Three Quick Tips

More important than selling shirts is feeling mentally strong.

The world around us is becoming more and more automated, sometimes making your brain feel stagnant because it doesn’t have to work as hard. A stagnant brain can lead to feelings of unfulfillment and a sense that you have no control over your life. You can counteract this negativity in your brain by making a series of intentional, small decisions throughout the day. Here are three tips guaranteed to make you feel stronger and more capable. On the surface, these are three things you already do, but when done with intention, they become much more effective.

• Breathe

  For this exercise put your tongue to the roof of your mouth and breathe through your nose. Myofunctional therapy exercises can help to increase the tone and strength of upper airway muscles, reducing the collapse of the upper airway during sleep.

• Move

  With each heartbeat, arteries carry about 25 percent of your blood to your brain, where billions of cells use the oxygen and fuel your blood carries. When you are thinking hard, your brain may use up to 50 percent of the fuel and oxygen.

• Drink

  Studies show that even mild dehydration, can impair many aspects of brain function.

  In a study in young men and women, researchers found that a lack of fluid replenishment impaired both mood and concentration. It also increased the frequency of headaches. They found that fluid loss of 1.6% was detrimental to working memory and increased feelings of anxiety and fatigue.

Feel strong and capable.