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| Dr Ashima Shukla |
Mental fitness is as important as physical exercise. Often
our mind gets jammed because we don’t care about our mind. Mental fitness holds
two fundamental principles: variety and curiosity. If you would stop looking
for variety without curiosity then your mind will stop processing things efficiently.
You can follow and practice some steps to remain mentally fit.
1. Play Games
Mental games are wonderful to make your
brain process more effectively. It challenges your brain and thus to win the
challenge your mind works in every possible direction. Spending 15 minutes on
brain games like chess, sudoku etc. will help your brain remain healthy, sharp
and alive.
2. Meditate
Meditation is no less than food for a
hungry mind. When you meditate your brain relaxes, maintains clarity, and also
focuses on an insight analysis. Meditation, in actuality thickens the parts of
brains cortex, which are streamlined to decision making, attention, thinking
and memorizing.
3. Eat Brain Food
Like your stomach, your brain requires food
too. So try eating foods which are nutritious not only for body but brain as
well. Non-vegetarians can ensure eating fish which helps their brain to be more
agile. Vegetarians can ensure eating walnuts as they are rich in omega 3 fatty
acids.
4. Turn Off Your Television
Watching television for sometimes is good for
a change of mind. But watching it for hours can jam the brain more. This
affects our practical day to day life. It hampers the bonding of relations. It
stops us from doing physical activity. So turn off your TV and spend some time
out in the park with your family. Let your brain breathe fresh air too.
5. Get Adequate Sleep
Our body is inclined towards rest; likewise
our brain is inclined towards proper sleep. If the brain doesn’t get adequate
sleep then it results in acute and chronic sleep deprivation,which has
consequences on learning and memorizing.
