Which exercises and vitamins can help sharpen your mind?

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Vitamins to take: Good quality multi-vitamins that you can't purchase in stores and are made from whole foods. Companies which sell great vitamins, #1 in the industry, is Shaklee. Nikken has good vitamins too, but comparing ingredients it doesn't have everything Shaklee has, but it is a little cheaper and still better than stores (including GNC). Shaklee also has Lecithin, a powerful memory/mind boosting suppliment. A person I know sells it here: http://www.shaklee.net/fosterhealth

Exercises: do puzzles, word puzzles, memory games (memorize your favorite quotes - and they have to be long quotes), reading every day - not magazines, but books and classics, best sellers, etc.

Additional Information

A good idea would be to focus on what you eat. Research has shown that eating breakfast made up of protein, fiber and whole grains helps you to think more effectively when compared to eating a high sugar breakfast or no breakfast at all.

Foods that contain the B vitamin, folic acid, which is found in oranges and dark green leafy vegetables, can help perserve our brains through the years. In other words, if you eat these foods regularly, you may help sustain your thinking power.

Researchers say that at 30-something, we begin to lose brain tissue and we also start to lose brain function. However, when we do aerobic exercises like race walking, swimming, playing basketball or even an aerobic class, we slow down this loss. Physical activity also helps reduce tension, depression and stress among teenagers. The take home message – exercises that work the heart and brain help minimize brain tissue loss and improves mental outlook.

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