4 Daily Habits That Make You Smarter

1.Daily Aerobic Activity
20 – 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day has been proven to stimulate the growth of axon branches on each neuron.
The more we exercise, the more oxygen we take in and the more free radicals are soaked up by this oxygen sponge process.
Since the brain uses 20% of our oxygen reserves, increased oxygen flow into the brain soaks up more free radicals inside the brain, making it cleaner and healthier.
By making aerobic exercise a daily habit, you are keeping your brain alive and healthy.

2. A Good Night’s Sleep
The average adult sleeps 7 1/2 hours a night in five 90 minute sleep cycles.
Five complete sleep cycles a night is optimal. Completing less than four sleep cycles a night negatively affects our health.
Completing at least four sleep cycles the night after learning a new skill or the night after studying for a test locks in the new skill or study material.

3. Avoid Junk Food
Junk food and processed food increase the amount of free radicals in our bodies.
Too many free radicals in our blood will damage brain cells.

4. Moderate Consumption of Alcohol
Alcohol is filtered through the liver
The liver can only filter about two ounces of alcohol an hour.
When alcohol consumption exceeds this amount, it seeps into our blood which then flows to our brain, damaging the dendrites that are part of each brain cell