The husband’s advice to his wife.Sure, there’s not much you can do to stop time. You can however, improve the quality of your life within the time you have — and that includes keeping your mind sharp and vibrant.Just like working out your muscles helps your musculature system stay strong, any activity that involves practice causes the brain to transmit signals in a specific pattern over and over again, allowing for connections between neurons to strengthen.
That means your brain gets stronger, too.But it’s not just mental exercises that can strengthen your noggin. From eating the right foods to practicing “deep listening,”
here are my favorite simple ways to keep your brain sharp and vibrant. Studies shows that chronic stress can damage the brain. So you can help protect and strengthen your brain by engaging in activities or lifestyle habits that decrease the firing of your stress response.
One of the best ways to do this is through developing a meditation practice, even if it’s just 10 to 20 minutes a day. You can practice breath-focused exercises, mindfulness meditation, yoga, Tai Chi, or engage in a spiritual practice or ritual, like prayer.
