Despite being the strongest computer on the planet, our brains do

lapse. It’s hard to blame them really. As humans, we spend much of or

existence stuffing our brains withstuff. Some stuff is worthless, some

of it’s meaningful, some of it, well, it’s just stuff and there is an

endless amount of it.

No matter how powerful our brains are, they need recuperation time,

to be kept in shape, and even an occasional charge. Think of it as a

tune up for your brain. Skipping brain maintenance is as silly as the

person wandering the parking garage because they forgot where they

parked. Is that you? Are you that person? Sure. We all are at some

point. No worries, there is hope.

Now I am not a brain surgeon and I am not going to suggest you do

anything surgical or dangerous. I am however an astute student of human

behavior, so I always look for simple ways to super charge my brain.

Here are some things you can begin doing as soon as today to begin

the great brain tune up.

1. Eat Almonds


Almond is believed to improve memory.

If a combination of almond oil and milk

is taken together before going to bed or after getting up at morning,

it strengthens our memory power. Almond milk is prepared by crushing

the almonds without the outer

cover and adding water and sugar to it.

2. Drink Apple Juice


Research from the University of

Massachusetts Lowell (UML) indicates that apple juice increases the production of the

essential neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain, resulting in an

increased memory power.

3. Sleep well


Research indicates that the long-term memory is consolidated during

sleep by replaying the images of the experiences of the day. These

repeated playbacks program the subconscious mind to store these images

and other related information.

5. Fast for a day


Fasting cleans and detoxifies our body. It is known fact that heavy

food not only causes stress on our digestive system but also drains our

brainpower. Fasting relieves toxic emotions such as anger, grief,

worry, and fears – before they accumulate and cause disease. By

cleansing toxic emotions, fasting strengthens metal clarity with

increases memory, concentration, creativity and insight.

6. Exercise your mind


Just as physical exercise is essential for a

strong body, mental exercise

is equally essential for a sharp and agile mind. Have you noticed that

children have far superior brainpower than an adult does? Children have

playful minds. A playful mind exhibits

superior memory power. Engage in some of the activities that require

your mind to remain active and playful.

• Play scrabble or
  
  crossword puzzle



• Volunteer



• Interact with others



• Start a new hobby such as blogging, reading, painting, bird
  
  watching



• Learn new skill or a language

9. Eat whole wheat


The whole wheat germs contain

lecithin. Lecithin helps ease the problem of the hardening of the

arteries, which often impairs brain functioning.

10. Eat a light meal in the night


A heavy meal

at night causes tossing and turning and a prolonged emotional stress

while at sleep. It’s wise to eat heavy meal during the day when our

body is in motion to consume the heavy in-take. Eating a light meal

with some fruits allows us to sleep well. A good night sleep

strengthens our brainpower.

11. Develop imagination


Greeks mastered the

principle of imagination and association to memorize everything. This

technique requires one to develop a vivid and colorful imagination that

can be linked to a known object. If you involve all your senses –

touching, feeling, smelling, hearing and seeing in the imagination

process, you can remember greater details of the event.

12. Sex


Our sexual imagination often empowers

our ability to daydream, which strengthens our brainpower with greater

imagination, visualization and association.

13. Control your temper


Bleached food, excess of starch or excess of white bread can

lead to nerve grating effect. This results in a violent and some time

depressive behavior. Eat fresh vegetables.

Drink lots of water and meditate or practice yoga to relieve these toxic

emotions of temper and violent mood swings.

14. Take Vitamin B-complex


Vitamin B-complex strengthens memory power. Eat food and vegetables

high in Vitamin B-complex. Stay away from the starch food or white

bread, which depletes the Vitamin B-complex necessary for a healthy

mind.