Brain Power Hack

Experts believe giving your brain a regular workout can help keep it in peak condition. Have a go at these easy mental exercises and see if you feel the difference.

- Lindsay De Freitas

FEELING a little tired and jaded even though the year is yet a pup? Boost your brain with these fun and easy exercises – they should keep your grey matter well oiled and performing at its peak even as you slide towards older age!

DO THINGS WITH YOUR NONDOMINANT HAND

Mixing things up has many benefits and because your brain and hands are connected you can stimulate our mind by using your hands.

Giving your brain new experiences stimulates more connections between different brain areas, improves memory and makes surrounding cells more resistant to the effects of ageing, US-based neurobiologist Lawrence C Katz explains.

So next time you brush your teeth, switch and brush with your “wrong” hand.

You can apply this principle in all sorts of ways – buttoning your shirt, buttering bread, arranging flowers, you name it.

TURN THINGS AROUND