Restful Insomnia

Where have I been? I’ve been researching and querying experts on that plastic glob under your skull: the brain. Experts who know about

• Brain exercises
• Food
• Exercise
• Creativity
• Emotional intelligence
• Types of intelligence
• Energy medicine
• Meditation.

I’m writing the The Big Book of Brain Boosters: How to Keep Your Brain Alive–Well into the Next Decade (Conari, 2008). The book will let you know the latest research on brains–in English–and tips to maximize the brain.

The first tip: Eat lots of Omega-3s* to improve the fats in our brain compared to the overdose of Omega-6s (most cooking oils) and other fats (animal fats).

Omega-3s are in

• Walnuts
• Butternuts (what are these?)
• Flaxseed
• Oils (flaxseed, canola, soybean)
• Fatty fish (salmon, herring, tuna, mackerel, sardines, bluefish)
• Fish oil capsules

And somewhere I read ground cloves?! Maybe that’s why we love pumpkin pie. Omega-3s ease depression and help cholesterol. I wonder if Omega-3s help you rest at night?

Have other brain boosting ideas? Let me know.

Enjoy your nights
Sondra