{"id":3029,"date":"2024-12-27T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2024-12-27T14:37:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:37:44","slug":"give-your-brain-the-gift-of-vitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/give-your-brain-the-gift-of-vitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Give your brain the gift of vitality !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that our brain works <strong>24 hours a day, 7 days<\/strong> a week? In fact, the brain is the most powerful organ in our body?  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is because our brain is responsible for our thoughts, and is <strong>the all-powerful control center<\/strong> for our movements, breathing, heartbeat regulation, and all 5 senses, even while we sleep.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protecting and optimizing our brain health vitality has many benefits beyond just our mental health, it also improves our physical health and overall well-being, and as a result, contributes to a more optimistic and productive society.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/fr\/story\/2022\/08\/1125192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Health Organization<\/strong>,<\/a> a United Nations agency<strong> t<\/strong>hat leads global health efforts in Switzerland, the level of brain health is directly related to \u201cthe state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory, social-emotional, behavioral and motor domains\u201d, and is a major determinant for \u201cindividuals to <strong>realize their full potential<\/strong> over the life course, irrespective of the presence or absence of disorders\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is that <strong>throughout our lives<\/strong>, nutrition has an impact on the functioning of our brain, and it&#8217;s never too late to keep improving what&#8217;s on our plate! <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been shown that with proper nutrition, or the <strong>absence of overeating<\/strong> and <strong>malnutrition<\/strong>, is vital for brain health. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How can we improve<\/strong> our overall health level, including our brain vitality by eating healthy? There are many ways to accomplish this, today I\u2019d like to share two strategies: <br\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Add a fruit to your meals and snacks<\/strong>. Combining a variety of healthy foods to your menu helps improve overall health and makes a difference. For example, adding an orange to your breakfast, an apple to your afternoon snack, and frozen berries for dessert at dinner is both delicious and nourishing.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Enhance your plate with colorful vegetables<\/strong>, such as adding some kale, carrots, yellow peppers to your stir-fry, or add a few spinach leaves to your salad. These additions will help create a more filling meal reducing the possibility of overeating, as you feel more satisfied after having a generous portion of vegetables at lunch and dinner. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll be very happy to continue the discussion with you at your next appointment!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for investing in your health and vitality!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wish you a healthy and rewarding start to the New Year!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo source: Linkedin.com\/pulse\/mental-health-nutrition-exploring-relationship-linda-slinger<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that our brain works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? In fact, the brain is the most powerful organ in our body? This is because our brain is responsible for our thoughts, and is the all-powerful control center for our movements, breathing, heartbeat regulation, and all 5 senses, even while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3032,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions\/3032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johannevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}