Boost Your Brain Power!

My Papa on my mom’s side died of Alzheimer’s Disease, as did my Grandma on my father’s side- not to mention the many other great aunts, great uncles, and cousins who also met their fate through the terrible disease.

I figure the odds are stacked against me genetically, but I’m going to do everything humanly possible to try and not let it get me.  My brain in probably my best asset, next to my eyes, and the idea of losing control of it scares the shit out of me.  So I’m always looking for ways to increase my brain power- I do multiple crossword puzzles day- and look for ways to put of the age at which I get the BIG A.  Here are somethings that I learned about so far:

1.  Use your non-dominant hand when it’s possible.

2.  In addition to crossword puzzles, do logic puzzles and sudoku

3.  Block one sense, i.e., eat or watch tv blindfolded, watch tv on mute.

4.  Turn your desktop wallpaper upside down

5.  Sit up straight

6.  Get a lot of sleep, power nap

7.  Learn to juggle

8.  Actively engage in a hobby, like collecting something, or scrapbooking

9.  Create lists that go beyond the grocery store.  Like Top 10 favorites of…

10.  Take something you believe and then argue against it.