Manage stress with meditation, yoga, deep breathing, spending time in nature.Daily self-care habits counteract the effects of stress for enhanced mental clarity and focus.

Combat Stress with Self-Care

What we put into our bodies directly impacts the health and performance of our brains.  Feed your brain nutrients and antioxidants like healthy fats, protein, fish, berries, avocados, nuts and dark chocolate. Minimize sugar, processed foods and toxins.Nutrition impacts brain health and performance.

Feed Your Brain Nutrients, Not Toxins

Embrace healthy social connections by nurturing quality relationships and joining a community group.Social interaction engages the brain, reduces inflammation and elevates mood.

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<ul><li>Consider supplements like fish oil, curcumin, ginseng, L-theanine and nootropics like modafinil.</li><li>They support brain function by optimizing neurotransmitters, increasing BDNF and stimulating neurogenesis.</li><li>Always consult your doctor.</li></ul>

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Make sleep a priority by optimizing sleep hygiene, blocking blue light before bed, taking magnesium.Adults need 7-9 hours of quality sleep per night to consolidate memories, cleanse toxins and restore the brain.

The Importance of Quality Sleep

Harness the Power of GratitudeAdopt an attitude of gratitude by keeping a journal, writing thank you notes, meditating on positive emotions. Gratitude boosts dopamine, creates neural pathways and reduces cortisol.

Harness the Power of Gratitude

Train your brain like a muscle with challenging new activities, learning skills, brain games and neurofeedback.Start small and increase difficulty over time to strengthen neural connections.

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Your habits, actions, and thoughts are physically changing your brain daily for better or worse.

In her book Biohack Your Brain, neuroscientist Kristen Willeumier provides science-based strategies for optimizing brain health, overcoming negative thought patterns, and achieving peak mental performance. Drawing on the latest research, she explains how simple lifestyle changes relating to sleep, exercise, nutrition and stress can actually change the physical structure of the brain. Willeumier also delves into the potential of nootropics and technology like EEG to take brain hacking to the next level.

A neuroscientist’s groundbreaking, science-driven plan for revitalizing, nourishing and rejuvenating your most essential asset—your brain. Your brain is the most essential organ in your body.  The brain and spinal cord are intimately connected to every bodily system and organ, so when it is balanced everything in your body and mind will function more efficiently.  It’s vitally important to take proactive steps now, or you risk losing everything, including your ability to think clearly, be creative, remember details, solve problems and retain your memory.In Biohack Your Brain, leading neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Willeumier reveals how you can change your brain by making simple and easy modifications to your lifestyle. Combining clinical experience with revolutionary science, she details how biohacking your brain can boost your cognitive performance and so much more.Dr. Willeumier’s essential guidebook shows you the most effective techniques to prevent memory loss and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease—and even how to overcome negative thoughts and stress. Through research and case studies, you’ll learn how to upgrade your nutritional choices along with the effective use of supplements, brain games, and physical activity to overcome cognitive damage, whether it’s from previous injuries, such as a concussion or a bad fall or from the effects of living in modern day times.Dr. Willeumier shares her own story alongside those from the NFL players and other clients she has worked with to help you leverage the latest research to find personal solutions. Biohack Your Brain teaches you how to take better care of your brain, and also how to  enhance your memory, lose excess weight, increase your energy and vitality in order to create the best health and life possible.

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