Have you had the functioning of your brain evaluated? Healthy brain function not only prevents memory, concentration, and focus challenges but also issues such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia, just to name a few. In fact, two of the most common and misdiagnosed signs of declining brain function, or neurodegeneration, are fatigue and a range of digestive troubles.
Did you know that brain cells (and heart cells) are the only cells in our bodies that don’t regenerate themselves? From the time we’re born, we are all losing brain cells by the thousands, every hour of every day, proportionate to lifestyle stresses. This means, for some of us, this loss is at a much faster pace than others. The factors that accelerate this loss and lead to dysfunction are many and common due to today’s plethora of lifestyle stresses. This accelerated loss of brain function not only affects the elderly but also children and adults of any age. In addition to neurodegeneration, compromised brain firing is what affects children’s learning and contributes to behavior disorders, such as autism, ADD, and ADHD. In fact, one of every eight children is affected by some behavioral disorder. Adults of any age can be affected as well.
The good news is that natural medicine offers lifestyle and nutritional therapies that can provide helpful, and sometimes dramatic, improvements of many neurodegenerative conditions. Further, in a healthy-firing brain, although you’re slowly losing brain cells, your brain can more than compensate by proper stimulation which builds plasticity. Plasticity is the building or reinforcing of connections between remaining brain cells, so you can continue to stay mentally sharp at any age.
So don’t let brain dysfunction unnecessarily depreciate your quality of life and aging. Speak with your wellness practitioner if you feel you are experiencing any signs of neurodegeneration. He or she may recommend you start with a Brain Health Questionnaire or other important testing. With your practitioner’s guidance, you can discover answers that can lead to better preserving your precious mind and memories and even restore the spark of happiness and motivation that makes life so rewarding.
Healing Tip of the Week
Egg yolks are great brain food! Maligned and misunderstood, eggs are a rich source of choline, which is a vital building block of brain transmission. And, the lecithin found in egg yolks efficiently helps the liver to easily eliminate the cholesterol that comes with the egg.
