Healthy Brain Fitness Tip # 3
Eliminate
The Fire In Your Brain
If your brain is aging too quickly or your memory is becoming impaired,
your brain is on fire!
Many things fan the flames of inflammation - hidden infections, allergens,
environmental toxins like mercury and lead, emotional stress, lack of
regular exercise, excessive sugar and animal fat, and most commonly
a fat belly! Those little fat cells in your ever-expanding middle are
little factories for inflammation. And we all know that inflamation
is not good for you.
A blood test, C-reactive protein, is the best way to tell if you are
on fire. If your C-reactive protein level is greater than 1.0, then
you should begin to cool the heat .
Start by exercising regularly, finding ways to experience deep relaxation,
getting rid of excess sugar and animal fat in your diet, eating anti-inflammatory
foods such as wild fish, especially sardines and herring, and using
anti-inflammatory herbs and spices including ginger, rosemary, turmeric
(the yellow spice in curry).
You might need your doctor’s help to find any hidden allergies
(especially from foods like gluten), hidden infections and toxins. Finding
the fire in your brain and cooling the heat will go a long way not only
in preventing dementia, but also heart attacks, cancer and the slowing
the aging process.