The simplest of things for potent impacts on the brain, health, and performance

This a free article from the free edition of leading brains Review (Take a Walk on the Wild Side)

One of the most striking things is that often really simple things have really large impacts on the brain

When I speak at public events there are always guaranteed to be two types of questions that I get. One, will be on certain mental disorders, normally from a member of the audience who has a family member with a specific disorder. Two, will be something to do with healthy brains. This second one may be guided by current trends which may vary from eating nuts, omega-3 fats, meditation, or any number of other trends or recent news reports. Many of these trends or recent news stories are based on research and therefore have some element of truth to them. But, as many of you know, I always like to take a step back and look at the big picture — I think of what the actual biggest impact is on an individual and an individual’s brain.

One of the most striking things is that often simple things have really large impacts on the brain. Apologies, this is sometimes a bit “boring”, no hype here. And the simplest of them all is probably walking. This is probably nothing new to many of you readers, but…