Have you ever wondered why you cannot stay focused on your task for a long time? That’s because of these 6 distractions that are stirring you from the inside. Let’s have a look at how you get rid of them once and for all!
1: Tiredness
Tiredness reduces your alertness and concentration. You take longer time to respond or react and thus your decision making is worsen.
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Avoid caffeine and alcohol hours before bed and make sure you have a quiet and peaceful sleeping environment.
2 : Stress
Stress triggers the production of cortisol, a hormone responsible for positive and negative reactions to stress. Stress can motivate you in pursuing your goal but the increasing level of cortisol over a long period of time can cause anxiety and worsen concentration.
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Practice yoga or tai chi to calm the mind and stay focus. With increasing stress, your body needs more vitamin B to nourish the brain and nervous system especially vitamin B12 which is essential to the optimal thinking and rationalizing processes.
3 : Skipping a meal
Skipping a meal causes huge decrease in the blood sugar level along with nutrients that are pulled away to supplement the deficit. Low blood sugar level makes it difficult to concentrate because the brain is starved of its food (consistent glucose supply).
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Eat more grains, fish, vegetables and fruits which provide essential nutrients that help you concentrate such as omega-3 fatty acid, zinc, vitamin B, iron and iodine.
4: High sugar intake
Large amount of sugar consumption peaks the sugar level in the blood and ignites tons of energy followed by a sharp drop of the blood sugar level (and the manifestations of low concentration and energy). Often times you feel like dessert and that will be a downward spiral. High sugar food lacks the nutrient crucial to good function of the brain which means it lacks nutrients necessary for concentration and focus too.
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Choose low GI (Glycaemic Index) food. This is the index that tells you how slowly or how quickly those foods you eat cause increases in blood glucose levels. Usually, food makes you feel full and slowly releases glucose into the blood. Low GI foods include rice, yogurt, skimmed milk, grains, rye, barley, whole wheat pasta, chickpeas, oranges, soy bean, lentils, tomatoes, porridge and cherries.
5: Dehydration
Water is vital to all cells in the body, including brain cells.
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Make sure you drink enough clean water everyday. Drinking herbal tea may count as drinking water but not caffeinated beverage.
6: Lack of exercise
Regular exercise is crucial to the normal function of the brain because it improves blood circulation and transfer of oxygen and glucose to the brain. Exercising is thus very important in dealing with stress.
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Start exercising lightly. If you choose to go with heavy exercise, make a schedule that includes cardio exercise, strength training and flexibility training. Physical exercise can also build some brain muscles too.
So let’s improve concentration and let good creations come about. And don’t forget, take omega-3 fish oil to nourish your brain and body.
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