Healthy Brain Habits

It is Friday evening, Saturday midday, or Sunday morning, and you started to feel: -       Sad, low mood -       Low self-esteem -       Emptiness -       Fatigue -       Changes in appetite or sleep -       Irritability, anger outbursts -       Difficulty making decisions, remembering things. You are not the only one to feel like this. These days, we hear more about people feeling sad and lonely on the weekends. Weekdays are spent in mode of doing, task to task, finishing ch

The above ran as a headline in BBC News recently. “Small habits and small goals help keep us mindful. These small goals, such as knitting for an hour a day to make a scarf, painting for 30 minutes a day to create a piece, stitching to make a table mat, and running for 30 minutes to train for a marathon, are all achievable. These goals are low planning, no competition, and have a sense of achievement. They relieve stress and anxiety.”                                           

Many animals have memory, but how humans utilize memory, alongside other cognitive skills, distinguishes us in important ways. Human memory goes beyond a simple survival tool; it is closely linked to our capacity for abstract thinking, communication, and self-reflection, for making human life better. This advanced memory, the researchers believe, is one of the most incredible products of evolution. We may not give our memory much thought in day-to-day life; however, when comb

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat are the 3 R’s Brain habits encompass both beneficial practices for brain health, such as hope, positivity, and gratitude, and harmful habits, such as chronic stress, an all-or-nothing attitude, comparing oneself to others, and other forms of negative thinking. Acquiring a new healthy brain habit is learning a new skill, a new brain muscle. Additional examples of positive habits include engaging in mentally stimulating activities such as puzzles, maintai

“Neurons that fire together, wire together .”                                                                                Donald Hebb, father of Neuropsychology Dr. Donald Hebb combined psychology and neuroscience, proposing that learning and memory activate neurons, strengthening their connections to form more stable neural links. Are you aiming to create a new health habit, mental or physical? Neuroscience says it requires consistent practice and repetition, leading to c

…..a delayed Uber, work deadline, traffic jam, a mismanaged household chore, argument with a family member, corner table at a restaurant, a spoiled dry clean shirt, loud neighbor, dismissive waitress, a malfunctioning kitchen appliance, electricity outage at home, printer not working, forgetting debit card at home, long queue, long wait at tele marketing, hung up call, missed deadline to pay bills, delayed doctor appointment…… How many of us face the above almost every day? T

“Monday, I was hit by a nagging brain fog. Nothing seemed clear. The day was spent with a sense of aimlessness. Headaches and...

Ruminations, obsessions, and worry, which are recurrent, uncontrollable thoughts not aimed at a specific outcome and  are often associated with distress and can be part of conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). These thoughts are unwanted, intrusive, and often preoccupy the mind, making them hard to control. They can be distressing and trigger negative emotions like anxiety, fear, or disgust. Unlike constructive problem-solv

“Throughout the majority of the day, I am left with a sense of emptiness. I perceive that I have not accomplished anything at all, and the day has gone. This feeling makes me feel anxious with pain in my heart and shallow breathing,”                                                                                                         A 33-year-old female patient What happens when one feels that they have achieved something during the day? Reaching a goal can help improve yo