Central Nervous System
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010During a lecture in medical school neuroanatomy, one of our own experience of professors associated blanking during an examination on the subject. He told how he sat there, more and more stressed, with the clock ticking as he racked his brain for answers. Stumped, he finally relaxed a bit, leaned back, folded his arms behind his head and simply said to himself So, tell me about yourself.Only about half of the class got the joke, but that’s another story. But seriously, if our brains can talk to us, what do you think your brains would like to discuss? Well I would us some advice namely on how to take better care of. Here are some basics I think all our brains collectively would appreciate attention.The brains are more sensitive than any other body of oxidative stress (inflammation). When under chronic stress, your brain depends both on the effects of inflammation and is less able to cope with them.Ditto for chronic mental disorders such as autism and Alzheimer’s. Certain diseases (such as autism and ADHD) are associated with impaired defense mechanisms against such stress. For example, certain essential chemical reactions that occur at the cellular level can occur at lower rates or not. This links oxidative damage.There’s more, though. In addition to all of these benefits for direct ADHD treatment, green tea is a powerhouse antioxidant beverage, such that it has lots of beneficial antioxidants and can improve both brain and heart health. It’s a mild stimulant, but young children can be given it without any worry of adverse effects happening. In fact, children as young as two years old have been drinking it as a traditional beverage in Japan for literally hundreds of years, with no health risks.