Help Yourself to Peace of Mind
By Dale Orlando

Unable to find peace of mind? Are you too stressed to relax? Worried about losing mental ability as you age? Unable to get out of the rut your life has become? Revolutionary brain imaging technology guides mental exercise routines that can change your outlook, your health and the rest of your life. Be happier, more carefree and relaxed than you thought possible with simple, easy to understand programs.

Most people worry about losing their mental ability as they age. In fact, surveys show that fear of Alzheimer's disease is the number one concern of people contemplating aging. It is never to late to strengthen our brains. We can grow the neurological pathways necessary to remain intellectually alert, emotionally fit and creative. We can increase our current brain capacity in various ways according to new brain imaging studies conducted at Harvard and other research centers. Our first task is to overcome the Mind/Body dichotomy. Your brain is simply a vital organ, one that requires lots of oxygen from good blood flow to function well.

To develop a sound mind and elevated spirit, our brains require physical and mental exercise, good nutrition, hydration, sufficient sleep, reasonable temperatures and light. If any of these essentials are lacking or diminished, mental functions suffer. Sometimes affected people experience diminished spirits or bad moods, for others mental functions can be adversely affected and depression may occur. While the recipe for a sound mind seems relatively simple, it is important to remember that most Americans are not even getting sufficient exercise to control weight, enough sleep to think clearly or enough natural daylight to maintain happiness.

The first step to a better brain is to increase physical exercise and to get more sunshine. We recommend walking. Our Smart Walks web site offers free starter programs. If you can not set aside 5 hours/week for exercise, learn how to increase your physical activity in your dally activities. Anything you can do to make getting more exercise more fun and to increase your enjoyment of movement will help to keep you motivated. The best motivators include things we can feel good about doing. Walk outside. Help others who need physical assistance. Play more with our children. Increase pleasurable sexual activity. Dance while cleaning. Participate in recreational sports. Take the stairs instead of the elevator at work. Each movement increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain.