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Looking for quick win solutions doesn’t work as there is always some effort you will have to put in. The same goes if you’re looking to improve brain your power. Whilst it’s never effort-free it doesn’t always have to be difficult. Here are Improving Mind’s 10 Top Tricks to improve your mind, body and soul.

1. Improve your Brain Power Physically

Exercise. That’s right, we’ve started with the most difficult of the 10 first. Get your body moving. Get off that couch and put your trainers on as it’s time to go for a walk (at the very least). The science is that without exercise on a regular basis, your arteries will begin to clog and blood vessels lose their ability to pump blood. To prevent this from happening, moving everyday will help you not only feel great, but improve your brain power too! Healthy blood flow, healthy brain. We recommend getting your body moving for at least 25 minutes per day. Perhaps you could adjust your lifestyle by taking the stairs in place of the elevator. How about taking the slightly longer route around the office?

2. Put your Brain to the test!

As children we constantly learn new things and science has shown that the process of learning creates inside the brain. Like many adults you may have found that you’ve stopped learning as well as testing your brain for recalling information. Memory is like a muscle. If you do not train it, it stops functioning as well as it should. Reading books, doing things outside of the same old routine will help keep these connections forming and thus, keep your brain sharp!

3. Sleep! Get those zzz’s

Get those ZZZ’s!!!! Sleeping 7-8 hours has been identified as the sweet spot for adults. A good sleep will ensure what you’ve learned throughout the day is safely stored and accessible the next day. Sleep is when memories form and performs a series of that help keep your brain and body on point during the day. This is certainly the easiest way to improve your brain power.

4. Eat right and make sure you get those fats!

We said it before on our post. You’ve really got to feed that thing! It’s important to note that you should never completely cut out fats from your diet. The portions of fat on your brain (55%) actually insulates cells – the bigger the insulation, the quicker your brain will effectively work. Whole milk, nuts, fish, avocado and flaxseed are a couple of food groups for you to get you started. We’ll post more detail on this later!

5. Cut out stress from your life

This is easier said than done. , negatively affecting the parts which are responsible for your memory. A quick way on keeping your stress in check is to set realistic expectations. Short and achievable goals have been proven to help relieve stress; so let’s start ticking some things of a list! With this in mind, it’s important to focus on one task at a time as opposed to multi-tasking.

The harder parts of letting stress go is to express your feelings, or say no in situations you may be uncomfortable with. This is because we are sometimes afraid of the social consequences our expressions may cause. Bottling things up never helps anybody in the long run so it’s important to be as open as you can be with the people around you.

There you have it, our 5 top tricks to help aid you and improve your brain power.