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<\/a>As we continue to wade through this era of \u2018house arrest\u2019<\/strong>, as a society we have become sedentary bingers.\u00a0 We sit at home and binge on food, binge on drink, binge on computer time and binge-watch the latest Netflix<\/strong> series.\u00a0 How is this affecting us physically and mentally?\u00a0 Significantly!<\/p>\nWhile we here at From A Bird\u2019s Eye View<\/strong> don\u2019t pretend to have the panacea, we will pass along some information that might be helpful in keeping you physically and mentally sharp . . . or sharper.\u00a0 Caveat: If you are not sharp to start with, reading this will not make you sharp.<\/p>\n The information herein comes from a book I recently finished entitled, Keep<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Sharp<\/em><\/strong>, by Sanjay Gupta, MD<\/strong> (brain surgeon).\u00a0 It\u2019s currently a \u2018best seller\u2019 so perhaps you\u2019ve seen it or even read it (sorry for the redundancy here if you have).\u00a0 It\u2019s directed mostly at those of us older folks, who are concerned with dementia, but the principles of a healthy brain apply to all ages.\u00a0 To be honest, there is a lot of scientific stuff in the book that can get a little tedious, but it helps frame what you should be doing, both mentally and physically to Keep<\/em>\u00a0Sharp<\/em>.<\/p>\n The book first asks the question, \u201cAre you at risk for brain decline?\u201d\u00a0 Gupta list 24 items that could make you at risk<\/strong>.\u00a0 Here’s a few:<\/p>\n Yep, I too found myself ‘at risk’.<\/p>\n He also lists a number of myths<\/strong> about the brain, among them:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a brief summary of the five things Gupta suggests to keep your mind sharp no matter what your age:<\/p>\n If this helps just one person become \u2018sharper\u2019, then I apologize to the rest of you for this waste of time.<\/p>\n How ever you do it \u2013 hope you all keep sharp!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Post Script<\/strong>: Not so much as a public service, but because I have nothing else to do, I’ve created a 6-page summary of the book, including all the ‘at risk’<\/strong> categories, all the myths<\/strong> about the brain, more detail on the 5 categories for keeping sharp, including the Top 10 secrets of slumber<\/strong>, as well as more detail on diet and exercise<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you’re not someone who will buy and read Keep Sharp<\/em>, but would like this summary, just let me know in the comment section of this post and I will email it out to you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Bob Sparrow As we continue to wade through this era of \u2018house arrest\u2019, as a society we have become sedentary bingers.\u00a0 We sit at home and binge on food, binge on drink, binge on computer time and binge-watch the … read more\n
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<\/a>Not in the book, but something that I\u2019ve found good for brain health, is a download called Lumosity<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is a series of games and challenges that help keep the brain sharp.\u00a0 After completing a number of the challenges, you can see where your brain ranks with other people in your age group. The download is free, but the Premium package (recommended) is about $60 a year.<\/p>\n