How God Changes Your Brain
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
BY ANDREW NEWBERG, M.D. AND MARK ROBERT WALDMAN – BALLANTINE BOOKS – © 2010 – 348 pages
8 Ways To Exercise Your Brain
- Have faith, it need not be in a specific religion or belief system but faith that a positive future awaits us
- Dialogue with others, the more social ties we have, the more our cognitive abilities will decline
- Do aerobic exercises, this strengthens all parts of the brains and the brain-body connection
- Meditate even just for 10-15 minutes as this has significant positive effects on cognition, relaxation, and psychological health
- Yawn, perhaps you won’t believe me but this is one of the best kept secrets of neuroscience
- Consciously relax, deliberately scan each part of your body to reduce muscle tension and physical fatigue
- Stay intellectually active, use it or lose it
- Smile, this strengthens the brain’s neural ability to maintain a positive outlook on life
