Rest: Phil’s Memory Saver

Brainfit reader, Phil Astley shares his experience in the hope that it can help others. “In 2019 I became a senior and was referred to the seniors team at our hospital (concerned about dementia). Their neuropsychologist quickly told me I didn’t have...

How to Deal with Frustration

Frustration is a type of emotional reaction to stress. It’s common to have this feeling when you encounter daily stressors at home, at school, at work, and in relationships. For example, you might get frustrated when your partner forgets to take care of an...

Do you watch the clock at night?

When you should be asleep? You are not alone. Insomnia affects between 4 and 22% of adults and is associated with long-term health problems including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression. So many people are troubled by insomnia, that research at Indiana...

How to Manage Doubting Thoughts.

Do you have doubting thoughts and conversations in your head??   Most of us do.   Usually its one side bringing up doubting thoughts about just about anything. And then the other side replies, offering reassurance and calming advice.   Doubting is an...

Focus-Connect-Rehearse really works!

The week before Christmas I met up with friends for a Christmas lunch. People mingling in a vibrant and celebratory atmosphere, cars stacked into every available car park. During the course of lunch one of my friends  had a medical event. An ambulance was called and...

Does Thinking Make Us Tired?

Have you ever felt like this? As if your brain simply cannot take in one more thing? Has thinking exhausted your brain? Here are the facts: The brain consumes about 20% of the body’s energy, despite representing only 2% of its weight. (Calculated using oxygen...