to process thoughts, retain memory, do movements, feel, and make emotions. The brain holds everything that makes us humans, that makes us more productive day by day. Our ancestors have been present around six million years ago and the modern form of us humans evolve about 200,000 years ago and since then our brain is continually evolving and adapting to every small change that humans see and feel.
This is why the brain is important above all, it controls and holds everything we know. It controls the time to sleep and wake up, the dress we will wear for the day, and even hunger. So why not take care of our brain?
Exercising the brain improves memory retaining, your focus will be longer and better, it will improve your everyday work and it will make you feel less stressed. So, here are some of the ways or tips to strengthen and better our brains.
Have fun with jigsaw puzzles
Making yourself busy by putting together thousand pieces image of a landscape or joining hundreds of pieces of a cartoon character is one of the best ways to exercise the brain.
According to research, jigsaw puzzles exercise the left and right side of the brain at once, the left side of our brain is for logic, work, science, and math, while the right-side brain is for the creative and intuitive process. When you`re doing a jigsaw puzzle, both sides are engaged and functioning.
According to other research jigsaw puzzles improve shorth term memory loss, improves visual-spatial reasoning, it is also a great form of meditation and stress reliever.
And most of all jigsaw puzzles are perfect for some alone time away from crowded cities and noisy streets.
Using all your senses
According to research using all senses at the same time may help strengthen the brain
Add new to your skillset
Learning new skills is fun and interesting, and at the same time, it helps the brain to function more resulting in a stronger brain especially in older adults. Try to practice drawing, playing guitar or other instruments. It is fun and entertaining and you don`t know your new skill can take you somewhere far from where you are.
Play and listen to some music
According to a study from 2017, listening to some happy music can help generate more innovative solutions compare to being silent, which means turning some happy music can increase your creative thinking and brainpower to the next level.
Try using your non-dominant hand
Try switching hands while you are doing some basic tasks like sweeping the floor, hold the toothbrush in your non-dominant hand, and eating. This will help your brain to keep alive as the neurobiologist said, this will help your brain process and respond more quickly
Meditate
A 2007 research has shown that meditation can help improves attention, focus, empathy, and even immunity. The research also said that meditation can also increase the working memory of an individual
Meditation has many benefits including
Gaining a new perspective on a stressful situation
Building skills to manage your stress
Increasing self-awareness
Reducing negative emotions
Increase imagination and creativity
Focusing on your brain health is one of the best things to do in every situation. It improves a lot of things that may help you in a long run and will make you a better person day by day. If you want to try some of these tips and see the result, you don`t know but what if you need it.
Take some time to relax and think for yourself, what happens in the last week, is there something bad that happened? What can you change so that mistakes won`t happen again? Just take some break, think and relax.
The brain is a kind of engine. Just as the engine needs maintenance, so does our brain . The maintenance of our brain is to stay calm, to move around in a good environment. If the brain is well maintained then the brain becomes more functional.