Avoid
some of the Main Brain Damaging Habits
1. No
Breakfast – People who don’t eat breakfast have lower blood sugar
levels. This can lead to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain (and
to under performance in terms of thinking, processing , retrieval and memory
skills).
2.
Overreacting – This can flood the brain with chemical which
interferes with clear thinking, logical analysis and memory.
3.
Smoking – This can cause a shrinkage in the brain, and possibly
lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
4. High
Sugar Consumption – Consuming too much sugar interferes with the
absorption of proteins and nutrients. These are essential for healthy brain
development.
5. Air
Pollution – The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling
polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain. Again, this can
reduce and interfere with the brain’s healthy functioning.
6.
Sleep Deprivation – Sleep allows our brain to rest and rejuvenate
itself. Long term sleep deprivation accelerates the death of brain cells. It
interferes with putting down new memory traces, effective problem solving and
memory retention.
7.
Exercising your Brain in Times of Illness – Working or studying
during times of sickness can lead to a ineffective thinking, poor processing,
and to poor memory and retention.
8. Lack
of Stimulation – Thinking is the best way to train our brain.
Lack of stimulation can prevent new neural pathways from forming. It can also
prevent us from reaching our potential in terms of creative thinking and
analytical thinking.
Source: The
World Health Organisation
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