Factors that affect brain health
Cerebrovascular disease: Cerebrovascular disease is one of the most important issues affecting brain health, and it is one of the three major diseases threatening human life with its dangerous onset.
2, mental illness: with the change of social structure and lifestyle, the influence of psychosocial factors on people is increasing, not only cerebrovascular disease is significantly increased, the incidence of mental illness is also increasing.
3, diet: not eating breakfast makes people’s blood sugar lower than the normal supply, the nutritional supply to the brain is insufficient, which is harmful to the brain for a long time. If long-term satiety, it will lead to cerebral atherosclerosis, premature brain failure and mental retardation.
4, smoking: long-term smoking can cause cerebral atherosclerosis, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain over time, nerve cell lesions, followed by brain atrophy.
5, lack of sleep: the brain to eliminate fatigue is the main way to sleep, long-term sleep deprivation or poor quality, will accelerate the decline of brain cells, instant smart people will become confused up.
6, few words: the brain has a lobe area dedicated to language, often speak will also promote the development of the brain and exercise brain function, the whole day silent, unsmiling people are not necessarily smart.
7, air pollution: the brain is the body’s largest oxygen-consuming organs, only an adequate supply of oxygen to improve the efficiency of the brain, brain, especially the need to pay attention to the air hygiene of the work environment.
Which cases need to be brain health check
1, age 40 years or older.
2, feeling in a “sub-healthy” state.
3, people with cerebrovascular disease risk factors: including hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke), metabolic syndrome, long-term smoking, long-term alcohol consumption.
4.Persons with limb weakness or numbness (even transient weakness or numbness is included) .
5.People with headache, dizziness, tinnitus .
6.People with poor mood and poor sleep.
7, memory loss .
8.People with cervical spondylosis.
How to maintain the brain
A, food for brain. Generally speaking, any food that can promote the alkaline state of human blood has a good effect on the brain. Modern medical research has found that foods containing lecithin, ceruloplasmin, glutamate can improve brain function and slow down brain aging, such foods are egg yolk, dates, soybeans, honey and various fish. In addition, the great enemy of the brain is alcohol and tobacco, because alcohol and tobacco can “poison” brain cells, resulting in abnormal brain metabolism, accelerating brain cell death, for this reason, the first element of brain health anti-aging, must be determined to quit smoking and alcohol!
Second, abstinence and brain. Traditional health care science pay attention to the “heavenly correspondence”, requiring people’s lifestyles and habits change with the seasons, and advocate moderate abstinence from sexual desire, in order to accumulate the essence of the person, which is conducive to brain health and tranquility.
Third, sufficient sleep. The brain’s main way to eliminate fatigue is sleep, so to keep the mind healthy, we must regulate sleep, so that the brain gets sufficient rest, to ensure that there are 7 to 8 hours of sleep every day.
Fourth, the scientific use of brain. Brain should do “work and rest”, brain (learning or thinking) after an hour, rest 10 minutes, rest in a variety of ways, you can listen to relaxing music, or a distant view of the landscape, or meditation.
Fifth, a good environment. Work or study environment is very important for the conservation of the brain, summer to choose a quiet and cool environment, while the winter requires warm, airy environment, and the environment should be sufficient light.
Six, good sitting posture. Scientific research has found that sitting posture will affect the blood supply to the brain, slow blood flow leads to insufficient oxygen supply to the brain, which affects the efficiency of work, but also hurt the brain nerve, the correct sitting posture is to straighten the back, waist, head, feet, of course, work for an hour or two to rest and activities, otherwise it is easy to suffer from shoulder and neck disease.
Seven, static cultivation and dynamic practice. For brain care, ancient health practitioners advocate quiet cultivation and dynamic practice. “Meditation” is to sit quietly and meditate, so that the whole body and mind to relax. “Dynamic practice” can not only enhance physical fitness, but also improve the mental state. The simplest is to play iron ball, play shuttlecock, climbing, jogging, etc. Some simple exercises can achieve the effect, and even knitting is also beneficial to the health of the brain.