This is what I have found today:
1. Read aloud
This apparently lights up the brain like switchboard. Just a minute a day will benefit your brain function.
2. Get word-savvy
Playing board games reduces your risk of dementia, in particular Scrabble. In fact building a vocabulary is one of the best things you can do for your brain. So every day look up a new word in the dictionary, say it out loud, and then try to use it in a sentence, either in your mind or in a conversation.
3. Eat and drink to stay sharp
Blueberries, turmeric, soy milk and avocados are all great brain food, along with purple grape juice as the polyphenals it contains slows down brain ageing.
4. Routine swap
You may hit the gym for aerobics, but you should also be exercising your brain daily. These are easy, and mostly involve changing your routine to engage your brain more deeply from day to day. Try brushing your teeth or using the computer mouse with the opposite hand to the one you usually use, or simply take a different route to work once a week.
5. Walk
Not only does it increase blood circulation, oxygen and glucose to the brain, but walking just 20 minutes a day can decrease your risk of memory loss and stroke and improve learning ability, concentration and abstract reasoning.
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