Life" on PBS. I have his book, and he's pretty good, too.
Loryjean
On 12/14/09, Kathy ~ At The Edge <sandhollow@aol.com> wrote:
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> From: Loryjean Pratt <loryoils@gmail.com>
> To: everythingdoterra <everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 4:32 pm
> Subject: [Everything doTERRA] Brain care
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>
> some good stuff here:
>
> Take Care of Your Brain
> Posted by Abigail Lewis on December 13, 2009 - 11:57pm.
> "This is your brain." (Visual of an egg). "This is your brain on
> drugs." (Visual of an egg frying.) Do you remember that ad? How many
> times did you imitate it? I just went on YouTube to try to find it and
> there are tons of spinoffs. The original ad must have been brilliant,
> because it made an indelible impression on our culture. Eat your
> hearts out, Mad Men.
>
> Our brains are complex instruments and drugs are only one of the many
> things that put it at risk. The brain is really very sensitive, and if
> we want our brains to serve us well throughout the long lives we're
> told we can expect, it would be, er, smart to pay attention to this
> crucial part of our anatomy.
>
> I picked up a book titled A Better Brain at Any Age (Conari Press,
> 2009) to try to find out more about my personal command central, and
> it has the clearest explanation of brain function I've ever stumbled
> across. I remember learning from geeky Ms. Urich in 10th grade that
> there were essentially three sections: cerebrum, cerebellum and
> medulla. Is that right? There was also a corpus callosum somewhere in
> there. Scientists seem to have a better understanding now than when I
> was in high school.
>
> As author Sondra Kornblatt explains, we now recognize the four
> sections as cerebellum, lobes, limbic and cingulate gyrus (huh?). The
> latter is the midbrain and directs our responses to others, so
> definitely pretty crucial. But the truth is, all the sections are
> crucial. And despite what you may have been taught, depending on how
> long ago you were in school, the sections don't function
> independently. Our brains are holistic! They are all involved to some
> extent in all the functions.
>
> Last night as I curled up under my big down comforter (nobody believes
> it's cold enough in L.A. for a down comforter, but trust me, it is), I
> tried a few of Kornblatt's suggestions for brain stimulation to help
> me fall asleep despite a late afternoon cup of green tea, and get
> through today on what threatened to be an insufficient amount of
> sleep. I pulled my ears all the way around. I scratched above the top
> of my spine. I rolled my eyes in circles. I put my thumbs on my
> temples and pulled my fingers against my scalp all the way around. And
> then I did a light massage all over my head. I'd been to the gym so I
> knew my blood was circulating pretty well, and EFAs are a supplement
> staple. I did mentally demanding work yesterday, so I knew I was
> covered on that front. I was now thoroughly worn out and slept like a
> log. Taking care of this brain properly is a lot of work!
>
> According to the Franklin Institute, every 15 seconds someone in the
> U.S. suffers a traumatic brain injury, occurring more frequently than
> breast cancer or AIDS. Every year 50,000 people die and 80,000 are
> disabled because of traumatic brain injury. So if you want to take
> care of your brain, all those things mentioned above are only
> secondary, because you have to have an intact brain in order to care
> for it.
>
> With that in mind, remember to:
> Wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle or motorcycle.
> Drive a car with side-curtain airbags.
> If you play soccer, don't go for headers, no matter what your coach says.
> Take antioxidant supplements and avoid paint, mercury (tuna!),
> melamine (fish from China) and harmful chemicals.
> If you play a sport, wear a helmet.
> If you ski or snowboard, stay away from trees!
>
> Remember, it won't be any fun to live to 100 if your brain is a fried egg.
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