02/14/2026
"What else can I do to support my brain health?"
I hear this question constantly - from parents wanting to help their children thrive, from adults managing ADHD or anxiety, from anyone committed to cognitive wellness.
Here's what I recommend, based on decades of clinical experience and neuroscience research:
๐ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ. Scribing - actual pen and paper - activates neural pathways that typing doesn't. Your brain processes handwriting differently, creating stronger memory consolidation and cognitive engagement.
๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ต๐๐๐ต๐บ. Dancing isn't just fun - it's one of the best brain exercises available. It combines physical movement, coordination, memory (remembering steps), and often social connection. All brain-boosting.
๐ถโ๏ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐น๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐. Four or more times weekly, 45+ minutes each session. Aerobic exercise increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), promoting neuroplasticity and supporting brain health throughout life.
๐ง ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐. Half your body weight in ounces daily. (I prefer alkaline water.) Your brain is about 75% water - dehydration directly impairs cognitive function, mood, and concentration.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐. Thirty minutes daily, at least three times weekly. Physical books, not screens. The sustained attention required for reading builds cognitive stamina that scrolling doesn't.
๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐. Seven or more hours of restorative sleep. This isn't negotiable for brain health. During sleep, your brain does essential maintenance that can't happen while awake.
These aren't revolutionary. ๐๐๐๐ฎ'๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก.
And here's what I've learned after treating thousands patients: when lifestyle habits support brain health AND we address dysregulated brainwave patterns through neurofeedback therapy, ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด.
You can't out-supplement poor sleep. You can't out-medicate chronic dehydration. But when you combine healthy habits with targeted brain training? That's when remarkable changes happen.
Our national practice serves ages 5 and older throughout the contiguous United States. We guide patients to optimize their brain function through evidence-based neurofeedback protocols that are built on the foundation of these essential health practices.
What's one brain-healthy habit you're focusing on this month?