' LET'S TALK ABOUT BOOSTING YOUR BRAIN IN ORDER TO HELP YOU WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS, WORRY' = While you call it quits for the day, your mind does some serious work.
LETS TALK ABOUT BOOSTING YOUR BRAIN IN ORDER TO HELP YOU WITH DEPRESSION/ANXIETY/STRESS/WORRY
⦁ BOOSTING YOUR BRAIN WILL IMPROVE EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
⦁ WE ALL KNOW THAT BRAIN ACTIVITY DECREASES OVER TIME (TALK ABOUT SPECT SCANS).
DESTRESS YOUR LIFE
⦁ PRAYER
⦁ GRATITUDE
⦁ ANT THERAPY-Kill the ANTs that steal your happiness and make you fat
⦁ EXERCISE
⦁ FISH OIL
⦁ DEEP BREATHING
⦁ SHARING IN A SMALL GROUP
DEPRESSION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST KILLERS OF OUR TIME
⦁ AFFECTS 50 MILLION AMERICANS AT SOME POINT
⦁ DEPRESSION IS A RISK FACTOR FOR: ALZHEIMER’S, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES AND OBESITY
ANT THERAPY (Automatic Negative Thoughts)
THE NINE ANT SPECIES ARE: ALWAYS THINKING, MIND READING, BLAME, FOCUS ON NEGATIVE, FORTUNE TELLING, THINKING W/FEELINGS, GUILT BEATING, LABELING, ALL OR NONE.
ANT KILLING EXERCISE: WHENEVER YOU FEEL SAD, MAD, NERVOUS, OR OUT OF CONTROL
WRITE DOWN YOUR ANTS
LABEL THEM
TALK BACK TO THEM
DON’T BELIEVE EVERY STUPID THOUGHT YOU HAVE
ANT KILLING IS A BIG PART OF GETTING WELL
FAT IS NOT INNOCUOUS
LARGEST ENDOCRINE ORGAN
STORES TOXINS
RELEASE LIPID DROPLETS (SERVE AS A RESERVOIR FOR CHOLESTEROL)
PRODUCE PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES
PROMOTE INSULIN RESISTANCE
DECREASE TESTOSTERONE IN MEN
SECRETS TO LOSING YOUR CRAVINGS
BALANCE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR
KNOW AND OPTIMIZE YOUR VITAMIN D LEVEL
BOOST YOUR OMEGA 3’S
ELIMINATE REFINED SUGARS, SODAS
FRUIT JUICES AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
EAT NUTRIENT DENSE CARBS/ANCIENT GRAINS IN MODERATION
14 WARNING SIGNS YOUR BRAIN IS IN TROUBLE
⦁ MEMORY PROBLEMS
⦁ LOW ENERGY
⦁ LOW MOOD
⦁ IRRITABILITY
⦁ ANXIETY, STRESS, WORRY
⦁ SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
⦁ BRAIN FOG
⦁ IMPULSIVE, BAD DECISIONS
⦁ INSOMNIA
⦁ HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
⦁ HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
⦁ WEIGHT ISSUES
⦁ SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
⦁ NON-COMPLIANT FOR HEALTH
BRAIN HEALTH IS THE CENTER OF OVERALL HEALTH AND SUCCESS
WHEN BRAIN HEALTH STRUGGLES IT EFFECTS OUR HEALTH, RELATIONSHIP, WORK, SCHOOLING AND POTENTIAL
MANY THINGS HELP THE BRAIN
It All Starts with “Brain Envy”
Great decisions mental workouts activity nutrition
Sleep clean environment physical health healthy weight
Appropriate anxiety satisfying relationships positive peer group ANT killing
Stress management supplements knowing brain health risk
Foods to boost your mood
Eat in moderation
Sweet potatoes
Brown rice
Steel cut oatmeal w/berries/stevia
Apples
Cherries
Red bell peppers
Sweet
Cantaloupe
Foods to boost focus/dopamine
Beans-lima/lentils
Fish, chicken, turkey
Eggs
Cheese
Nuts
Seeds (pumpkin and sesame)
High protein veggies—broccoli, spinach
Protein powders