articles : mental fitness

6 Steps to Super Mindpower - By Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler
You might have also thought that you can't grow new brain cells (neurons) once you reach adulthood. Whether or not that is true (the decision is still out) does NOT really matter. ... The secret to a lively brain is NOT your number of neurons -- it is the diversity of interconnections between those neurons. ... an unusual supply of interconnections is NOT inherited. No one is born with such a brain -- it is created. ... Your brain follows the same rule as your muscles -- use it or lose it. Unused neural interconnections actually shrink and die. But if you engage in regular mental workouts, those interconnections then expand and strengthen.

An Easy Approach to Breakthrough Thinking - By Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler [quantum-self.com]
Just like exercising to condition your muscles, your mind also works best if it is challenged frequently with creative thinking exercises.

Brain Awareness - by Native Remedies staff    
Neuroscientists believe that the brain can remain relatively healthy and fully functioning as it ages and that diseases cause the most severe decline in memory, intelligence, verbal fluency, and other tasks.

Challenge Your Brain - By Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Modern neuroscientists claim that genius-level mental functioning is primarily all about the ever-changing maze of interconnections among your neurons (brain cells.) The scientific evidence is this: The more you stimulate and challenge your brain, the more connections it is forced to create so that your neurons can communicate with each other. And the more interconnections you have between your  neurons, the closer you move toward genius-level creativity and thinking.

Creativity and Flow Psychology*- by Douglas Eby
The author of "Flow - the Psychology of Optimal Experience" and a number of related books, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says we can facilitate the conditions for this quality of optimal functioning, and that it may be found in a wide range of careers and activities.

Feel Those Feelings and Develop Emotional Intelligence - by Adam Eason
I had spent some time fighting the anxious feeling, then one day I said to myself “Adam, just experience it, stop resisting it, stop fighting it; just feel it” and an amazing thing happened. I felt the nervous feeling, then it disappeared! I was shocked. All those previous months and years of fighting it, and all that I really needed to do was to feel it. I acknowledged it and stopped resisting. Doing this is to heighten your own awareness of your own map of the world is a very beneficial process.

Hydration and Water Research - by Phi Sciences
Patrick Flanagan accepted the challenge of Dr. Henri Coanda and continued the search, studying the five remote regions of the world where people routinely live amazingly healthy lives past the age of 120 years. The diets in these five regions all differed. The only factor in common that could explain their long, healthy lives was their drinking water.

My Therapist Is A Joystick - By Olga Kharif [BusinessWeek]
Beneficial games, for everything from phobias to ADD, are starting to catch on. A computer game created by The Wild Divine Project combines elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and Kabbalah, and comes with sensor rings that slip over three fingers to monitor heart rate and muscle tension. The object: to teach players to relax and relieve stress. Wild Divine is leading the charge into a new market: games that promote better health.

Right Brain Left Brain - By Steven Gillman
Most of us seem to favor one style or another of thinking, and this may be an indication of the dominance of one or the other hemisphere. ... You have probably noticed that left-handed people, who presumably have a more developed right hemisphere, are more often artists. If you want to be more "whole brained" in your approach to things, you can start by working on your weakest areas, using some of the tips above. Also, you can bring both sides into whatever you do.

The Unstoppable Power of Your Emotions - by Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Most of today's psychologists and success mentors are convinced that one's "emotional intelligence," or EQ, is a far better predictor of life success than one's "rational intelligence," or IQ. We've all known really bright folks who aren't living up to their potential. This is not to make them wrong! It's just that success is not their "passion." But how many "passionate" people do you know who aren't living up to their potential -- or at least stretching out toward it?

What if video games could teach us to be more grounded? - by Justin Hall [Yoga Journal]
The Journey to Wild Divine, a new adventure game series that teaches self-awareness through biofeedback and visualization, turns the quest for calm into entertainment.... As a rather hyperactive computer entertainment aficionado, I found the Wild Divine puzzles that require calmness or a steady energy level to be most challenging – and most rewarding. But perhaps the highest calling for Wild Divine is this: It trains us to relax our bodies and mind in our thoroughly modern situations.

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