Highlights
As we age, the brain’s cognitive abilities start to decline, as the cells responsible for intelligence shrink. However, maintaining a social life can help keep the brain cells healthy. Harvard Medical School has provided 7 simple ways to keep your brain active and sharp.
Ways to Keep Your Brain Active
1. Mental exercises: Engaging in mental exercises keeps the brain’s neurons and nerve cells active. This reduces the risk of cell shrinkage or death in the intelligence areas of the brain. Activities like puzzles, drawing, painting, crafts, and crosswords can help.
2. Physical exercise: Regular physical exercise increases the number of small blood vessels in the brain, allowing for easier oxygen flow, which keeps the brain active.
3. Pay attention to your diet: Consuming a diet rich in natural foods, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, berries, leafy greens, fish, almonds, and seeds, can help keep the brain sharp and active.
4. Maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels: High blood pressure and cholesterol levels can negatively affect cognitive abilities. Regular exercise and avoiding alcohol and tobacco can help control these factors.
5. Control emotions: Excessive negative emotions, such as worry, sadness, depression, restlessness, anger, and taking things to heart, can harm mental health.
6. Social networks: Maintaining a social life with positive and supportive people can also contribute to the health of brain cells.
हाइलाइट्स उम्र के साथ दिमाग में बुद्धि वाले हिस्से की कोशिकाएं सिकुड़ती रहती हैं और इसे कम करने के लिए दिमाग को यंग और एक्टिव रखने के तरीकों पर हार्वर्ड मेडिकल स्कूल ने बताए हैं. इनमें दिमागी कसरत, फिजिकल एक्सरसाइज, सही डाइट, ब्लड प्रेशर और कोलेस्ट्रॉल के नियमित चेकप और भावनाओं को कंट्रोल करना शामिल है. इसके अलावा, सोशल नेटवर्क के माध्यम से समाज में मेलजोल रखना भी दिमागी कोशिकाओं के लिए फायदेमंद है. इन उपायों की मदद से बुढ़ापे तक दिमाग शार्प और बुद्धि की तीक्ष्णता बढ़ाई जा सकती है.
