INCREASE YOUR BRAIN POWER

Learn to Think

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Everyone thinks at all times which is a natural process. Thinking is a major programming in our brains. It makes us understand what is happening to us and around us and what should be our next action. It makes us work, love, hate, plan, enjoy, complain etc. Thinking in fact makes us learn. But we can think upto the normal capacity of our brain as well as according to the routine set up by us in normal course. Thus we know 2+2 is 4 or 4-2 is 2. But we are unable to think whether 2+2 can be 5 or 4-2 can be 3. We do not try to know whether it could be possible because we know it is not possible. Similarly various other facts we ignore because we believe that it is impossible. A poor man wonders to think of the earnings of affluent persons but never thinks of entering himself into their category because he cannot perceive himself to become a rich man. But you know that rich persons were not rich from the very beginning. At least a rich family at some stage must have been an ordinary and poor family and someone from that family thought of becoming rich and started taking action in that direction. Thus we need to develop a habit of thinking beyond what we believe. This is called lateral thinking. Thus if someone is asked to plant four trees in such a way that each tree is 20 feet from each other. But if you try to put it on a piece of paper, you will find that it is not possible since two of the four trees will always be farther apart than the rest. Thus it is not possible in two dimensions. The solution comes when we place one tree at the top of a steep hill( 3rd dimension). Lateral thinking makes us find solutions to mind boggling puzzles,and problems. In real life also, you might have observed that there are persons who are very sharp, who understand things quickly, their replies are correct and to the point. They are looked upon by others with great regard and admiration. They always dominate the rest. But the other ordinary persons can also become like these great personalities. Only thing is they have to start thinking laterally and include the terms why, how in their thinking process. Thus one has to stop believing in the following terms:
1. I cannot do this work as I have insufficient resources.
2. I cannot pass this exam
3. I cannot become rich quickly or in the medium or long term.
4. There is no treatment available for this ailment or disease.
5. I cannot develop a strong and shapely body.
6. There cannot be any life after death.
7. There is nothing like soul.
8. There is no truth in ancient beliefs that people could talk to each other through their minds or could travel to other places, even planets without any planes or rockets.

First start believing that everything is possible and nothing is impossible in this Universe. Then also start realizing that in this Universe there are inifinite number of amazing facts and mechanisms and phenomena which are still to be discovered by Man. Whatever we think as impossible can in fact be possible. It is not impossible to disappear from one place and appear at some other place. It is not impossible for an illiterate person to become a famous creative writer (Kalidasa, the Great poet is an example). It is not impossible to continue to have new ideas throughout our lifetime. A person can continue to write interesting and unique articles even after he has exhausted all his ideas, since new ideas always formulate on the basis of existing ideas. Actually ideas are also existing in this Universe and are infinite in number and cannot be exhausted by any civilization in billions of years. Ideas continue to float in the Universe, in the air around us and enter the receptive minds from time to time. Everyone gets ideas from time to time, but only few are able to give proper respect to them and try to transform them into reality. Those who do become famous and great personalities.

Perceive Yourself from Others Minds

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:03:00 +0000

In our normal routine, we meet different persons at different times and formulate opinions about them based on their appearance, behavior etc. Based on that we like some people, dislike others, hate some, love others, admire some, despise others and so on. We also complaint about other persons behavior sometimes. During a heated argument with someone, we might have become furious and uttered unwanted words and also received the same treatment. This is natural as substantiated by the Newton's third law which states that every action has equal and opposite reaction. So no problem till we get back equal treatment for our unwanted behaviour. But there are some other categories of persons who are most of the times at receiving end and are unable to respond to our behaviour. For example, our children, old parents, humble wives/husbands, household servants, office subordinates etc. We go to any extent of shouting at them in a fit of anger for a very little or no fault, caring a little what happens to them. I have seen some persons scolding their wives openly in the marketplace or beating their small children mercilessly. just because someone is dependent upon us, we should not try to dominate them like that or hurt their feelings and respect. Every person has some self respect, even young children. Ladies respect their parents but disregard their parents in law and husbands feel helpless. Also sometimes we might feel that a person unnecessarily gets angry with us during normal discussion. Sometimes normal discussions convert into scuffles and blows. Why it happens? A man with strong physique will have more impact on others while talking in angry mood than a person with normal physique. We should try to perceive our appearance to others in various moods and then evaluate the reaction of others towards us. We should also think from the point of view of others before deciding to blame them. Best thing is to apply to ourself what we advise others. If my son is not paying proper attention to his studies, I should try to find out what is the actual reason, what are the difficulties faced by him, whether physical or mental, whether he is being harassed by someone in his school/college, whether despite best efforts, he is unable to remember his lessons and gets scolded by teachers daily etc. This is the best way to be considerate to our near and dear ones and to others also. Consideration for others is the necessary approach one should adopt. Also encouraging others to discuss their problems is necessary. Children might be facing problems which they might be hesitating to discuss with parents, and instead be sharing with some unwanted friends or colleagues who instead of helping them, might get undue advantage themselves.

Importance of Visualisation

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:54:00 +0000

It is believed that God created the Universe. How did God create it? By building it manually with his hands? No.He just thought of the Universe, created a picture in His Mind and ordered it to be created. And it was created. Thus God created a mental visualization of the Universe and believed it to be true and it became true. We are also having some elements of God in us. We may not be able to create the Universe or for that matter anything material just by thinking. But we definitely have God given powers to control our thoughts and manage our destiny. Why a poor man is poor? Because he cannot visualize himself as a rich person. An average man is average because he visualizes himself up to that level only. We are able to earn only up to the level we can visualize ourselves. It is all a matter of visualization. Things start from here only. First visualize. If successful, there will be proportionate changes in your life, directly proportionate to the extent of visualization. You will start getting new ideas corresponding to the visualized image followed by corresponding opportunities, persons and events, all set to make the visualization a reality.

But it is very simple to advise for visualizing a desired picture in the mind, whereas it is really very difficult to do it. A poor man cannot get a mental picture of himself as a rich man because he has to make a number of mental suppositions and adjustments for that. Moreover, our Mind is not our servant which would always obey our orders. It rather controls us most of the time rather than being controlled by us. But ideally, the things should be just the reverse.

Since mind controls us, we cannot get rid of our bad habits. We cannot get away with the habit of smoking because our mind does not let us do so. We cannot control anger because mind gives us feedback which we cannot ignore. Students know well that studying hard is essential for them for their future settlement, but still many students do not perform well, do not work hard and either fail or lag behind for years. Their minds urges to enjoy by watching movies, television etc. Here let me also clarify that mind is only a part of brain, which is very selfish in itself. It most of the time does not want an impartial analysis to be done by the brain. Mind is guided by the forces of fear and greed. It wants all sorts of enjoyment and pleasure, but keeps one away from taking initiative in new adventures due to the force of fear. Even in the fields, where we are fully confident of success, we do not enter because the mind does not allow us. But by the power of visualization, we can defeat our mind and change our destiny.

Brain power for politicians

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:29:00 +0000

Politicians have the greatest need to have their fully optimized brains at all times, because they are the ultimate deciding factors about the economic, political, ethnic, geographic, industrial, cultural future of the Country. Politicians should be able to grasp the intentions behind certain movement and proposals moved by other nations and international bodies in order to take quick decisions whether to participate in them or not. A National Policy should be formulated and implemented to compel all political leaders to follow the prescribed procedure on regular basis in order to keep them not only active but also to enhance and boost their brain. This is going to give results definitely in due course. The most attractive thing is that it might be possible to make budget provision in advance for incurring of expenditure on certain foods and medicines and instruments, which are available in the World, which are responsible to boost up the brain and increase its power and capacity. I rather feel that there should be an overall revolution for increasing brain power, not only of politicians, but of all persons of all categories, including government and semi government employees, members of various Groups and Committees, students and teachers, housewives, elderly persons, small children etc. etc. This might seem to be a childish proposal in the first instance, but its value will be observed when the results start coming in a few years time. The scientists and doctors should be encouraged to do inventions and discoveries in the field of brain boosting and increasing brain power and subsidy schemes should be put in place for all those scientists and doctors. Not only that, they should also be suitably rewarded whenever they are successful in making some achievement in this field. Such brain boosting drive should also be extended to defense personnel, so that they are able to make very excellent innovative defense strategies, which could not be failed by any hostile elements.

Brain vs Universal Brain

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:10:00 +0000

I sometimes feel that every matter has some brain like material in it. We are all made through the elements of matter available. As explained in Hindu Mythology, our body is made from five major elements like Water(Jal), Fire (Agni), Earth (Prithvi), Sky(Akash) and Air (Vayu). These are actually not basic elements, but very broadly defined for a layman’s understanding. But we may not indulge into the correctness of definition of element at this stage. What I want to bring out here is that our body, including the brain as well the life in our body has been caused to be in existence by some technical, physical and chemical composition of elements, available in the above mentioned main 5 elements. We live until we remain in some feasible environment, essential for our existence, and die either by accident or by old age or disease etc., on account of imbalance created in the formation of these elements. What we call soul or Atma, is still a subject of dispute, not all believing it. Even those who strongly believe in Atma, are unable to provide authenticated proof of that but it is a fact that most of people believe it. But so far as brain is concerned, there is no doubt that it is a part of body itself and is responsible to run the whole body system in order. I somehow feel that the brain system has come into existence only because there is a provision for it in the matter. Matter consists of atoms, each atom having a nucleus consisting of protons, and electrons revolve around the nucleus continuously. They never stop. This nucleus could be treated as brain of the atom. The constant energy in the protons (with positive charge) and electrons ( with negative charge) could be the source of making our bodies alive through Atma. We can presume that the Earth, Sky, Agni, Air, and Water all have something like brain in them and if so, they are always having some effect on our brain working. This is in consonance with Hindu Mythology, which says that our fate is determined by these elements, as well as the planets and Sun. That is also correct if we presume that the Planets, some of which are much bigger than Earth, also consist of matter, the Sun being the very large star which control the movements of these planets. So what I think is there might be some truth in the mythology that the Sun, Planets and Earth control our destiny. I think they control more our minds or brains and in this way indirectly control our fate. How it is done. Each individual person has individual mind and for most of the time, thinks about some feelings strongly, such as some want to be rich, some want to be married, some love someone, some hate someone, some want revenge, etc. There strong feelings which hover most of the time in their brain, could be termed as their keywords, taking their brains as websites. Their keywords affect the environment, as well the five elements mentioned above. They similar parts of these elements get activated and send back reactions to those keywords of each person. This could be in a way like gathering the keywords of similar nature from other persons, and then sending the most relevant reactions, consisting of solutions or further problems whatever may be. This is very much comparable to the ads being displayed by Google on websites depending on the keywords in the content. I think you might have comprehended to some extent what I am after by telling all these. However, for the sake of clarity, I may tell that we can utilize this system for the betterment of our fate and destiny by simply modifying the keywords. What we do in Adsense. We analyze our websites and the keywords and estimate what type of Ads and Traffic will be attracted by these keywords. If we can do so in our Brains, we may be able to change our destiny. We can catch hold of very positive keywords, and start reading and writing and speaking loudly most of the time those keywords, and could soon expect similar opportunities coming in our way in our life, which could be very well utilized by us. Not only that, we will find similar type of people contacting and interacting with us which we wanted as per our keywords. I think this is the best way to change our lives.

Brain Power for Parents

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:20:00 +0000

What the parents can do with the increased brain power. They can better guide and bring up their children so that their children become brilliant in their studies and general dealings with others. More intelligent parents means they will be educated also and will definitely help children solve their studies problems and various answers to their questions will be easily available. If the parents are illeterate as well as less intelligent, they can not think of better future for their children. I have seen that the poor women, who run their households by working in other houses during the day time, don’t get their sons and daughters educated beyond 4th or 5th standard, thus making it impossible for their children to get some good job or any other nice settlement. So their children also continue to do the same job as their mother is doing. This becomes a vicious circle in itself and the poor continue to remain poor, which is really very painful. They don’t get their children educated only because they cannot survive with the expenditure involved in the higher studies and therefore, they continue with their fate. Something should be done for them by the governmental or NGOs to get them some easy money so that they are able to get higher education for their children. But the problem is not limited to the poor people. Some rich parents also are unable to impress their children to work hard to get higher education, as the children can not perceive the difficulties which they are going to face in case they are not highly educated. Ultimately, not paying heed to their parents advice costs them dearly after the death of parents, when the wealth does not last long and survival becomes a problem. Why I am talking of education only here rather than improving brain. This is because, it is the studies and education responsible to mould and improve the brain in the first instance. Unless one is educated, one cannot learn ways to increase brain power on the net, if his language is poor.

Brain Power for Employees of Government and other organisations

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:17:00 +0000

The word employee here includes all classes of employees, i.e. officers, including CEO of an organisation, as well as junior employees. The employees have to deal with the issues relating to the business of their organisations. Some times the work is very smooth while sometimes it may be very cumbersome. While junior employees are supposed to act as per the directions of their senior employees, the latter have the higher responsibilities to find out solutions to the cumbersome and complex issues which may arise some times during the normal course of work. They have to keep in mind the national and international policies and developments, the Government law and rules in force, the competition at present faced by the organisation, legal court cases, obligations and duties of their organisations etc. The junior employees also have to contribute considerably to the extent they are expected to contribute and have to offer solutions to certain problems whenever asked for by their seniors. Thus a better brain efficiency is of formost importance for any category of employees in order to increase their output and productivity, so that they are able to do full justice to their work and also dispose of their current work without having any pendency. If any employee is very efficient, he will be able to complete his work in a lesser time and will have much time to spare to fulfil his other work, including personal work and the duties assigned to him by their spouses. Such employees get fast promotions and are praised wholehartedly by senior officers, while other lesser efficient colleagues may feel jealous of them. Therefore, if you are one of those jealous employees, you only have to contribute your most of the time for increasing brain efficiency, as mentioned in the article, brain power for Students. That will certainly help you in regaining self-confidence as well as the confidence of your seniors. You will also in this way, get included in the category of envious list of very efficient employees and will get faster promotions and applause, and this will make happy not only yourself but also your spouse and children, as most of their hopes and desires depend upon the increase in income, which you can ensure in this way.

Brain Power for Teachers

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:57:00 +0000

Like Students, Teachers also need to have a better brain in order to carry on their teaching profession successfully. They have already passed the stages of students and studied higher, much higher than the student. But they are much older in age than the students, so with age, their brain cells might have reduced due to lack of brain increasing activities. In order to cope up in a better way, they should also do the same brain enhancing activities described for the students. If they have better brain, they will be able to remember easily what they taught the previous day, in order to maintain continuity. They should also be able to give instant clarification to the sudden queries raised by some students. Teachers also, in order to keep themselves updated, study the current study courses and material, as we all know the study courses are modified from time to time by the education authorities, keeping in view the changes in the current affairs and changing importance and national preferences. A teacher's job is very sensitive and they cannot afford to lose their impression even once before the students. The students' respect for a teacher most depends on the way of teaching and imparting knowledge. A teacher cannot say he does not know. His job is to satisfy the queries of the students and students have full belief that all their study gaps will be filled by the teachers. If a teacher expresses his inability in answering a question, that means he loses his credibility and respect. Therefore, the teachers have a greater need to keep their minds and brain efficient, than the student.

Brain Power for Students

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:56:00 +0000

Brain power has a very important role for students, no matter what they are studying. You might have observed that some students continue studying most of their time, sleep very little, try to read their books twice or thrice or even more, but they are unable to get a good position and may just be able to get qualifying marks. On the other hand, some students just study one or two hours daily, take part in sports activities, enjoy watching TV and movies. Still they manage to achieve top positions. The clear reason behind it is the difference in brain activity, brain sharpness, brain efficiency, intelligence, grasp etc. If a student has better brain effeciency, he can understand a chapter by reading only once. Moreover, he can also read faster without losing concentration. Therefore, having a better brain efficiency is very very important for students. The question is can a student better his brain efficiency? The answer is very big YES. He can do it. Brain as you know is a part of our body, like a muscle, which can be improved by exercise and by selective diet. Students should rise early in the morning, do deep breathing in a nearby part, have a half-an-hour walk there, drink 15-20 glasses of water during the day, never allow any constipation to occur, try to remember what they read, study without any tension, take big nutrious meal in the breakfast, get full 7-8 hour sleep etc etc. These steps will definitely ensure that they are able to grasp what they read. There is nothing to worry about sparing time for these activities, I described above. The time spent in these activities is very little as compared to the time they will save by studying with a better and efficient brain. Ultimately, they will observe that by taking up the above activities for better brain effeciency, they will have lot of spare time left for doing other activities if any. They will be included in the category of brilliant and genious students, who with little effort, are able to get top positions.

Memory Loss Can Be Cured In Older Women

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:48:00 +0000

- Here's How
By 'Bayo Akinola-Odusola

Memory loss, no matter who the person suffering from it is, is hard to handle. If you're an older woman, how you can overcome this problem is quite simple once you know how. You are about to discover one of the easiest ways to improve your memory literally instantly. The fun part is that it is a method you probably are already aware of but like many other people who suffer from memory loss, just are not doing it the most effective way.

What is The #1 Secret To Curing Memory Loss In Older Women?

When I was a young kid, I remember one of the most repeated phrases I regularly heard from my mom and also at school from my teachers was…“'Pay attention!"

I do not think these great teachers and influential people in my life knew it at the time, but they possessed the true secret to remembering all kinds of things from names, to dates, addresses e.t.c...

Are You Too Busy To Think?

Memory loss in older women is sometimes caused by being so busy your attention is off into so many different directions. What this does, the effect it has is that your mind has a hard time knowing where to focus. So what does it do? It takes the easy way and does not fully focus on anything.

The result of course is that you do not remember any of the details about things that you have been involved in. It is easy to attribute this to the effect of memory loss in older women but this is not true. Memory loss in older women can be both distressing and embarrassing but it does not need to be this way though. Keep reading to find out how to get over this problem

As an older woman, if you want to remember anything, a name, an address, a phone number e.t.c, you need to give it your full and focussed attention.

One Way To Cure Memory Loss If You Are An Older Woman

Imagine this scenario for a moment…

You are being introduced to someone for the first time. Here is how to ensure you remember everything you want to remember about them

1. You need to pay specific attention to THEM if you want to remember their NAME.
2. You must pay deliberate attention to their FACE if you want to RECOGNIZE them in future
3. Pay attention to their VOICE if you want to RECOGNIZE THEM WHEN THEY CALL you on the phone
4. Pay attention to their INTERESTS if you want to recall them in the future

Memory loss is something you can overcome by paying more attention! You need to focus your attention on the individual, the person you are meeting or talking to and not have your mind thinking about something else across the room, in another part of the home or at work.

Memory Loss - If You Are An Older Woman, You Don't Have To Live With It Any More

Do you forget names of people you have met recently? These are normal changes but it is not a condition you have to live with.

The truth is, when you learn to pay full attention properly, you will have uncovered one of the most powerful secrets of overcoming memory loss and how to remember anything, anytime. Download a free report now on “The Quick Facts On How to Stop and Avoid Memory Loss from http://www.thequickfacts.com/memory-loss-free-report.html now.

'Bayo Akinola-Odusola is a recognized business and personal development consultant. He is also a seasoned Niche Information Marketer and founder of a number of businesses dedicated to personal improvement. Visit http://www.thequickfacts.com/memory-loss-free-report.html to download your free report on memory loss, how it affects older women and how you can stop it now.

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HOME TREATMENT OF BRAIN WEAKNESS

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:12:00 +0000

HOME TREATMENT OF BRAIN WEAKNESS

Almonds

Almonds are very valuable for restoring a poor memory caused by brain weakness. Ten to twelve almonds should be immersed in water overnight and their outer skin removed. They should then be made into a fine paste and taken, mixed with one teaspoonful of butter or even alone. Inhaling ten to fifteen drops of almond oil through the nose, morning and evening, is also beneficial in the treatment of brain weakness.

Walnuts

Walnut is another unique dry fruit valuable in countering brain weakness. About twenty grams of walnuts should be taken every day. The value of walnuts is enhanced if they are taken with figs or raisins in a proportion of ten gram each, everyday.

Apples

Apples are useful in amnesia. The various chemical substances contained in this fruit such as vitamin B1, phosphorus, and potassium help in the synthesis of glutamic acid. This acid controls the wear and tear of nerve cells. Eating an apple a day with one tea-spoon of honey and one cup of milk is beneficial in the treatment of loss of memory and mental irritability. It acts as an effective nerve tonic and recharges the nerves with new energy and life.

Other Fruits

All fruits such as figs, grapes, oranges, and dates, rich in phosphorus are valuable mitigators of amnesia, as they invigorate the brain cells and tissues. Their intake is highly beneficial in loss of memory due to brain debility.

Cumin Seeds

The use of cumin seeds is another valuable remedy for amnesia or dullness of memory. Three grams of black cumin seeds should be mixed with two teaspoonfuls of pure honey and taken once a day, preferably, in the morning.

Black Pepper

Five seeds of finely ground black pepper, mixed with one teaspoon of honey are also beneficial in the treatment of this condition. This preparation should be taken both in the morning and evening.

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is lipid-soluble and interacts with cell membranes, traps free radicals, and disrupts the pathway that leads to cell damage.

Vitamins B1 and B12-Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is water-soluble and necessary for the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

HERBAL REMEDIES:

Rosemary (Romarinus officinalis)

Rosemary is considered to be the most remarkable remedy for loss of memory. It is an antidote for mental fatigue and forgetfulness. A tea made from this herb, taken once or twice a day, is a refreshing drink and an effective natural remedy for enhancing mental agility.

Brahmi Booti (Bacopa scrophulariaceae)

About seven grams of this herb should be dried in the shade and ground in water, along with seven kernels of almonds and half a gram of pepper. This mixture should be strained and sweetened with twenty-five gm of sugar. It should be drunk every morning for a fortnight on an empty stomach.

Sage

The herb sage has also been found beneficial in the treatment of a weak memory or loss of memory. It acts on the cortex of the brain, mitigates mental exhaustion and strengthens the ability to concentrate. A tea prepared from dried sage leaves can be used regularly for this purpose.

Ashwagandha - A medicinal plant used in India to treat a wide range of age-related disorders. Its most remarkable effect may involve its ability to preserve the health of the aging brain.

Grape seed extract may play a specific role in protecting the brain by preventing the kind of neuronal toxicity experienced by patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Ginkgo biloba leaf extract is the most widely used in the treatment of memory loss in the elderly.

Vinpocetine is a synthetic compound extracted from the seeds of the periwinkle plant. It has several pharmacological properties, including antioxidant, vasodilator, and neuroprotective benefits.

Huperzine A., derived from the leaves of the Chinese club moss Huperzia serrata, demonstrates beneficial characteristics similar to those of ginkgo.

SOME AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BRAIN

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:46:00 +0000

1. Human brain, which is only 3% of our body's mass, uses 20% of all the oxygen we breathe?
2. Our brain needs a continuous supply of oxygen. A 10-minute loss of oxygen will usually cause significant damage to brain cells.
3. Our brain uses a fifth of all our blood. This is because it needs it to keep up with the heavy metabolic demands of its neurons. It needs both the glucose and the oxygen.
4. Our brain feels no pain. There are no nerves that register pain within the brain itself. Due to this reason, neurosurgeons can probe the brain even when a patient is conscious. By doing this, they can use feedback from the patient to identify important regions, such as those used for speech, or visualization.
5. The cerebellum, sometimes called the "little brain," weighs about 150 grams (a little over five ounces). Found at the lower back side of brain, its function is to maintain posture, to walk, and to perform any coordinated movements. It may also play a role in your sense of smell. The human brain weighs an average of a little over three pounds, or 1.4 kilograms. Albert Einstein's brain may have been smaller than average, because he was smaller in body size than average. There is a general correlation between body size and the size of our brains.
6. An elephant's brain is about six times as large as a human brain. However, in relation to body size, humans have the largest brain of all the animals, averaging about 2% of body weight.
7. There are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain. If they were stretched out they could measure four times the circle of the earth.
8. An average sized brain has about 100 billion neurons.
9. Brain loses about 85,000 neurons each day. Fortunately, this is covered up due to the built-in redundancies and the fact that even after three years this loss adds up to less than 1% of the total.
10. Our brain continues to produce new neurons throughout our life. It does so in response to stimulation created by brain improving exercises, such as learning something new, a language, music, mathematical problem etc. The scientists agree that brain is a plastic muscle, which grows with exercise; in the same way our body muscles grow with exercise. In an experiment, it was discovered that the brains of laboratory rats showed physical changes when their environment was enriched with toys such as ladders and wheels, as well as other rats for company. Their brains were larger by 4% than those of another group of rats that were kept in ordinary environment.
11. Brain does not contain any fats in it like the rest of our body.
12. Brain consumes 40% of water consumed by the body. It may need about six glasses or one and a half liter of water per day. Therefore, on an average, we should drink at least 15 glasses of water to make our brain function to it optimum capacity. But if we drink higher quantity of water, it is even more useful, as it is helpful not only in flushing out the rejects from our body, but in further increasing brain efficiency.
13. A study has shown that the children of mothers, who frequently speak to them, learn about 300 more words by the age of 2 as compared to the children whose mothers rarely speak to them.
14. Our brain is generally more active and thinks more efficiently at night than during the day.
15. Our human brain generates more electric impulses in one day than all the telephones of world put together.

AUTO SUGGESTIONS

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:09:00 +0000

The following auto suggestions can go a long way in improving your personality in such a manner that you will find various problems disappearing gradually and you will be liked by everyone in the society, and the health, wealth, happiness, joys, prosperities will be floating towards you from every corner of the earth and Universe:
Just make this page your homepage and read all these auto suggestions at least twice a day and just see the difference after 21 days. But do not stop reading these auto suggestions after 21 days. Instead continue to read them for ever so that there is no end to the flow of heavenly and earthly blessings and pleasures and happiness towards you and your family:

1. I am a very energetic person.
2. I am liked by God and all human beings.
3. I like God and all human beings.
4. Everyone is very nice and helpful to me and so am I to everyone.
5. I am very rich and prosperous.
6. I am very healthy and happy.
7. God has sent me to this earth to make most of others happy.
8. My destiny is very good and I wish and pray to God to make destiny of all persons
even better than me.
9. When I see a person looking very happy and prosperous, I feel very happy within
myself.
10. All my family members are my best friends and always stand by me in good and bad times.
11. I am not afraid of miseries as that is a part of life. Problems coming in my way give me opportunity to think of their solutions, which increases my capacity to solve prolems.
12. I have a very good brain power, fully supported by the immense powers of God, and I can solve any problem coming in my way by using my brain.
13. I am very calm and cool in all circumstances and never hurt other's feelings.
14. I am never sarcastic towards anybody.
15. I like my critics as they frankly apprise me of my shortcomings, so that I can improve myself by removing those shortcomings.

How to increase your memory

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:29:00 +0000

The memory is one of the key functions of the Brain. Even if you have other brilliant characteristics of having a brilliant mind-power and brain-power, if your memory is not upto the mark, you may not be recognized as a brilliant person. However, it is also true that having a very good memory is not a true factor of having a very good level of IQ. But the layman recognizes one's IQ from his memory first and other things next. Some great philosphers and scientists are known to have poor memory, perhaps in their later stages of life. A general question that pops up in every body's mind is whether it is possible to increase one's memory.

In fact, in my view, everybody has same type of memory, but the reason why some persons who have less memory as compared to others may be mental tension, worries, lack of practice, etc. On other reason as per my view could be having lesser knowledge. This may look strange, but you can see the justification of this argument from the fact that one of the factors now known for increasing memory is linking a particular information to other things of facts. If you have more knowledge about things and facts, you will be able to link the facts to more of them, so that you will find it easier to remember. Let us now, without arguing more on this aspect, try to see whether the linking factor can be useful in helping us remember the information longer than normal. Let us see for figures. In order to link each figure to a particular item, let us allocate some items to each figure as base information:

1 - Gun 2 - Shoe 3 - tree 4 - door 5 - hive (Beehive)

6. chicks(chicken), 7 - heaven, 8 - gate 9 - line

Now suppose, you want to memorize a figure 35449392

First of all arrange a sequence of items allocated to each word as follows

tree, hive door door line tree line shoe

Now create some story type event. For example, you can imagine that there is a large
mango tree(3), one which there is a big beehive(5). Nearby the tree, there is a beautiful house having two doors (44). When you go from one door to another door in a line (9), you will find another similar tree (3). then proceed further in the same line (9)and you will find a very big shoe (2).

Once you memorize such a sequential picture in you mind, you can remember it longer and can decode the information into figures as per the allocation of items made to each figure. The above if only an attempt to make out a picture in your mind. You can, in fact, make out more interesting pictures which may be difficult to forget.

These are only a few attempts to invent some ways to memorize things. You can invent more way outs as per your circumstances and preferences, as such methods work best when they suit your personality and circumstances.

In addition, there could be certain foods and medicines which could be helpful in enhancing memory. Indian Brahmi is also believed to enhance memory.

One other way to memorize some difficult words or figures could be to read them loud in a singing way, better if you can mould it into some musical tune, known to you. Once you repeat the tune three or four times,your brain accepts it into its system and it is very easy for you to remember it longer.

HOW TO INCREASE BRAIN POWER

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:35:00 +0000

Brain is like a muscle which can develop and expand with regular exercise like other body muscles. But exercise of brain is different from body exercise. Here are some ways by which we can make our brain develop and function up to its best capacity:-

1. Drink lots of water: At least 4 liters of water should be taken in a day. 40% of our water intake is used by brain alone. Higher supply of water to brain means it functioning more smoothly as the connection between the brain-brain cells and brain-body cells is improved.

2. Body exercise improves body as well as brain, due to higher blood supply and nutrients.

3. Take balanced diet. Balanced diet ensures supply of all nutrients to body and brain.

4. Brain Exercise: Learn new things like new language, music, swimming etc. Any new thing or activity, if learned, creates new programmes in the brain (our supercomputer) which increases its overall capacity to think more.

5. Lateral thinking: Lateral thinking is thinking in a different way. While trying to solve a problem, we normally think of all recognized possible ways to solve it. But we should sometimes also try to think in a totally different manner. For instance if one says that there are three ants moving in a straight line behind each other. The foremost ant says that there are two ants behind her. The middle ant also say so. How is it possible? No reasonable answer is there to it. But by lateral thinking one can say that the middle ant is lying. It was due to lateral thinking that Newton saw an apple falling from a tree and thought why it was falling down and not up. It was an absurd thinking at that time, but it gave us the famous law of gravitation.

6. Brain increasing medicines: There are numerous websites which promise that certain medicines or foods, they provide, which can increase brain muscle or brain functioning tremendously. There is no harm in trying some of these if you can afford that. If you can increase your brain activity or power by spending some money, you can create a thousand times more money than that you spent.

7. Connect your brain to internet: We all know that a PC can function according to the programming in it. You can type, save, calculate, draw tables, statements and some other functions. You can make drawings also. But these functions are very limited. But when the same PC is connected to internet, its capacity increases a thousands times. You can get information/ideas from thousands websites available on the net on any subject you chose. That means you can share ideas with millions of people in the whole world. Same is the case with brain. If you keep your brain open to have ideas of others, by personal contacts, books, television and other means, you can increase its capacity a thousandfold.

8. Meditation: Meditation means concentration and regularizing inhaling/exhaling of breath. By meditating you train your brain in such a way that it throws away wasteful programmes and retains useful programmes. It is ultimately helpful in increasing your capacity at work and at home.

9. Some of the websites claim to increase your brain power through waves generated by their software. There is no harm in trying that and if their claim is genuine, you get a very beneficial deal. Brain power is the costliest thing in the world and any price given for it cannot match its benefits.

10. Make your brain think fast: This can be achieved by strenuous exercises. Thus solving a problem is one thing and solving it quickly is another thing. This can come through a habit. Our brain is very much accustomed to forming habits. Repetition of a thing or exercise makes it a habit. So repeated exercise or solving mathematical or other puzzles quickly ultimately leads to a habit of your brain to think fast.

EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON MIND

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:29:00 +0000

Our minds are affected by many aspects of technology like fluorescent lighting, highly processed foods, pollutants in air and water, the background roar of highway and industry etc. Off all the brain numbing forms of stress and pollution, noise is the toughest to exclude from our life. The physical harm caused by loud noise is widely acknowledged today. A study has also revealed that it is the noise that wears down our ears in later age, and not the time factor. Otherwise, the elders would also have a near-perfect hearing. But all sounds are not bad. There is evidence that certain sounds can help us feel better and work more efficiently. Music for example has a very pleasing effect on brain. But not all types of music and songs. It depends from person to person. Some like rock music, whereas others may like jazz, fast classical, slow classical or so. Now, even in the operation theaters the doctors prefer to have some light music during operation which serves as a soothing background both for the doctors and patients. Music seems to work by placing people in what is called the 'concert state' in which they are physically passive but mentally alert. When we are in the concert state, learning becomes a relaxed process, rather than an exercise in cramming facts into an unreceptive brain.

As regards effect of light on brain, studies have revealed that our bodies need to be exposed to full-spectrum light - not just the few parts of the spectrum radiated by most lamps - if we are to feel energetic and to perform our best. When ultraviolet rays fall on humans it enables the skin to synthesize vitamin D, and blue light is the most effect color for preventing jaundice, a condition that can cause brain damage in infants. Our mood and performance suffer when the doses of light are either too little or too irregular. Similarly, fresh air induces fresh thoughts and increases efficiency of the brain. Our brains have inbuilt natural internal clocks, which wake us each morning unless an alarm clock intervenes.

Then there are certain allergies which our minds have to something in the environment. Anything is capable of triggering an allergic reaction. Those reactions may be suppressed by increasing exposure to the allergen, with the result that a person becomes addicted to it.Many people with brain allergies may show behavioral inconsistence. They may be pleasant one moment and suddenly turn irritable, hostile and aggressive. Allergens in the workplace may be harder to control unless you own the company. Similarly, there may be certain foods to which brain may be allergic. There is a saying that one man's food is another man's poison. Therefore, same medicine cannot be given to all persons.

YOU THINK WHAT YOU EAT

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:54:00 +0000

You might have noticed that after eating a large, starchy meal, a mental lethargy tends to set in. This is because carbohydrates have been found to indirectly raise levels of a brain chemicals that retards the firing of neurons and promotes relaxation. Therefore, a starchy diet is most suitable if you plan to got for a snooze or sleep. But if you tend to launch into a challenging task like studying a textbook or some project, you would better have a diet which is protein rich and less carbohydrates.

When we go to sleep and are ready to take meals at breakfast time, the level of our blood sugar has already dropped considerably. The brain burns two-thirds of the body glucose and it is highly dependent on the blood for a steady spply of this fuel, day and night. Its billions of electrical circuits are always turned on, whether or not we happen to be involved with a complicated problem. Glucose generates the 20 or 25 watts of electricity needed to conduct the brain's electric business. But another fact is that brain keeps very little glucose in its store. This is because glucose is stored as glycogen, a bulky substance for which there is very little room in the brain. The actual glycogen storehouse is liver. If our brains had to accommodate their own fuel, we would probably walk away from a big meal with balloonlike heads.
Thus coming to recouping the brain for its sugar level drop, do you think we should eat a lots of sugary and starchy foods in morning. The answer is no. This would in fact foul up the delicate mechanisms that the body employs to iron out extreme levels of sugar in the blood. In order to better maintain a constant level of blood sugar, youshould choose protein foods(meat, eggs, cheese, nuts, tofu and other soyabean products) over starch and sweet foods. Moreover, instead of restricting yourself to two or three big meals in a day, eat protein rich snacks between the meals.

In addition to glucose, brain requires other nutrients as well to make the neurotransmitters that regulate the thought processes. Tryptophan is an active ingredient in food from which brain synthesizes serotonin. This amino acid is particularly plentiful in meat and dairy products and we can plan our meals and working hours so that we won't be drowsy at work, or full of ideas when our head is on the pillow. Another neutrient in the vitamin B complex, known as Choline, has been identified as a key to memory function. Levels of choline characteristically drop as we age. Good sources of choline include eggs, beef liver, lecithin granules, fish etc.Vitamines and minerals also have their own importance for the brain function.

SUBLIMINAL POWERS OF BRAIN

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:35:00 +0000

One of the methods to increase or enhance your brain power is by increasing subliminal powers of brain. Subliminal means below the threshold of consciousness. There are many websites which claim to immediately increase the superpowers of brain through their software which sends subliminal messages to your brain from your computer as and when you want. You can also chose which type of powers of the brain you want to increase. Whether you want to increase your concentration, or creative ideas, or any field in which the brain can play a leading role. For details you can study one such website namely, http://www.subliminal-power.com . The website also claims that at present about 220000 persons are using their software successfully, and they have the testimonials from many of those users. For more study on the subject, you can also look into the following links:

www.selfdevelopmentforum.com

www.bruceeisner.com/mindware/2005/09/subliminal_powe.html

www.increasebrainpower.com/brainpower-products.html

www.amazon.com/Double-Your-Brain-Power-Increase/dp/0131867199

HOW THE HUMAN BRAIN FUNCTIONS

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:33:00 +0000

Brain is an ever growing organ. It continues to grow irrespective of the age. So far, it was believed that the brain's growth is maximum till one enters in his twenties. Thereafter, the growth rate slows down and after sixties, one has a negative growth, i.e. the deterioration starts. But the modern scientific discoveries have established that growth of Brain is not affected by the age factor. The brain will continue to grow as long as it is stimulated by effortto learn new things, environment and proper foods etc. On the other hand, our mental powers can wither away by disuse, boredom and lack of self-confidence and improper diet.

Our brain consists of about 100 billion cells, strung together by electric fibers and axions. Dendrites make electrical impulses into the nerve cells and axions carry signals from cells to other neurons. The all neurons (brain cells) taken together, equate to 20 watts of electric power, the amount consumed by a dim light bulb.

The circuits between each cell are broken by a minute gap, known as a synapse and there are about 100 trillion of synapses. Both depression and Parkinson's disease are linked to a problem with transmitters at synapses and drugs are sometimes prescribed to control neurotransmitters. Other naturally occurring chemicals also play a role in regulating the brain. Hormones, for example, are chemical messengers that travel through the blood to regulate organs and tissues. In fact, the brain acting through the pituitary gland is itself the hormone producing gland in the body. By releasing chemicals into the bloodstream, it can reach sites that are beyond the network of local nerves. The brain itself can also be influenced by the hormones it is responsible for releasing. On such chemical is adrenaline, which prepares the body for action by speeding up heart rate and prompting release of blood sugar from the liver, and also gears us up mentally and focuses and narrows attention. There are other such brain chemicals such as neuropeptides, which influence memory and sexual behaviour, endorphins which affect the experience of pain and pleasure etc.

STRUCTURE OF BRAIN

noreply@blogger.com (VINOD) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:12:00 +0000

The brain has three main parts, the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The brain is divided into regions that control specific functions. The cerebrum controls our behaviour, problem solving, creative thinking, emotions, intellectual qualities, judgment, eye movements, skilled movements, sexual behaviour, vision, reading skills.

Thus the Brain is a very complex, rather a super-super-computer, of only 1300-1400 gms weight, which is normally 2% of our body weight, but it consumes about 20% our blood flow and 20% of oxygen supply.It is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid. The cells of the nervous system are quite fragile and need extensive protection from various types of infection,being crushed, and other types of harm. The brain and spinal cord are covered by a tough, translucent membrane, called the dura matter. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, watery liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, and is also found throughout the ventricle (brain cavities and tunnels). CSF cushions the brain and spinal cord from jolts.

Human skull surrounds and protects the brain. The spinal cord is surrounded by vertebrae (hollow spinal bones). Also, some muscles serve to pad and support the spine.

More subtly, the blood-brain barrier protects the brain from chemical intrusion from the rest of the body. Blood flowing into the brain is filtered so that many harmful chemicals cannot enter the brain.

Thus it all shows that the brain has been prepared and protected by God or Nature in a very meticulous way and taken all precautions to keep it safe.