Your brain is under attack by your choices you made from what you eat, think and move. Everything that you do in your life, from your sleep habits to your eating routine can either stop or fast-forward this brain stress.
When we under too much stress, our brain cells are less efficient and effective, and over the life span, we contribute to our memory loss, inability to stay focused, difficulty to learn new skills, and brain fatigue
The same forces that are aging your body is affecting your brain too. Stress, unhealthy food, and your environment can contribute 1) the generation free radicals in the brain, and 2) the decline in the ability of the brain cells to make energy.
The brain is the most metabolically active organ of the body and it uses 20% of your oxygen for your physical, mental, and emotional function. Every time you stress, you create an excess of free radical that roaming around in the body to bind to healthy cells. This process of oxidation damages the the brain membrane, and thus, the brain becomes less efficient, produce less energy, and increase free radical production. You become fatigue, you can’t concentrated, and you become even more vulnerable to stress.
What you can do to win the stress attack?
1. Eat less trans-fatty acid (baked goods, processed food). Sluggish fat, sluggish brain.
2. Consumer less artificial sweeteners and eat more fruits to feed your sweet tooth.
3. Eat less meat and more veggie
4. Get more than 8 Horus of sleep
5. Exercise regularly.
6. Get into a habit of drinking water throughout the day before you feel thristy.
7. Add play time to your work routine.
Kee Chan, PhD, MBA 