Myth Of The Aging Brain

There seems to be a commonly held belief in the consensus
reality of our culture, that as we age our mind, i.e.
brain, begins to decline in it's ability to function
efficiently, quickly and accurately. Maybe this becomes
true if we accept and also share this belief and therefore
do not attend to our overall health and the health of our
bodies which includes our brain. Reality is that we can
grow new brain cells as adults, and create new
neuropathways, stimulate previously unused areas of our
brain and experience new connection and coordination
between the left and right hemispheres in order to utilize
"whole brain" cognitive and auto functioning. The more
neruons and connections we have in our brain, the more
ability for memory, attention and performance we gain.

Often, for some reason, many of us do not perceive that our
brain is a part of our body and needs as much attention as
any other part of our body. In fact, our brain is vital to
the functioning of our entire body. Our brain is
responsible for breathing, heart beat, hearing, touch,
sight, smell, balance, digestion, movement, perception,
pain response, thought, emotion, etc. Our brain is the most
vital organ in our body and requires specific nutrients to
function efficiently. Good natural healthy nutrition for
our brains is vital not only for cognitive and emotional
functioning, but also for the regulation and functioning of
our entire body.

Our brain cells structure is composed of healthy fats. In
order for our brains to function properly, our brain needs
an abundant supply of healthy fats especially the "omegas".
Supplying our brain and body with essential fatty acids
e.g. omega 3, is vital for our brains to repair, grow new
neurons and neuropathyways. The most efficient and abundant
source of essential fatty acids, e.g. omega 3, can be found
in flaxseed oil and fish oils which are available in
natural supplement form, especially when they are lacking
in our diet.

Vitamins and minerals e.g. vitamin B12, vitamin B6, Vitamin
C, Iron, calcium, folic acid and others, are essential for
our brains to function efficiently and effectively. The
best way that we can be sure we are getting the kind and
quantity of vitamins and minerals is by using natural
multivitamin formulas. We can also use Vitamin C, B
Complex and mineral formulas individually as well as using
multivitimans. Various herbs such as ginkgo biloba,
ginseng, and others can be used separately or in natural
formulas and are very important contributors to our brain's
health and function. These herbs and others are often
included in natural multivitamin formulas along with
vitamins and minerals.

Antioxidants are vital for attaching to "free radicals" in
our blood stream and neutralizing them. Antioxidants e.g.
CoQ 10, aangamic dmg, purple and red phytonutrients can be
found in a variety of foods or, more conveniently and
efficiently in natural supplements. Juices like mangosteen,
gogi and pomergranate contain excellent antioxidants.
Green foods like barley grass, wheat grass, spiralina,
alfalfa and others contain powerful antioxidants and can be
obtained in natural supplement form as well as in some
multivitamin formulas. In addition to fighting "free
radicals", antioxidants help our brain gain and maintain
oxygen supply that is vital for memory, clarity and other
brain functions.

Natural substances called neurotransmitters are the
messengers that move brain signals from one neuron to
another. It is very important that we have a good supply of
these neurotransmitters. Our bodies produce these
neurotransmitters, but not without the proper nutrition
with which to produce them. Neurotransmitters are produced
through various proteins. Examples of these are l-tyrosine,
l-tyrosine, acetyl l-carnitine, dlph-phehylalanine, which
can be obtained in natural supplement form.

Also available for us to insure that we experience good
healthy natural brain function, are various natural
formulas containing many combinations of the nutrients
specifically needed by our brains. These formulas are
designed to help us with memory, attention, and performance.

We need not resign ourselves to the popular belief of
consensus reality that our brains decline in function and
efficiency as we age. We have available to us many natural
supplements which we can add to our diet to insure that our
brain is receiving the nutrition it needs to regulate and
maintain healthy body functioning, cognitive and emotional
function and general feeling of health and well being.

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