Posted by SandyWeb on March 5, 2007, at 14:23:23
In reply to Brain exercises, posted by Dinah on March 4, 2007, at 12:07:52
Hi Dinah,
I'm not sure if this is something that would work for you or not, but I find that I get really sleepy in the afternoon. Most people seem to find that reading a book will put them into dreamland, but I find it to be quite the opposite.
When I sit down with a GOOD book (a fiction that holds my attention), I find that it activates and stimulates my brain. You have to keep working your brain in order to keep it focused and alert. Reading the words and following through in a story is causing your brain to work FOR YOU. It's no longer sitting stagnant in my head, going, "Ho hum. Nap time". LOL.
If you have the time, read for a couple of hours. After that, you might actually be making yourself tired by straining your eyes. Have a nice coffee with some chocolate powder added into it. Get comfy in a big chair and curl up for a good adventure. I like the "mystery and mayhem" books myself.....not the blood-and-gore ones, but just a well-written mystery with good characters that you enjoy spending some time with.
Watching TV will just dull the brain out, and trying to keep busy by doing housework or such may actually make your body even more tired and your brain want to shut down for a nap. But reading causes all kinds of lines of communication within your brain (ha ha), and I've found it to be a great way to get me past the sleepy phase and wake me back up.
I hope it works for you.
God bless,
Sandy
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