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3 Easy Ways To Think Of Your Brain And Improve Your Health

Ever wonder why it’s so difficult to get everything done on your “to-do list”? Or maybe you’ve lost touch with the “old you” and your brain doesn’t function the way it once did.

Author: Jason T Gomez
Date: Nov 9, 2009 - 2:43:05 AM

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Ever wonder why it’s so difficult to get everything done on your “to-do list”?   Or maybe you’ve lost touch with the “old you” and your brain doesn’t function the way it once did.   In either case, it’s important to get to know your brain and how it functions to help restore it (and you) to its glory days.   But how do you do that when the brain is SO complicated?

 

Well, that’s where the experts at BrainHarmony come into play.   Jason Thomas Gomez, Director of Marketing Communications and Brain Health Consultant suggest breaking down the clutter of neuro-science so you can re-evaluate your lifestyle and take charge of your brain health.   Here are three easy “catch-all” buckets to frame and think about your brain, its health and your lifestyle.

 

The brain’s number one function is to survive, therefore, the first layer of brain function are all the unconscious physiological workings your brain is in charge of regulating.   For example, when’s the last time you told yourself to breath?   How about to regulate your liver’s toxins and digestive track after Super Bowl or to boost your immune system after a long flight home?   None of us have to, thank god!

 

That’s because our brain does it for us!   A good deal of processing, energy and electrical activity is dedicated to keeping us alive.   Imagine what kind of life we would have if we consciously had to process all our biological functions directly, our mind would be overwhelmed and we would have less time to relax on the couch!

 

On top of regulating the body and its necessary functions, the brain’s second job and our second layer of brain function is supporting and serving our minds.   And we all know how our minds can get: busy, fearful, anxious, clouded – sound familiar?

 

Our brain is shaped by our environment, because our environment impacts our psyche and our brains are designed to support our psyche.   Therefore, when we engage in regular unhealthy thought patterns such as, “I wonder if he’ll call me back” or “I hope my wife doesn’t check my phone records” along with worry, fear, anger and negativity; our brain is forced to support all this junk and even becomes conditioned to do so.

 

And that’s when we feel like we have very little control over our minds, our actions and our lives.   This is where brain training really comes in handy because it can break down some of the unhealthy and unbalanced plasticity of the brain and gives fluidity back to it.

 

Believe it or not, our brain is suppose to be able to shift and reconfigure itself to serve just about any environment and situation we put ourselves in (yes, even those!).

 

So the brain is busy supporting our personal fears and concerns as well as our hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations but it is a matter of training our brains and our minds to do so on a regular consistent basis or its Woody Allan and Howard Hughes for us.

 

Now, the third and final layer of brain function for us to understand is our environment and the external stimuli it provides our brain.   This would be any and all cues our brain processes consciously and subconsciously.

 

From that special someone-to-be you’re checking out while you figure out what size your latte is going to be while pretending to hear the Starbucks cashier over the sound of neo-jazz playing in the background.

 

Basically, anything in our external surroundings, so do you think where we place ourselves and who we place ourselves with matters? Duh, of course it does!   It has a direct impact on our brain and our brain health.

 

So on top of regulating our physiological workings to ourselves alive and in addition to supporting the fears and hopes of our crazy “I want it now and I don’t care how I get it” minds, the brain still has to process noises, sounds, smells, objects and distances, rewards and potential dangers and threats.

You thought you were overworked!   So when you see the huge amount of workload our brain has it’s no wonder we’re stressed out and unbalanced at unprecedented levels.

 

Think about our fast paced go-go society and all the new and emerging technology that impacts this third level of brain function causing our brain to keep track of more things…our cell phones, satellite radios, GPS navigation systems, laptops, iPods and media advertisements competing for our attention.   That’s a lot to process!

 

The kicker is, we only have one brain and so much electrical activity to go around so if you’re placing stress, strain and wear and tear on any of these layers you’re going to take a hit in the others.

 

Here’s where all this “rubber” meets the “road”: take a look now at your own life.   What do you see?   With this 3-layer cake of brain function I baked for you, look how your lifestyle might be organized and structured to put more stress and strain on your brain.

 

Is the extra pack of cigarette’s a week or 4^th cup of coffee really helping that first layer of your brain?   Leaving you constantly drained, unmotivated and too tired to do anything because your brain is spending all its “capital” dealing with your body’s physiological challenges and isn’t as available for you in the other areas of life like your relationships or your mental health.

 

Maybe he just really isn’t that into you and there’s no need to obsess and worry about it so much?  This can be throwing your brain off at the second layer making focus and concentration difficult and flaring up your emotions as your mind races from “what if” to “oh no” in less than 6 seconds flat.

 

Or maybe mom and dad were right; those friends aren’t that great an influence on you or your wife isn’t that crazy when she said this job would turn you into a work-a-holic? This third layer can be the trickiest because sometimes we have jobs and relationships that are hard to remove ourselves from emotionally, physically and financially but with this framework you won’t have to wonder why anymore.

 

Remember, our brain is involved in everything we do, from our emotional states, immune system and mental capacity to our decisions on love, life and work so look at your life through the eyes of your brain and start helping it help you.

Jason Thomas Gomez is MarCom Director and a Brain Health Consultant for BrainHarmony <a href=" http://www.mybrainharmony.com"> Biofeedback</a> Center. BrainHarmony is Orange County, California’s exclusive provider of proprietary biofeedback services using BST brain training technology. Biofeedback—a safe, natural and drug-free self-help technique—is clinically proven to maximize focus and concentration, reduce stress, improve clarity of thought and overall calmness. Log on to <a href=" http://www.mybrainharmony.com"> http://www.mybrainharmony.com</a> for more information.

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