Vanessa, who lives in Montana, USA is an IRONMAN age group athlete herself (with a Kona qualification, no less!) and revolutionised her performance and race success using the same coaching techniques she teaches her clients. In addition, she recently set up The Diversify Triathlon Movement in a bid to help change the landscape of what is a predominantly white sport and introduce more black, indigenous, and people of colour to triathlon. Read on for more on this, plus insider mindset tactics Vanessa uses to train her brain to endure mental discomfort and perform at her best.
You literally put everything into your calendar. Can you explain from a brain point of view how this helps?
There are certain areas of my life where I have consciously chosen to practice planning ahead of time, my schedule is one of those. What this does is rely on the prefrontal cortex part of my brain, instead of being at the effect of my primitive brain. When thinking about these two parts of the brain, I also like to think of it as my lizard brain and my wizard brain. The lizard brain runs around like crazy (primitive brain), while the wizard brain is evolved and wise (prefrontal cortex).
Last time, we discussed the raw food (veggies and fruits) that boost our brain health. Today, however, we will tell you how you can combine some of these power-foods to come up with delicious beverages.
Coconut is low in natural sugars and rich in medium-chain triglycerides that get converted into a stable source of fuel for your brain during low blood sugar. This smoothie also helps with memory loss.
This one is our personal favorite. Extremely rich in antioxidants, this shake has theanine, an amino acid that helps you focus and relax at the same time. The honey contains all 22 essential amino acids, which provide the building blocks of protein for brain cells.
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So what happens when all of the top medical scientists focus their brain power and research cash on a single crusade? You get some of the most mind-blowing and downright bizarre tumor-killing methods imaginable. Like: 7 Laser Blasting
Amazing fact number one: A man was strapped to a bed in France, had a three millimeter hole drilled in his head and laser beams were fired into his brain while he was still conscious. Amazing fact number two: he was not James Bond.
This super-cool laser (literally - the laser fiber optics are chilled so that they don't trigger fits, blood clots or set fire to your living brain) has now been stalled because the developers lack the three million dollars in funding needed to continue to the next stage, which, we assume, would involve striking a patient's heart with lightning, or pouring magic down his throat.
Apparently, there are some places you can't just administer direct laser death (though, since the previous guys proved that the brain isn't off limits, we can't imagine where that could be). And if you can't shove a precise fiber optic in there, lasers tend to effect you less like a patient and more like an Imperial Stormtrooper (complete with the implied falling down and death).
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But here is where things get wild. Not only does it play lifeguard to all that water. But within that space, it is also simultaneously juggling an estimated 70,000 thoughts daily. Talk about multitasking and our brains have it!
Newborns are bundles of jo and neurons. A baby's brain grows incredibly rapidly. By the time they hit their first birthday, their brain has doubled in size. And by the age of two? It is about 80% the size of an adult brain. This speedy growth is why those early years are so crucial for learning and development.
When people chat about the brain, gray matter (the home of the neurons) gets most of the limelight. But let's hear it for white matter! This tissue, named for its pale appearance, contains nerve fibers that transmit signals between different parts of the brain.
Scientists still are not sure why we dream. However, theories range from memory consolidation to emotional regulation. So, even if you can not recall that wild dream about flying over a city made of marshmallows, rest assured your brain was up to something important.
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