{"id":2640,"date":"2008-02-11T09:58:51","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T15:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:49:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:49:35","slug":"staying-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/11\/staying-smart","title":{"rendered":"Staying Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.dredelberg.com\/newsletters\/080211WHC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for the original post.<\/p>\n<p>Readers of this newsletter age 40 and up have, to a person, one perpetually lurking fear: that they will they get dumber with each passing decade.<\/p>\n<p>You suddenly go blank trying to locate the right word or match a name with a familiar face. Or you walk into your bedroom, wondering what the heck you\u2019re doing there.<\/p>\n<p>Before you panic, here are a couple of reassuring thoughts:<br \/>\n\u2022\t<strong>It\u2019s pretty much established that a healthy diet<\/strong> low in saturated fats and high in fruits, veggies, and omega-3 oils will make a real difference in the long-term prospects of your smarts. Nutritional supplements can help, too. I formulated a bouillabaisse of brain supplements in a product called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triplewhammycure.com\/supplements\/brain-fog-lifter\/prod_113.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brain Fog Lifter<\/a>. Other useful supplements include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triplewhammycure.com\/supplements\/b100-energy-complex\/prod_17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B complex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triplewhammycure.com\/supplements\/brain-essential-with-coq10\/prod_23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Co Q10<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triplewhammycure.com\/supplements\/orthomega\/prod_41.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fish oil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\t<strong>Neurological research now conclusively shows that an active and challenged brain<\/strong> actually develops new connections. Neuroscientists conducted a fascinating study that monitored brain activity of people while reading Shakespeare\u2019s plays. The complex sentence structures, unexpected uses of words (nouns used as verbs, verbs as adjectives, etc.) \u201cstartle\u201d the brain to expand itself. As researchers observed the brain waves of someone reading Othello, they noted that a line like this from the play stimulated parts of the brain to literally wake up and pay attention: \u201cTo lip a wanton in a secure couch\/And suppose her chaste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re worried about the health of your brain, consider a careful reading of Hamlet instead of settling back slack-jawed in front of the TV. You can start by reading more about the Shakespeare brainwave research <a href=\"https:\/\/moreintelligentlife.com\/node\/298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for the original post. Readers of this newsletter age 40 and up have, to a person, one perpetually lurking fear: that they will they get dumber with each passing decade. You suddenly go blank trying to locate the right word or match a name with a familiar face. 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