Is Overtime Hazardous to Your Health? Meditation as Brain Training Does Brain Training Really Work? Purpose <strong>Brain Fitness: Is Attitude Important?</strong>
Is Overtime Hazardous to Your Health? Lots of people work more than 40 hours a week. Now a major British study shows that large amounts of overtime work is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Since to a large extent heart health is also brain health, it looks as though overtime work might have a negative effect on your brain as well.

Meditation as Brain Training Mindfulness meditation as practiced over a long period by experts makes clear changes in someone’s brain function. But what about those of us who don’t have a few years to sit in a monastery in the Himalayas? A new study shows that even brief meditation practice can improve attention.

Does Brain Training Really Work? While many of us are enthusiastic about computer-based brain training, studies of how well it works in the real world have been uninspiring. It’s  possible to train people to do better on cognitive tasks, but it’s not clear that the training carries over into the real world. Does brain training really work? A new study of more than 10,000 people says: Maybe not.

Purpose In giving talks to community groups about brain fitness, I emphasize that a number of elements go in to brain fitness. And one of these key elements has nothing to do with high-tech computer training. For optimal brain fitness, a sense of purpose is crucial. You have to have a reason for getting out of bed in the morning.

Brain Fitness: Is Attitude Important? Readers of this blog may already know that I’m very interested in self-efficacy as a factor in how well people perform on cognitive tasks. Study after study has shown that what you think about your cognitive functioning may actually make your cognitive function better.

How old you feel makes a difference in how you think your brain is working, especially for women. And once again, mood and self-efficacy make a difference for everyone in what they think is going on with their brains.

 

One of the most important ways to maintain brain fitness is by getting enough sleep.

Most of us know how we feel when we don’t get enough sleep. Research shows that lack of sleep can affect your memory, raise your blood pressure, and increase your risk of stroke.

But how do you get a good night’s sleep?

 
 

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