your brain as far as your body goes is the unrivaled organ and chief we're
talking hundred billion plus cells that collectively control basically
everything your body does but what I find very odd is most people have got
negative habits that they're doing every single day that they're seemingly
unaware of that is causing them damage to their brain even worse many of these
habits can have a long-term and even fatal consequences and that's why in
today's video Insider I'm going to reveal to you the five bad habits you
need to remove immediately from your day-to-day routine that is not serving
you on any level and could be possibly damaging your brain so make sure to pay
close attention to every single one of these points especially to the last as
I've saved the most important till last without further ado let's go on to the
first which is covering your head during sleep research shows that sleeping with
a head beneath the covers can cause brain damage in fact some studies
indicate that up to twenty three percent of individuals that sleep with a head
below the sheets develop Dementia and possibly even Alzheimers. These
conditions are in most cases as a result of the lack of enough oxygen to the
brain and so keeping your head free is a useful way of keeping this issue at bay
it is also vital and to understand that covering your head as you see means that
you'll be rebreathing the air that you breathe out which does not contain a lot
of oxygen so make sure to never cover your head during sleep now talk about
sleep let's go into the second point which is chronic lack of sleep research
have shown that chronic lack of sleep puts people at the risk of Alzheimer's
disease and other neurological disorders a continuous lack of sleep harms your
memory too this is because in your sleep mechanisms are hard at work
reading you from toxins byproducts that accumulate in your brain throughout the
day a lack of sleep means that these mechanisms cannot get sufficiently
activated and therefore failed to clean your brain from these harmful substances
if these substances are not eliminated they can start to accumulate in your
brain and can lead to severe damage so here's a solution get
between seven to eight hours of quality undisrupted sleep every single night if
you struggle with sleeping be sure to check out some videos on our Success
Insider YouTube channel to do with evening routines that's designed to calm
your mind before you go to sleep let's go into a third point which is
dehydration this is a common knowledge but most people do not actually commonly
practice this water makes up at least 2/3 of the human body and plays an
important role in your normal functions and that's why dehydration can lead to a
number of issues from migraines, constipations, to kidney stones it can
also take on a toll on your brain health affecting your mood and overall brain
function symptoms of dehydration includes being more prone to
irritability, anxiety and fatigue I want you to remember this Insider 3/4 of your
brain is water and when dehydrated your brain actually shrinks in volume this
shrinkage is what causes a dehydration headache according to a study published
in 2013 even mild or temporary dehydration can alter your brain
function and impact your mood throughout the day which means you are nowhere near the
potential performance you could be for that given day resulting in your work
and life declining and suffering the good news is that within 20 minutes of
drinking some water effects such as these are reversed the hydration induce
headaches are also rapidly elevated once you rehydrate is also worth noting that
cold water absorbs 20% faster than room-temperature water so to increase
speedy recovery make sure to drink chilled water opposed
to room temperature let's go on to the fourth point which is chronic stress
there are two main kind of stress on way to note down acute stress and chronic
stress and despite what you think not all stress is bad for you
acute stress is a reaction to an immediate threat commonly known as
fight-or-flight response and once it fret threat is passed your level of
stress hormones return to normal with no long lasting effects
Cortisol on the other hand streams from your system all day long and that's why
it makes it's so dangerous excess cortisol in your system can lead
to a whole host of physical health problems such as weight gain, digestive
issues, hormone imbalances, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Chronic stress
takes a toll on the adrenal glands as well leaving you feel wide but tired
some of these brain related stress symptoms can include memory loss, brain
fog, anxiety and worrying and when stress becomes chronic it changes your brain
function even is structured down to the level of your DNA you don't notice that
these are happening but you will notice the side effects eventually. That's why it's
important Insider that you learn to better manage your state and performance
throughout the day I highly recommend studying in depth of videos we provide
to do a performance and stress management here on Success Insider
YouTube channel as it will help you to better deal with the outer world issues
as we often can't control what's going on out there but we can control the meaning
and interpretation that we give in the inner world
so make sure to check these videos out let's go on to the final point which is
lack of mental stimulation and exercise there is some truth in the saying use it
or lose it studies show that mint of the client is
not inevitable part of aging people who lead mentally stimulating lives are more
likely to be free of dementia conditions like Alzheimer's disease the more active
your brain is the better your memory is likely to be the greater the variety of
the ways in which you use your mind the easier you'll find in remembering the
things you keep on forgetting so here are some things I recommend read more
read some topics you may have not considered before make sure you're consi
educating yourself stimulating your mind and constantly growing in regards to the
amount of knowledge you're absorbing stay socially active the last thing you
want to do is constantly isolate yourself when you're socially engaging
with people this is triggering part of your brain that's being activated that
you will not get from isolation so make sure to go out networking make sure to
join groups online and stay socially active start an online course or maybe even day
or evening class you can go out with also with a friend so to put simply
constantly challenge yourself every day to do something new challenge yourself
in a unique way or learn something new go out there and give this a shot right
now because these are the five bad habits that can damage your brain I hope
you found this video helpful inside that if you have make sure to share this
video with your friends and loved ones who need to hear this message right now
especially with this important video like this make sure to educate people
around you so they can prevent themselves from damaging their brain
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and comment below in regards to any questions you may have and as always
follow heart my friend and take action and go live the life you truly born to
live. I'll see you on the next video soon. Take care.