Brain Health Matters!

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*Be Kind to Your Mind.

*Read my article on neuroplasticity here  – 

(New Year, New Decade, Neuroplasticity and New You)

*External stimuli help improve declining cognitive function and memory loss as we grow older. It is a fact that after 30 years of age, the brain slows down. The brain may even undergo atrophy as we age. Hence, it is imperative we counteract this wasting and increase the brain reserve.  And keep challenging and stimulating our brains in as many different ways as possible, that too on a daily basis. The more we stimulate the brain, the higher the reserve and more adaptive it gets – be it learning a new course, new dance, new instrument, new sport or solving word puzzles, jigsaw, or even something as small as taking a different route to work!

*Research suggests lifestyle modifications like physical exercise, healthy diet, stress management, adequate sleep, effective management of diabetes & hypertension along with good social support are the main pillars of attaining good health and longevity. All of these have been deemed to have a positive impact on improving brain health & reducing risk of dementia!

*Psychological wellbeing alongside physical wellbeing plays an important role in
living healthy longer life

*Practicing Mindfulness is one of the most effective ways of improving emotional, cognitive and physical health and overall wellbeing 

*Mindfulness helps with stress management, sleep deprivation and nurturing healthy relations, three of the important pillars of lifestyle medicine, along with several other factors affecting health and wellbeing

*FEEL CALMER

*LESS STRESSED

*IMPROVE GUT HEALTH

*Lower Blood Pressure

*REDUCE PAIN & SLEEP DEPRIVATION

*CULTIVATE HAPPINESS AND COMPASSION                                         

*IMPROVE SELF – ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE

*OPITIMIZE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                                     

Are you busy worrying, planning, living in the past or constantly thinking?

Do you wish you were able to cope better with –     

• Mind chatter
• Life’s challenges contributing to Stress and anxiety
• Low mood, depression
• Lack of motivation
• Poor gut health
• Chronic Pain
• Sleep deprivation
• Lack of clarity and focus
• Low confidence or self esteem

Or do you wish you had more control over your emotions and thoughts? Improve the quality of your life?

Or simply wish you felt more connected with life? 

If the answer to any of the above is yes, then Lifestyle Medicine, CBT, Mindfulness Meditation are for you!

• Whilst a little bit of stress can be a good thing, constant high levels of stress and anxiety can have a negative impact on your health and wellbeing in the long run.
• Our bodies can stay in a state of heightened alert long after the ‘fight or flight’ response encountered during a stressful situation, releasing harmful chemicals and hormones.
• Emerging research shows the long term activation of the stress response is interlinked to poor mind and body health.
• The physical manifestations of chronic stress are quite alarming. They include low mood, irritability, sleep deprivation, lack of focus, poor memory, raised blood pressure, poor brain health and a lowered immune response, just to name a few.
• Stress management and positive mental health have been identified as important lifestyle modifications leading to healthy longer lives.
• By practicing mindfulness, you can learn to better manage stress, anxiety and depression.
• You learn to anchor yourself in the present moment, rather than living in the past or worrying about the future.

Practicing Mindfulness will teach you to approach life with a balanced mind-set at a steady pace (more speed does not necessarily mean we achieve more).