Everyone hates to hear those dreaded words… Alzheimer’s Disease. UGH. You would make a few changes in your life to help prevent it, wouldn’t you? Well, the infamous Doctor Oz has a five step plan that certainly can’t hurt!

Read the full article from DoctorOz.com :

I will give you a quick summary, but you WILL want to read the entire article, it’s not too long, and explanations help you understand HOW important these five steps truly are!

STEP 1: DHA 600MG:  Studies show that 600mg of DHA (an Omega-3) for 6 months boosts your brain so much that it functions as though it were 3 years younger! So, if you are taking fish oil, read the back of your supplement, see the DHA amount listed? You want to get 600mg a day!

STEP 2: Brain Boosting Switch ups: The older we get the more we do things the same. We eat, write, dial, hold a coffee cup, all with the same hand. If right handed start using your left hand for periods of time (and if you’re left handed use your right hand), you will be amazed how your brain actually needs to process what you’re doing… it’s not as quick and easy as with your dominant hand! Write words backwards, that’s another challenge!

STEP 3: BREATH! The 7-7-7-Stress Busting Breath: Stress is deadly for your brain… it’s like poison for the part of your brain responsible for memory. Stress can lead to high cortisol levels which can cause brain cell dysfunction, kill brain cells and make the brain actually shrink. Don’t roll your eyes dad… everyone should do this, whether you feel stress or not, spend some time each day doing the 7-7-7 breathing… Stress is like poison for your hippocampus – the part of brain responsible for memory – as it leads to chronically high levels of the hormone cortisol. High cortisol levels can cause brain cell dysfunction, kill brain cells, and cause atrophy of the brain.

STEP 4: Tease your memory: Did you realize you have the ability to memorize 20-30 items on a list? Start making a list and try to memorize…

STEP 5: Brain push ups: 7 push ups a day will help stimulate blood flow to your brain and generate new brain cells. 7 PUSHUPS A DAY. I say you hop up and give me 7! Hee…

Read the entire article it’s short and to the point, THANK YOU DOCTOR OZ!

I would like to thank Bobbie Stroud for forwarding me this Dr. Oz email… you are now a contributing editor, hee hee… Catch you back here tomorrow!