How To Keep Yourself Mentally Fit In Old Age

Are you having trouble finding your keys or the television remote? If so, maybe you’ve asked yourself if this could be the beginning of mental decline or even Alzheimer’s. It’s a scary thought. While it is true, that when we age we experience mental fall off, but there is much we can do to improve our brain fitness. Here some tips keep you mentally fit at any age.


Diet

A diet that attends to the specific need of the brain is imperative for mental fitness. The brain is a hungry organ, it depends on our liver and our gastrointestinal system to absorb and deliver the nutrients it needs and remove toxins. Because brain cells are made up of fat, the right types of fats are critical in maintaining brain health. The Omega-3 fatty acids, found in cold-water fish, like salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, and sturgeon, will provide the brain with some of the right foods. It is recommended you eat these fish three times a week, for optimum brain nutrition. Other good fats include, olive oil, canola oil, flax seed oil and foods like avocados. Your brain also requires Vitamin B to make neurotransmitters. Besides meat, good sources of B vitamins can be found in rice, whole grains, and wheat germ. Vitamin E is also important, this vitamin is found in soybeans and seeds and nuts. Also eat foods that contain antioxidants, like those found in vegetable and fruit. Antioxidents are the body’s major defense against diseases.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for peak mental performance. Start your day with a breakfast that is high in protein and low in fat and carbohydrates. Eat the protein first, as it does seem to matter what order you eat these food in.

Exercise

Walking is one of the best physical exercises you can do for your brain. Since the brain used 20% of the body’s energy, it requires constant oxygen from the blood stream. The brain uses approximately 25% of all the oxygen we inhale. There is a body, mind connection, and physical exercise does stimulate brain cells to grow and connect with each other in a complex way. They do this by extending branches of intricate nerves called dendrites and these branches can even circumvent damaged or blocked off areas of the brain and find new pathways. It has been realized that physical activity of exercise stimulates the growth of these branches as they seek pathways to connect to each other.

Learn new things

Throughout one’s lifetime your neural network reorganizes to respond to new stimuli and learning experiences. Changing your daily routine can help stimulate grow of neurotransmitters in the brain. Try driving a different way to work or eat with you opposite hand. Studies have shown that even playing bingo can help minimize brain loss. Reading, playing Scrabble, molding clay, doing puzzles, crosswords, or learning a new language will help boost brainpower. It also seems to help if you do activities that combine two senses. Try listening to music while smelling flowers or washing your hair with your eyes closed. Challenging your brain to learn new tasks develops agility and hand to brain coordination. Try using your other hand for things like, using the mouse, brushing your teeth, operating the television remote or dialing the phone.

Travel

Yes, travel can stimulate your brain. After all it worked for our ancestors. Their nomadic lifestyle provided a tremendous amount of stimulation for their brains that led to the development of their survival skills. Early humans gained their evolutionary edge from their flexibility and innovative lifestyle. Traveling also allowed them to find diversity in their diet, which allowed their brains to quickly evolve.

Lifestyle changes

Smoking and alcohol are not only harmful for the lungs and the liver but also for the brain. Even subtle changes in lifestyle can make a lot of difference. Besides proper diet, exercise, relaxation time, meditation and plenty of sleep, all help to regenerate and invigorate our mental state. Remember, the human brain is able to continually adapt and rewire itself. Even in old age it can grow new neurons, find new pathways, and build a better brain.



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Manure was once termed the ‘black gold’ of the garden world because of the nutrients it puts back into the soil, but today its use has become imperative, due to the worlds loss of top soil.

Throughout history civilizations would plant and replant until the soil was not viable any longer. Then they would simply move on to a new area. Today is not much different, except there are very few places to move to.

David Montgomery, a professor of earth and sciences, at the University of Washington said, “We are doing the same things today that past societies have done, and at the same rate. In essence, we are slowly removing the planets life giving skin.” The causes for loss of topsoil are excessive applications of chemicals by farmers, spill or leaks of petroleum products and other toxic substances and tilling that leaves the land with little ground cover. All these practices kill the microorganisms in the soil.

According to soil scientist, Elaine Ingham, at Oregon State University, just one gram of healthy agricultural soil contains 100 yards of threadlike fungal material, 100 million bacteria, tens of thousands of protozoa, and up to 2,000 tiny worms. The growth of plants depends on the presence of these microorganisms, and without them things will not grow.

Organic material is a key factor in soil quality. Farmers and gardeners alike who use manures enhance the soil and the microorganisms that live there. Besides feeding microorganisms in the soil it improves the moisture holding capacity and releases nutrients. Manure contains a rich and wide range of minerals and nutrients. It also contains the three main chemicals your soil needs: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Of course all manures are not the same, mainly because of the diet of the animal they came from. Some are vegetarians and some are carnivores, but even with vegetarians, the diet will be different. A horse that eats mostly grass and weeds will produce a different product than an cow that eats the same because the cows chews and grinds the food and a horse does not. That means the seeds of the weeds just pass through, thus you will have more weeds using horses manure.

Cow manure - is the most popular manure for the garden. It’s available in large quantities and reaps excellent results.

Horse manure - is the second most popular manures. Its mixture of straw and sawdust are added benefits to soil regeneration.

Chicken and turkey manure – is a good source especially if you live near a chicken or turkey farm. Organic chicken farming allow the chicken to eat bugs, grains and seeds that are common and familiar to that location.

Vermiculture – or worm castings are excellent manure for any garden. This is the excretion left by worms after they finish digesting organic matter. Worm castings supply, magnesium, phosphates, calcium, potassium and potash, along with a whole range of microorganisms, nutrients and trace minerals. The only drawback is the price but you can get around that if you start your own worm farm.

Green manure - is plants like clover or legumes that are raised to be sowed under and replenish the soil. This practice is part of crop rotation and will add nutrients back to the soil the following season.

When applying manures be sure that it is well decomposed. Work it into the garden in the fall and in the spring the soil will be ready for the garden. Don’t use fresh manure because of the high concentration of nitrogen. This will create ‘hot spots’ that can damage and burn plants. We have all seen what happens when a dog does his business on our lawn. The grass will turn brown, but if you wait a few weeks that same spot will be the greenest spot of the lawn.

Using raw manure, besides the odor, can also contain pathogens that might make you sick. If you do decide to use raw manure, use it in the early fall and hasten the discomposure process by incorporating it into the topsoil. Raw sheep and poultry manure are considered ‘hot’ and may burn seedlings and transplants. It can even make perennials grow so fast and thin that they will fall over.

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Do you have excess fat in you abdominal area and have trouble loosing weight? If so you may have a ‘fatty liver’ or (FLD). In the U. S. about 15% to 20% of the general population has a fatty liver. The incident of this is much higher in obese people. What is a fatty liver? Quite simply put, it’s when the liver stops burning fat and turns it into a fat storing organ. Those who have a fatty liver will not be able to lose weight until they first improve their liver function. The good news is there is foods that can help heal your liver.


According to Dr. Sandra Cabot, author of the book, “The liver Cleansing Diet”, you need to be patient. It can take between 3 to 12 months to remove the excess fat from the liver, depending on the amount of fat that has accumulated. Then weight lose will occur easily.
Fatty liver can lead to scarring of the liver tissues (cirrhosis) but the good news is, the liver is one of the most resilient organs in the human body. It is capable of much self-healing when given a chance.
Many doctors still do not make the connection between the American diet and the fatty liver. They may tell their patients that nothing can be done and the condition simply should be ‘monitored’.

You can reverse a fatty liver.

Conventional medicine has no specific therapy or drug treatment to reverse a fatty liver; in fact, many drugs such as cholesterol lowering drugs can exert toxic effects on liver cells. Dr. Nimer Assy, Director of the liver unit at Ziv Medical Center in Halva, Israel, reported that people who drank more than a quart of sweetened beverages daily were five times more likely to have fatty liver disease than those who drank much less. These are drinks sweetened with corn syrup, high fructose, aspartame, and natural occurring fructose. Dr. Assy suggests patients limit soft drinks and juices to one glass a day. He recommends eating the whole fruit or juices that contain the pulp. The fiber in the pulp prevents the fructose from being absorbed in the liver.

Aspartame and caramel colorants can lead to the same fatty condition because it increases insulin resistance. Studies have found that the methanol in aspartame converts to formaldehyde. The human body cannot eliminate formaldehyde. Because aspartame metabolizes into formaldehyde and formic acid takes place in the mitochondria, it is the mitochondria tissues, which are attacked. These two toxic substances cause fats to be unprocessed into energy. This may explain why many people cannot lose weight.

What foods are good for your liver?

Dr. Max Gerson, author of the “Gerson Theory”, believed that cancer in general was a disease of the liver. He believed this was true even if the cancer occurred elsewhere in the body and was often due to environmental toxins. He theorized, that many modern diseases could be eliminated by a raw organic diet, and that liver health was paramount.

· Think raw: Eat plenty or raw fruit and vegetables, especially dark green, leafy vegetables. The chlorophyll in the green leafy vegetables aids in liver repair.

· Eat a wide variety of foods: Choose many colors or fruits and vegetables. Pick orange, yellow, purple and red colored fruits and vegetables. Try to eat some raw fruits or vegetables at each meal. They contain living enzymes, vitamin C, natural antibiotic substances and anti-cancer antioxidants.

· Replace meat and meat products with fish or free-range chicken.

· Instead of animal milk use almond milk, rice milk or soymilk.

· Drink distilled water.

· Reduce saturated fats: Replace with unsaturated fats such as those found in fish, avocados, olive oil, and nuts.

· Eliminate white and all processed foods: Include whole grain breads, and brown rice.

· Consider the healing properties of dandelions and Milk Thistle.

· Protect you liver from stress: Avoid alcohol and follow instructions on all medications and over the counter drugs.

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Self-medication with food, alcohol or drugs is only a temporary fix at best, and can lead to a whole host of other problems. Know that inside of you lies a natural way to feel better again.
First allow yourself time to grieve. This is a natural process, and time has a way of lessening the pain. This is the time for in-action and meditation. Getting in touch with your feelings and let it all out, is what is important. Get back to nature. Watch the trees blow in the wind, and the sun rise and set and know that you are an integral part of all that.

When you’ve let it all out and cried your last tear, it’s time for action. You have thought about sad things for long enough and now it’s time to move on. Stop playing the same old tapes in your mind. What we think about all day is what we are. Focus on a plan of action and get moving. Life changes begin in small but consistent steps forward.

There is truly a mind body connection. Exercise with a brisk walk in the morning to get a natural boost from your endorphins. Pay special attention to your diet and get plenty of rest. Make sure you have enough vitamin C in your diet. Drink plenty of fresh juices and water. Eat lean sources of protein and green leafy vegetables and take a multiple vitamin.

Take the time to decide where you are now and where you want to go from here. If you lost your job, decide what you want next. Visualize yourself going in another direction if that’s what you want. See the steps you need to take to get there. Feel how good you feel when you’re taking those steps. If you can see a new joy in your mind’s eye, you will begin to believe in all of its possibilities.

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The other day, the United States Prevention Service Task Force released new recommendations advising against mammograms for women under the age of 50. They also recommended only bi-annual screening for women over 50. This was very bad news for the cancer industry that relies on its steady stream of customers.


For years the cancer industry has repeated the phrase, “early detection saves lives”, but the very test that is supposed to do the detecting is what will give you cancer. As everyone knows radiation causes cancer. When a woman gets a gets a mammogram of her breast,it is squished and smashed in a machine that produces ionizing radiation to her breast, heart and lungs. Radiating the human body causes the DNA to mutate and cancer is the result. You might not get cancer the very next year but the more radiation you have, the
more likely you are of developing cancer.
If a woman starts getting mammograms at the age of 40, by the age of 55 she may provide some good financial returns for some oncologist. The detection technology of mammograms is so advanced that it will detect tiny tumors present in almost everyone. Many of these are not dangerous and are ‘false positives’. Yet, when this happens a fearful patient might have other procedures done when it there was no problem to begin with.

Why would the cancer industry give women radiation when it causes cancer? The answer is simple, they are a business and their bottom line is to make money, not to help people. It’s hard to believe that the cancer industry would not know that repeated doses of radiation cause cancer. Because they are a business,
they are only worried about their profits
and stockholders, not women.
If women need to die in the process, so be it. There will be new patients to take their place.
One thing for sure with a 200 billion dollar business the cancer industry depends on repeat patients. After they give you cancer they can make more money on your chemotherapy, drugs, surgery and more radiation.

Any woman concerned about breast cancer should consider the alternative of thermography. This technology detects tumors by the infrared heat emitted by the tumor’s blood supply. Thermography is non-invasive, safe and affordable. Best of all there is no radiation involved.

If early detection from mammogram saves lives, why is it that more women are dying today from cancer than ever before? Why do family members of oncologists often seek alternatives when they are diagnosed with cancer? If 77% of all cancers can be prevented with vitamin D, why is this not routinely given to patients? As you consider the answers to these questions, you should be able to answer, how often to get a mammogram.


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Last year America watched and waited while congress hashed out the prospect of whether unemployment benefits would be available past the New Year. It was a cliffhanger because of delay tactics and objections of a few senators. A record of 20 million Americans collected unemployment benefits last year, sat on the edge of their seats, and wondered it they would be out of luck for the holidays, as congress played political games for its captive audience. The whole thing wasted a lot of time and cost Americans money, not to mention the stress factor for everyone involved. But the darn thing finally passed, with only moments to spare.


Since that last unemployment extension, back December, there was almost nothing mentioned on the subject. Most of the talk was centered on health care. As the Democrats worked on throwing together any mush that they thought might stick, the Republicans just said no to everything. Nobody was talking about the unemployment benefits that were about to run out in a couple of months, then. Congress might not have had to think about this subject at all, if they had worked on a bigger band-aid to start with. But no, that would spoil the dramatic affect. The unemployed are literally living at the end of their rope, fighting for the one out of six jobs that available. Millions of Americans are really suffering health and mental health issues like depression and anxiety due to long-term unemployment and surely don’t need the stress of congressional party games.

Now, one senator has mucked up the works again, with his objection. Senator, Jim Bunning, deliberately stopped the clock. With Mr. Bunning’s objection, states will loose money because of stopping and starting of checks. Mr. Bunning stated that he knew the unemployment extension would happen, but he would object and object again anyway. What was the point of this again? Mr. Bunning however, cannot escape the hypocrisy of his actions. As the Democrats, eagerly point out all the other bills he voted yes on, but were for the very rich or for wars, Bunning tried to defend himself by pointing fingers at the other side.

If congress had only started working on this bill in January, maybe all of this could have been averted. With the example of last year’s extension of benefits, the Democrats might have concluded something like this could transpire. Why did the Democrats wait until the last minute? If the Senate had taken this matter up at the beginning of February, it would be done whether Bunning objected or not.

Senator Bunning’s actions are unbelievable, but he is planning to retire, so he doesn’t need our votes. One might wonder though, what his intentions were for doing all of this. Since Mr. Bunning knows that it is only a matter time before the unemployment extension will pass, why put everyone through all of this? Maybe Mr. Bunning decided since he was retiring anyway, he would take a page from Sarah Palin; create media frenzy and write a book.



By Renee Rotto

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