Empower Your Brain With Neurogenesis - Course Review
Empower Your Brain With Neurogenesis, by Gregory Caremans, is an interesting course on how to increase neurogenesis (the creation of new cells in your brain).
If you think you stop growing brain cells as a child... You were probably taught that in the 80s or before, when that was common sense. In the 90s research proved that is not the case.
Anyway, the course was interesting, and while some of what it covered was very obvious, some was not.
Good for neurogenesis:
Movement (even walking, aerobics are better, dance is better because you have to learn and remember moves)
Natural environments
Novelty (too much causes stress, though)
Meeting People (new or not)
Learning instruments or Languages
Education in general
Massages (giving or receiving, including pets)
Hugs/Sex with people you trust/love
Meaningful interactions
Good relationships
Naps/proper sleep
Silence - 2 hours a day
Omega-3
Blueberries
Curcumin
Intermittent fasting (this one was a surprise for me, and I've done it sometimes)
Meditation
Music (listening is good, but playing or singing is better)
Bad:
Parenting (lots of stress)
Screens just before your sleep, and in general in case of addiction
Bad Relationships
Stress
Bad fats, processed foods and sugar
Alcohol (red wine is neutral, others are bad)
Blows to the brain (Duh!)
If you think you stop growing brain cells as a child... You were probably taught that in the 80s or before, when that was common sense. In the 90s research proved that is not the case.
Anyway, the course was interesting, and while some of what it covered was very obvious, some was not.
Good for neurogenesis:
Movement (even walking, aerobics are better, dance is better because you have to learn and remember moves)
Natural environments
Novelty (too much causes stress, though)
Meeting People (new or not)
Learning instruments or Languages
Education in general
Massages (giving or receiving, including pets)
Hugs/Sex with people you trust/love
Meaningful interactions
Good relationships
Naps/proper sleep
Silence - 2 hours a day
Omega-3
Blueberries
Curcumin
Intermittent fasting (this one was a surprise for me, and I've done it sometimes)
Meditation
Music (listening is good, but playing or singing is better)
Bad:
Parenting (lots of stress)
Screens just before your sleep, and in general in case of addiction
Bad Relationships
Stress
Bad fats, processed foods and sugar
Alcohol (red wine is neutral, others are bad)
Blows to the brain (Duh!)
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