Let’s talk about the end of the line, your “body budget”, challenging your brain, getting enough protein, and reducing your risk of dementia.
Well folks, November will be my last month practicing chiropractic in Tarzana, after 34 years in this location. I am looking for potential D.C. referrals for you, but haven’t found anyone yet. I will still continue to practice in Thousand Oaks for a few more years, however, since I love what I do. Wednesday, 11/26, will be my last day. It will be bittersweet, for sure. BG
You have a Body Budget, which is the accumulation of all the things you do daily that affect your health. This includes what you eat and drink, sleeping, activity, posture, and your mental state. I am going to address a few of them today so you might be able to focus on a small number of factors you can improve on now.
First, there is your sleep. You have lack of sleep vs adequate, restful sleep. It is important for you to get enough sleep every night and that it is deep, restful sleep. Figure out how many hours works for you, but also know if you need a cool or warm environment (wearing socks helps some people, sleeping with your feet out of the covers works), that it’s quiet and dark, and that you are able to turn off your brain and leave worry until the morning.
Secondly, no breakfast vs a nourishing breakfast. What are you eating; first your breakfast and then the rest of the meals in your day. I know that some of you just can’t eat first thing in the morning, besides coffee or tea, but you have to consider your body like a furnace or fireplace. In the morning the furnace is cold and needs firing up, with charcoal and pieces of wood, not a little pack of matches in the form of a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. It’s break-fast, and your body needs some fuel to get going, so even some fruit or adding peanut butter and jam to that toast will help in stoking the fire and giving you some energy.
Thirdly, inactivity vs activity. How many hours do you sit each day? Most of you are at the computer, and you drive to work, and you sit to eat, and you sit to relax in the evening. How much activity do you actually do, and when do you move? Research shows that taking a break for 5 minutes every hour is more productive than working 3 hours straight without a break. Those 5 minutes can include some squats or jumping jacks, some stretching, or a quick walk around the block or up and down some stairs. Just enough to get the blood flowing and your muscles moving, and giving your brain a rest.
Give it a shot, see what you can do to improve these 3 budgetary items.
CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN
https://www.realsimple.com/changing-your-routine-could-improve-your-memory-11826877
NUTRITION Getting enough protein and what that looks like
https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/heres-what-100-grams-of-protein-looks-like-naturally
This vitamin may reduce your risk of dementia by 49%