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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 20

Enjoy Some Blueberries

Blueberries can be enjoyed in many different ways — add a cup to your oatmeal, cereal, smoothie or simply enjoy them on their own.  These delicious berries pack of punch of vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants which are extremely beneficial to the health of your brain.  Learn more about how blueberries boost your brain in the following care of Registered Dietitian Shannon Crocker.

Shannon Crocker:  Should You Be Eating Blueberries for Your Brain?

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 19

Have a Tech-Free Evening

Smart phones, tablets, computers, television, video games… technology is everywhere.  At home, at schools, in the workplace and in our pockets at all times.  Society is expressing much concern about the detrimental effects from children being too attached to devices.  Have you ever stopped to realize that this constant connection to technology is harming adults as well?   Take a look at the following from Psychology Today to learn how too much tech time is harming our brains.  So today, and regularly, remember to power down.

Psychology Today:  Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain

If your family struggles with shutting down check out our previous post, Too Much Screen Time?  We’ve Got Solutions, to learn some solutions to power down.

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

 

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 18

Let’s Get Physical!

Daily physical activity is important at any age for the entire body and especially the brain.  Studies have shown aerobic exercise to help improve memory, boost mental health and reduce cognitive decline.  Take a look at the following from Reader’s Digest to learn more about the benefits of aerobic activity for your brain.

Reader’s Digest:  6 Ways Exercise Makes Your Brain Better

Not sure where to start?  Try something that gets you moving that will fit your lifestyle, age and abilities.   Suggestions include:

–         Power walking
–         Jogging / running
–         Bicycling
–         Interval training
–         Swimming
–         Playing tennis
–         Dancing
–         Zumba

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 17

Eat Your Beets!

This versatile veggie is available year-round and can be eaten in many ways.  Beets are very high in helpful vitamins, minerals, and nitrates which help increase blood flow to the brain.  We encourage you to add beets into your daily diet mix.

Learn more about the benefits of beets in the following care of Best Health Magazine.

Best Health Magazine:  Nutrition: Beets for the brain

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

 

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 16

Get Social!

It’s the weekend and the perfect time to get together with friends.  Whether you fancy a night out or prefer to spend the evening in, we encourage you to get social today.  Why?  Studies show that maintaining regular social activity is good for your brain.  The following from Psychology Today delves deeper into this and provides you with some ideas to spice up your social life.

Psychology Today:  The Health Benefits of Socializing

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 15

Get Creative!

Whether you’re the next Picasso or are a master of stick people (like me), creating art can be more than just an enjoyable hobby – it can be an opportunity to improve your health.  The following from The Huffington Post discusses a recent study researching the effects of creating visual art on the brain.  Today we encourage you to find your inner artist– draw, paint, colour or sculpt, whichever medium gets your creative juices flowing.

The Huffington Post:  Study Says Making Art Is Good For Your Brain, And We Say You Should Listen

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 14

Enjoy Some Chocolate

Great news, we’ve found an excuse to eat chocolate!  Check out the following care of WebMd that discusses a study linking regular (weekly) intake of this sweet treat to heightened mental skills such as verbal memory and more.  So, go ahead and indulge!

WebMD:  Can Eating Chocolate Improve Your Brain?

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 13

Check Your Helmets for Proper Fit

One of the best forms of exercise, modes of transportation and fun leisure activity for kids and adults is riding a bicycle.  While riding a bike is great for your health and the environment there are dangers that come with it, and it’s imperative to know the rules of the road and to protect yourself with a helmet.

Learn more about helmets help prevent brain injury in our previous blog:  So I Guess Your Kid Doesn’t Wear a Seat Belt Either?

Knowing a helmet is necessary though is only step one.  Step two – you need a proper fitting helmet.

Check the fit of a helmet using the “2V1” rule:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And remember… helmets aren’t just for kids!  Adults, please remember to be a role model the younger generation– wear a helmet, stay safe and ride properly.

For more helmet safety insight visit Parachute’s Helmet FAQ.

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 12

Complete 5 Mind Benders

Challenge your brain with a “mind bender.”  Brain training is an important part of your overall health and the “use it or lose it” principle applies.  You need to ensure as you age that you are keeping your mind stimulated and active.  One way to achieve this is through completing riddles, puzzles, word games and mind benders on a regular basis.  So, give these a try and stay sharp!

Mind Bender #1

What makes this number unique — 8,549,176,320?

Answer

It’s the only number that has all the digits arranged in alphabetical order.

Mind Bender #2

Solve the following:

Answers

1. Flip Flops
2. Chicken Dinner
3. Blue in the Face
4. The Last Straw
5. The First Noel
6. Cabin by the Lake

Mind Bender #3

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

Answer

The river was frozen.

Mind Bender #4

Move only one stick to make this equation true:

Mind Bender #5

It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you’ll die. What is it?

Answer

Nothing.

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.

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30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge: Day 11

Cook With Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has often been used topically on the body for softer skin and hair, but also has many benefits when ingested. Not only does coconut oil add delicious flavor, it is said to help the body’s immune system, improve digestion, prevent heart disease, improve brain function and reduce cognitive decline. The following from Alzheimers.Net discusses how coconut oil effects the brain.

Alzheimers.Net:  Can Coconut Oil Prevent Alzheimer’s?

To learn how to incorporate coconut oil into your cooking, take a look at the following care of Whole Foods.

Whole Foods:  Cooking with Coconut Oil

Be sure to join the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge, complete each day’s activity and let us know your progress!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and in recognition Solutions for Living is introducing the 30 Day Healthy Brain Challenge. We challenge you to complete these 30 simple activities and tips which when incorporated into your lifestyle can help improve memory, boost mental health, prevent brain injury and reduce cognitive decline.