14 simple ways to stimulate the brain as much as possible

Do you know the unpleasant feeling when you met a friend in the store, but you don't remember his name at all? Something like this has happened to everyone. Although our brain is the most powerful computer on Earth, sometimes it crashes, and this is natural. Throughout our lives, we stuff our brains with anything. Something will be necessary for us, something will never be needed, and something will just be garbage, and there is plenty of it in our brain.

Regardless of the capabilities of our brain, it periodically needs time to recover, sometimes additional stimuli, if we do not want it to fail. Think of it as a brain tuning. It is foolish to ignore this necessity. It's just as stupid as wandering around the parking lot looking for a car, forgetting where you left it. Isn't that stupid? Does this happen to you though? It's okay, it happens to all of us. Don't worry, everything is fixable. Here's what you can start doing right now in order to tune your brain.

1. Eat almonds

Almonds are believed to improve memory. Add almond butter to milk and drink it before going to bed or in the morning, and you will feel that your memory has become better. Almond milk can be prepared if you peel the almonds, chop them finely and pour water with added sugar.

2. Drink apple juice

As research by the University of Massachusetts has shown, apple juice increases the production of acetylcholine, which is necessary for the transmission of nervous excitations. As a result, memory improves.

3. Sleep well

Studies have shown that during sleep, the events of the past day are replayed anew. This improves long-term memory. Thanks to these repetitions, our subconscious mind is programmed to accumulate these images and related information.

4. Have fun with simple things

Stress depletes the capabilities of our brain. Under stress, the brain requires more memory resources, weakening our mind. Get into the habit of being distracted every day by simple actions that bring pleasure, which will help get rid of stress. Some of them are equally good for your mind, your body and your soul.

5. Go on a diet for a day

Therapeutic fasting cleanses our body and removes toxins. It is well known that heavy food not only harms our digestive system, but also worsens brain function. Thanks to fasting, negative emotions such as fear, grief, anxiety, fear subside — before they accumulate in sufficient quantities to cause illness. By ridding you of negative emotions, fasting increases mental clarity. This in turn improves memory, concentration, creativity and insight.

6. Train your mind

7. Do yoga or meditation

Yoga relieves stress. It is well known that stress impairs memory. The less stress, the lower the blood pressure, the calmer the breathing. Metabolism slows down, and muscles relax. All this contributes to the work of the brain.

8. Reduce sugar intake

Sugar is not food. This is one of the forms of carbohydrates that provides only the illusion of energy, thanks to which an initial surge is followed by an immediate decline. The symptoms of neurasthenia are the result of excess sugar. Excess sugar can also provoke claustrophobia, memory loss and nervous disorders. Don't add sugar to your food. Refrain from drinking sugary drinks and excessive consumption of caffeine with sugar.

9. Eat whole-grain flour products

Whole grain flour contains lecithin. Lecithin is useful for atherosclerosis, in which the functioning of the brain deteriorates.

10. Do not eat tightly at night

Heavy food at night causes discomfort and prolonged stress during sleep. It is reasonable if you eat heavily during the day, when you are in constant motion and therefore able to digest it all. But a light meal, especially fruit, will give you the opportunity to get a good night's sleep. And a good sleep has a beneficial effect on the brain.

11. Develop imagination

The Greeks came up with the rule of imagination and association, which helps to remember everything that is necessary. This method requires the development of a lively and colorful imagination, which allows you to establish connections between objects. If you use all your senses of perception — touch, smell, sight, hearing — in a single process of imagination, then you will be able to remember the smallest details of the event.

12. Sex

Our sexual fantasies allow us to dream. This enhances the work of our brain, improves imagination, the ability to visualize and associations.

13. Keep irritability under control

Food that is far from natural, with a high starch content, white bread — all this worsens the state of the nervous system. This can lead to outbursts of rage, and then to depression. Eat fresh vegetables. Drink plenty of water and do yoga to get rid of negative emotions and mood swings.

14. Take a complex of B vitamins

A complex of B vitamins improves memory. Eat vegetables with a high content of vitamins of this group. Abstain from foods with a high starch content, do not eat white bread, which interferes with the absorption of these vitamins.

We think that all this is not difficult to do. But if something didn't work out for you, you have the opportunity to try again.