There are so many factors that influences your brain and its intelligence; your genes, diet while growing up, health issues during childhood, school and environment in general.
However, your activities or inactivity can make your brain either surpass its normal state and push for greatness or make it lazy and dumb.
As you grow older, your brain might get lazy if you aren’t careful. This is probably the reason why you find it difficult to remember things, events, and learn new skills. This is because the brain automatically chooses to do that which we already know, making it lazy in the long run.
You can enhance your brain and IQ rather than leaving it static; this would even make your brain more functional at old age.
The following ways would help you train your brain
1. LEARN NEW WORDS AND LANGUAGE
Learning new words regularly and a new language is a good way of exercising the brain. Research has proven that the average kid learns up to 5000 words by the time they are 5 years, while the average adult barely learns 5 new words every year. Rather than recycling the words in your vocabulary, learn new words; it’s an efficient way to exercise your brain. Learning a new language or act introduces your brain to a different mode of thinking.
2. REDUCE TIME SPENT ON TELEVISION
A 2010 study published in American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that the more time you spend on televisions, the duller your brain becomes. 4000 participants were analysed, and the researchers found that those who spent four hours or more daily on television had the least mental acuity scores.
3. PETS AND CHILDREN
Having kids is also another interesting way to retrain your brain. Children are highly inquisitive, unpredictable and curious. They surely would exercise your brains with their questions and worries. Having pets can also help exercise your brain.
4. VISIT THE GYM REGULARLY
Exercising doesn’t only help your body but your brains as well. Research has shown that exercising regularly can help slow down the physical decay of your brain, keeping the brain tissues young and healthy.
5. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT REPEATEDLY
Stepping out of your normal events can help your brain a lot. When you do something new repeatedly, your brain is trained to learn and master it. So imagine when you keep doing different things repeatedly.
6. LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC
Don’t get stuck with the music on your phones; not that you should delete the old ones, but listen to something different sometimes. Your brain adapts to the old music you listen to over time; so listening to a new one would help retrain it.
7. QUIT SMOKING
Smoking isn’t good for your health, and it isn’t good for your brain either. Researchers from the University of Michigan found that years of tobacco use dulls an individual’s mental performance and their overall thinking ability. The researchers studied the IQ’s of 172 men who smoked regularly and those who didn’t; they found that the regular smokers scored lower in the IQ test.
8. DRINK WATER
Lack of adequate water consumption in your body system can cause the brain to shrink away from the skull after a workout session, a study found. So to keep the brain healthy, always stay hydrated.
9. WORK YOUR MEMORY
Never go easy on your memory. Working your memory by remembering events is a good way of keeping your brain fit. Thinking, recollecting or remembering is a good way to keep the brain sharp and active.
10. SWIMMING
Swimming is a good form of exercise and it’s also a good form of brain exercising. While holding your breath in the water, it can help blood flow to the brain better, leading to a healthier and better brain function.
11. AVOID SUGARY FOODS
High sugar intake isn’t just bad for your health, it’s also bad for your brain function. Research has found that a high sugar intake can affect the brain’s ability to think, remember and also learn new information.
12. THINK POSITIVELY
Like we always hammer on Elcrema, a positive attitude is highly important if you want to go forward in life. However, research has also found that those who have a higher IQ tend to have a more positive attitude and mentality. So think positive.
Work up your brain with these tips, and you would excel amongst your peers even up to old age.
S.O.Z