Please provide some do's and don'ts of keeping a healthy mental state.

Don't: Don't be passive when it comes to your leisure activities. If you don't use it, you might lose it.

Volunteer: Volunteer work is a great way to be exposed to new skills and people, and it keeps your brain sharp.

Make: Make the effort, play card games, word puzzles, join lumosity, track your progress.

Avoid: Avoid boredom and sedentary lifestyle: read, walk, swim, play challenging games.

Daily: Daily exercise, low-dose Aspirin help keep cerebral blood flow going.

General: General health improves brain function, so maintain healthy weight, no smoking, will help.

Learn: Learn a new skill, language or hobby such as playing a musical instrument, or even sport like golf.

Physical: Physical exercise lowers dementia risk. Exercising the body also exercises the brain.

Playing: Playing an instrument is a great way to keep the body and mind active!

Television: Television less than 2 hours a day for children older than 2 years (includes video game time too).

Try: Try to follow a pattern daily to avoid losing things due to memory loss.

Having: Having friends that you can talk to and engage with will help keep your brain sharp.

Try: Try to pick up a new skill or hobby every year.

A new TipTap: Volunteer, take up chess, do crossword puzzles, write memoirs, enroll in classes, read.

Take: Take a class, learn a new language! activity keeps your brain active and healthy just like your body.

Do: Do talk to someone when worried; don't keep everything to yourself.

Expose: Expose yourself to novel circumstances. Drive a new way to work. Use your opposite hand for tasks.

Exercising: Exercising your body is a superb way to exercise your brain.

Myth:: Myth: what works for others will work for you. Truth: everyone's different. Find what works for you.

Meditate,: Meditate, make time for exercise, find a hobby, join a volunteer group, count your blessings.

Daily: Daily exercise is essential to a healthy state of mind.

Turn: Turn off the t.V. And expand your mind and imagination with a good book!

Challenge: Challenge yourself beyond what you already know. Remain a student for life.

Play: Play a game making mnemonics for "to-do" list! it has been shown to improve dementia symptoms/memory recall!

Choose: Choose a fascinating subject you have been fearful of (chess, music, math) & get drawn deeply in.

Mental: Mental health problems that have lasted for over a month won't get better by themselves without help.

Don't: Don't dwell on irreversibles. Enjoy the world around you. Watch children play. Do something nice.

Do:: Do: a graded set of challenges that engage you deeply. Don't: expect great results from spoon-feeding.

In: In any situation always think positive. Be the guy who's glass is half full rather than half empty.

Challenge: Challenge all of your senses, such as sight, hearing tactile, etc.

Get: Get a computer or stand alone chess game. You select the level of skill & you have a smart partner!

Consider: Consider supplements such as purified omega, coq10, along with good sleep, fruits, and vegetables.

Add: Add a friend to your walk or exercise. Socialization is great for the brain.

Try: Try spelling backwards. Try walking backwards. Try imagining that you're flying around the world!

Learn: Learn a new language. Learn how to play an instrument. Then sing along while you're playing!

Just: Just as we have minimum daily requirements for good nutrition, we also have them for happiness.

Tune: Tune out that critical voice inside your head that's always telling you you're not good enough!

Use: Use for challenging puzzles, like crossword, or read more, discuss more, and less tv!

Remember: Remember the names of people. Everyone loves the sound of their own name. Exercise your name muscle.

Creativity: Creativity is boosted by thinking about a concept as you go to sleep.

Physical: Physical exercise helps keep your brain in shape better than anything else!

Do: Do daily crossword puzzles. Fun activity for one or more! good mental activity!

"It: "it is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor." cicero.

Slow: Slow down late-life cognitive decline. Sstudies suggest reading more books and writing more helps.

Do: Do more with your brain: read more books, write more, and this will help keep you sharp as you age.

Learning: Learning something new every day can keep your brain healthy.

You: You can utilize the skills you already have more effectively by acting like you're teaching.

Storytelling: Storytelling cane be a good way to exercise your brain.

Exercising: Exercising in a natural environment leads to revitalisation and increased energy.

Relaxation: Relaxation can improve concentration.

“The: “the more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use.” george dorsey.

Flash: Flash cards. There are apps for flash cards that help you memorize verses. Do it coming and going.

Keep: Keep your brain active to keep your mind alive.

To: To keep our body in good health is a duty... Otherwise we can't keep our mind strong!

Teach: Teach your children chess, and let them compete against one another.

Never: Never too late to redeem time. Take 30 mins in each day and you can master almost anything.

If: If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

Giving: Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means you are strong enough to let go!.

Destiny: Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice!.

Don't: Don't count the days. Make the days count!.

Physical: Physical exercise of your body exercises your brain too; increasing blood supply to muscles & brain.

It: It isn't failure when u fall down. It is only failure when u don't get back up.

Reduce: Reduce chronic stress, good nutrition and play gmes that requir you to memorize, recall and apply fast.

Even: Even if u are on the right track, u will get run over if u just sit there.

Math: Math problems, exercises in memory, stimulate blood supply in your brain, and improve nerve health!

TRY: Try is a word of courage, but can is a word of power.

Have: Have good intentions & time it right. Do not hit the fly that lands on the tiger's head.

Water: Water can either float or sink a boat. Its fate is in the hands of the one sailing it.

Learning: Learning a new lesson as if you must then teach it is a good way to stimulate your brain to organize.

Play: Play word games and memory board games often, card games can also keep you sharp.

"We: "we should not only use the brains we have, but all that we can borrow." woodrow wilson.

"It's: "it's not that i'm so smart, it's just that i stay with problems longer." albert einstein.

“If: “if at first you do succeed, try something harder” unknown.

Learning: Learning new skills is probably more important than crossword puzzles to keep sharp as you age.

Studying:: Studying: try digesting smaller bits of information at a time rather than vast amounts all at once.

Studying:: Studying: after studying 20 to 30 minutes take a short break so you don’t wear down your brain.

Studying:: Studying: use a mix of study techniques for better retention (flash cards, review notes, visuals).

Studying:: Studying: when you have multiple subjects consider switching up subjects every 20 to 30 minutes.

Studying:: Studying: one of the best ways to learn a subject is to make preparations to teach it.

Studying:: Studying: insure that you get enough sleep at night to better retain information.

Studying:: Studying: insure that you understand information before trying to memorize it.

Studying:: Studying: eliminate distractions (like the radio or tv) before you begin studying.

Do: Do puzzles with your children, read books with your mates, learn one new skill each year.

Learning: Learning a new physical activity, a new mental skill (eg., learning a new language) stimulate brain.