Today, we have a guest post from Holly McCarthy, she shares tips on improving IQ.

Just as the human body requires exercise to remain fit, similarly human brain also needs exercise to keep itself agile. If you use it in the right ways, you will become a more skilled thinker and increase your ability to focus. But if we abuse it with harmful living habits, our ability to think and learn will certainly deteriorate. Here are 5 simple ways by which anyone can get more productivity out of this grey matter of our body.

Brain Nutrition

Of all the things that you can do to improve IQ, keeping good overall health is the most important, especially a physically healthier brain improves all other IQ related aspects such as, memory, logic, understanding, and problem solving abilities. Just as nutrition is indispensable for a healthy body, similarly a sharp brain demands good mental nutrition. Take rich diet with a balanced intake of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. There are also many brain nutrition supplements like Omega 3 oil capsules that you could take to support mental functioning. But be careful that such external supplements should be taken only after proper medical consultation.

Sensory　Development

Our mind perceives and interprets everything happening around us. Our thoughts get crystallized in form of images, sounds, feelings and words using our senses. Thus by working on our sensory development we increase our perception. Take up activities that would present challenging scenarios to the mind such as attempting various IQ tests and solving word or number puzzles as these sharpen our mental faculty. Also try to do varied reading as that also provides different sensory stimulus to our brain.
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