Wellness and Healthy Tips

In May, June, and July are the months for elementary school children, junior and senior high school taking final exams. Usually not only the children are undergoing stress in these months but especially their parents. The parents look for solutions that can improve the intelligence of children in an instant. But it was not the problem if the way still legitimate. The most often used are consuming supplements or vitamins for the brain.

Vitamin supplements are consists of neurotransmitters, vitamins, minerals or fatty acids which are believed to improve the quality of work of the brain. This includes children who have extra milk such as DHA (docosahexaenoic) or AA (arachidonic acid).

 Before we return to the topic of this brain supplement , let us know in advance about the factors that influence the process of thinking and memory. The process of thinking and memory is a mechanism for sustainable and can not stand alone. This is because in the process of thinking there is involvement of the whole working process of the brain that include motor, sensory, and association and not leave the most important part of the neurotransmitter (a substance that delivers the signal from one nerve to another nerve causing stimulation).

Here are lists of neurotransmitters that play a role in the process of thinking and memory:

Acetylcholine:
Working primarily on voluntary movement (movement of a conscious intentional) through sympathetic path.
Nor epinephrine:
Influence someone to stay awake or wake up from sleeping. This neurotransmitter is also running in the path of sympathy.
Dopamine:
A role in voluntary movement and motivation to feelings of desire, satisfaction, which are close to addiction and love.
Serotonin:
A role in emotion, memory is a high awareness, sleeping, and body temperature regulation.
GABA:
Inhibited motor nerve.
Glycine:
Role in motor reflexes and movements of the body.
Neuromodulator:
Important in the transmission of sensation, especially pain.

 The learning process is a complicated process and can not act alone. In the history of science of child development and psychiatry explained that in addition to the above factors are also influenced by a person of intelligence and genetic development during his stay in the womb and the first five years of life (age of the children). This is because in this age of brain development that occurs is very large so if there are problems in that period it will have great impact on intelligence.

 So whether the giving of supplements for the brain we can gain an instant intelligent brain? The answer is no. The main purpose of the brain supplement is to provide for those who are experiencing shortages. As an example is the provision of infant milk that contains DHA and AA is for premature babies; serotonin in the brain or vitamin supplements actually intended for people who has disease or senile dementia.

So how is educating the children?

It’s easy and simple. The parents should put as much as impulse to the children so that more impulse entering the more well synapse (connection between nerves) are formed so that the process of learning more and more optimal. it can be said that the more learning is more experience. Experience is an invaluable teacher. Therefore, do not prevent your children in the learning process. Learning can be from anywhere and anytime. And of course the parent who must take a share. Why? Because the parents have a figure that can not be replaced by anything and anyone, including the baby sitter or nanny.

Another thing that is also important is nutrition. Consuming four healthy foods five perfect in a balanced manner is necessary. If this diet can be maintained at all times so we do not need to make additional expenditures to buy expensive supplements or vitamins. Here are some foods rich in nutrients for the brain:

Beans: a mono saturated fat that maintain fixed arteries clear of plaque and good for improving mood because these fats increasing the serotonin in the blood. just eating enough of one ounce or 12 of the same capacity with walnuts or almonds equivalent to 3,3-4,4 24 years younger.

Fish: Especially wild salmon, Whitefish, tilapia, catfish, flounder. Inside the fish, especially salmon has omega-3 fatty acids. Consumption of 13.5 ounces for a week to 3 times per person, is equivalent to 2.8 years younger. If it was expensive to be replaced with other fish but it takes a larger quantity.

Soybeans: Soybean protein is good for the heart and arteries as well as fiber and fat are good for the body. Consumption of a cup of soy nuts a day is equivalent to 0.4 years younger.
Tomato juice or spaghetti sauce: Tomatoes have folic acid, lycopene, and other nutrients that can keep arteries healthy. 8 ounces of tomato juice or 2 tablespoons of pure tomato sauce spaghetti is 1 year younger.

Olive oil, peanut oil, fish oil, flaxseed, avocado have mono saturated fatty acids that are good for the heart. These fats if taken within 25% of total daily calorie intake is good or equivalent to 3.4 years younger. Original Chocolate are enhancing release of dopamine and flavonoids that keep arteries young. 1 ounce is equivalent to 1.2 years younger.

 So what are you waiting for? Give the best for your children and do not let them be late and behind in its development!