Some time ago, scientists believe that neurogenesis stops after your birth. However, recent discoveries reveal that adults' hippocampus still produces new brain neuros cells. So how can we increase neurogenesis? Actually it's not that hard to do and we could just focus on the following points which were mainly summarized from a book 《The Neurogenesis Diet & Lifestyle》by Brant Cortright.
<diet>
good: green tea, blueberry, algae(藻类), black chocolate, turmeric(姜), avocado, lotus root
bad: Coffee, much Calorie, alcohol
<body>
physical exercise(like running), fasting, sex, proper sleep, music, silence, sounds of nature, being in nature, novelty and new sensory experiences
<heart>
This is about positive emotions. Feeling good, experiencing joy, love, interest, excitement, cognitive reserve
<mind>
learning, reading, writing, problem solving, complex work, discussing ideas, musical training
<spirit>
mindfulness meditation, compassion meditation,
Bad items that we should avoid:
stress, depression, smoking, obesity, head concussion, boring life, excessive TV
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