The more stupid? Do not Blame Your Age!

KOMPAS.com - We often blame old age began to simply accept the habit of forgetfulness that we experienced. Because older, you can easily understand. For example, someone that you just know a few minutes later could not remember his name anymore. The names of the grandchildren were sometimes like already in the tip of the tongue, but can not remember, let alone the day of his birth, and you think it does not matter.When muscles no maximum limit, can get injured if used excessively, the brain is not the case.

Feeling old, you then no longer easy to learn something. Especially things that are new. If you are a Muslim, memorize one verse a new hard not to play. The verses read during this current time of prayer, for example, is now beginning to stammer and you just accept it. Age as a reason for it. You then think, it is natural, is it my old age.
For reasons of old age, you will then be lazy, read too seldom, you can no longer keep track of in your neighborhood and even the outside world. Then you feel your brain madal, blunt, and then you become stupid, and you think it's normal.
Many I see it, the people who feel themselves old began to have such an attitude. As if to give up his brain with decreased intellectual function. Whereas, on the other hand, there are many older people who are still smart, brilliant brain. Many examples of famous people who earned doctorates elderly as they age more than 70 years.
There is a world renowned author of the new novel writing after they headed age 7. Hamka also reportedly completed the monumental tafsir in jail and his age more than 65 years. Nelson Mandela was still able to lead South Africa at the age of over 80 years. Hmmm ... not be far away look. Kompasianer Isk-harun, 78 years; Thamrin Dahlan, 65, an avid blusukan together with Dian Kelana, the photographer reliably, and said to Mrs. Rokhmah often told me about her son, Amir, is that I know some of kompasianer diligent enough to write on when age is not young anymore. Well, while at the same age, many of them are no longer able to count, write, no longer able to speak in public, and do not even know the way home.
Then, of course, someone asks, "Why are some of those who are aging to be stupid, dull brain, intellectual decline, but in some others, URLs furnace, he remains lit candles, still brilliant?"
The answer is actually very simple, "The brain is still brilliant, still burning, it's because they always keep it healthy."
So, "How do our brains, which exist between our two ears, although age continues to grow older, but still and always healthy, cool term healthy brain, can be maintained, or kept bright?"
"How's tricks that Einstein was still bright to the end, Hamka still be writing books, writing commentaries, and memorized the Quran in his old age? Or in other words, brain stay healthy?" Not like we are getting dumber as he continued to grow our age? "
According to some studies, the brain is like a muscle. The principle of use it or you lose it, as it applies to our muscles, also applies to our brains. Such as muscle, as we age, our chests field will gradually be reduced, so the smaller muscular arms, and a solid strong thighs shrunk fragile.
Why so?
Since we no longer use it well. The muscles that we let the spoiled, idle. We mostly sit, relax on the couch, or lying in bed. Therefore, our muscles become smaller with increasing age.
However, studies show that when muscles were still in use, you are diligent stepping, running, swimming, stretching exercises, and loading, your muscles will continue to grow and develop. And, it all does not depend on your age. So do not be surprised, there is a runner turned triathlete who are over 70 years old, and he was not inferior to the much younger runners. Johanna gymnast akrobatiknya Quaas still doing gymnastics at the age of 86 years.
Our brains so, even more powerful than the muscle. The more you use, the longer he will well be your friend. When muscles no maximum limit, can get injured if used excessively, the brain is not the case. Synaptic connections between brain cells will never be disconnected because you are learning, writing, reading, and so on. No one then becomes stupid because studious. In fact, the stimuli that you always give your brain that make the brain stay young, bright, and healthy.
So, that you are not getting dumber with age, then keep using it. Give your impulses every day that synaptic connections of nerve cells so you do not get stuck, do not cut, but rather grow relationships, new cells. To achieve that, a lot of things you can do, such as learning, reading, writing, memorizing, melakoni new hobbies, try challenging work, recreation, reproduce social relations, including multiply friends, regular exercise, and healthy food choices. Well, it's all your choice.
Sources: http://health.kompas.com/read/2013/03/07/17274453/