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Cold meat and chocolate will get your mind fit ... and sex is handy too, according to a new book.

Forget Sudoku, crossword puzzles and computer games. If you really want to train your brain, then eat dark chocolate, have plenty of sex and follow the Scandinavian example of having cold meat for breakfast.

The growing numbers of people who are trying to strengthen their mental ability through 'brain training' should also avoid cannabis, watching soap operas, hanging out with serial complainers or pursuing fat-free diets, according to a new book on getting 'brain-fit'.

Many of the suggestions in Teach Yourself Training Your Brain are surprising, such as cuddling a baby, cheating at school, reading out loud and doing your university degree in business studies. Co-authors Terry Horne and Simon Wootton say their recommendations are based on and backed by the latest research by leading experts around the world.

'For decades we have thought that the cognitive capacity of our brains is genetically determined, whereas it's now clear that it's a lifestyle choice. What we eat and drink, how we learn at school and what type of moods we have are all crucial,' said Horne, a business lecturer at the University of Central Lancaster and an authority on thinking and learning.

'People can make lifestyle choices that will not only prevent what used to be seen as an inevitable decline in cognitive [ability] after the age of 17 - something that IQ tests seemed to bear out - but will constantly increase our cognitive capacity throughout our adult lives. Our far-reaching suggestions will empower people to develop their cognitive capacity or just let it decline.'

The book details the most up-to-date thinking in science about how diet, the environment, stress and other aspects of modern life affect our mental capacity and distils them in the form of chunks of advice as well as exercises.

It also points out that of the seven different chemical reactions that the brain undergoes in the sexual process, from contemplating intercourse to achieving orgasm, four help the thinking process. The ensuing increase in levels of the 'trust' hormone, oxytocin, for example, increases readiness to think of novel or risky solutions.

Similarly, the post-coital rise in serotonin levels aids both creative thinking and calm, logical decision-making.

The authors praise the plethora of useful elements in dark chocolate, such as magnesium and antioxidant flavonols, which benefit everything from the supply of oxygen to the brain to the reduction of the chances of brain damage through a stroke.

The book comes as more and more Britons are spending increasing sums on a fast-expanding market in books, DVDs, subscription websites and computer games which claim to supercharge people's memory to improve their performance at work, enhance their brain's ability to store information and ward off the effects of dementia.

Nintendo's Brain Age electronic brain training game, which includes memory, number and intelligence tests, has sold 10 million copies globally. In the United States, some insurance companies have begun giving older clients computer software programmes featuring such exercises to encourage them to stay as mentally sharp as possible. And some nursing homes there have set up 'brain gyms' for the same purpose.

Horne believes that many Britons need to make dramatic changes to their lifestyles to increase their cognitive capacity because of the switch to a 'knowledge economy' from one based on manual labour, and because of the fast-expanding number of over-65s. Happiness, confidence and an optimistic nature help the brain, he added.

'So mix with people who make you laugh, have a good sense of humour or who share the same interests as you, and avoid people who whinge, whine and complain, as people who are negative will make you depressed, which means you won't achieve things,' said Horne.

The book recommends that, instead of trying to find perfect happiness, people should instead seek a new concept the authors have called BLISS, which involves Body-based pleasure, Laughter, Involvement, Satisfaction and Sex, all of which enable the brain to think well.

Most people use only three to four per cent of their total supply of brain cells. But research among undergraduates has shown that those following the book's advice can experience a big enough increase in cognitive fitness to make the difference between getting a top job and a merely average one, said Horne.

Is this the recipe for a sharp mind?

Cheating

Children should not do homework on their own. Their minds will function better if they have help from parents or work with classmates.

Eating the right food

Have eggs, fish or cold meat at breakfast. Stick to protein-based foods at lunchtime such as oily fish with dark green vegetables.

Avoid bread, pasta or pizza and drink tea, ideally green or herbal, not coffee. Snack on nuts, not biscuits or other sweet things. Ideally, eat carbohydrates in the evenings only. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and red meat.

Speaking aloud

The old practice of getting pupils to speak in front of their class helps the brain because of the repetition involved. Adults can boost their memory by counting aloud to 99 in threes as fast as they can.

 

根据一本新书，冷肉和巧克力可以使你的大脑更健康...性爱则更加便利。

放弃数独、纵横字迷和电脑游戏吧，如果你真想训练你的大脑的话，去吃黑巧克力，做足够多的爱并且像斯卡德维亚人那样将冷肉作为早点。

根据一本关于让大脑更健康的新书，日渐增多的想锻炼他们的大脑能力的人群认为大脑训练应该远离大麻，少看肥皂剧，不要和经常抱怨的人在一起，也不要进行减肥节食。

“教你训练你的大脑”中的很多建议很令人惊讶，比如拥抱小孩子，在学校行骗，大声的读出来和在商业学习中完成你的大学学位，书的作者泰瑞·霍尼和西蒙·乌顿说他们的建议是以世界著名的科学家所进行的最新的研究为依据的。

在一次在中央兰卡思特大学的商业演讲中，霍尼说：“几十年来，我们一直认为我们大脑的认知能力是由基因决定的，现在我们清楚的知道这取决于生活格调的选择。我们吃的喝的，我们在学校如何学习，我们有什么样的情绪，这才是至关重要的。”这些话都在他的关于思考和学习的著作中提到。

“过去认为人在17岁后大脑的认知能力衰退是必然的，这似乎也在IQ测试中被证实，但通过选择生活格调，人们不仅可以阻止大脑认知能力的衰退，而且还可以通过我们的成年生活可继续增强我们的认知能力。我们长期的研究得出的建议可以帮助人们发展他们的认知能力，否则就只能任其衰退。

他还指出在性爱过程中，从性爱调情到获得高潮，大脑所产生的七种化学反应中，有四种有利于人的思维，“承诺”可以在一定程度上增加“信任荷尔蒙”--脑后体荷尔蒙，增加阅读小说和解决危机的能力。

同样的，性爱后增加的复合氨水平可以帮助发展创造性思维，冷静和作出决策。

作者极推黑巧克力中的过剩的有用元素，比如镁，抗氧化剂黄酮醇，它可以将通过氧气供应的所有物质提供给大脑以减少在中风时大脑所受到的伤害。

越来越多的英国人花费越来越多的钱来购买图书，DVD，网络订阅以及电脑游戏，这些产品都宣称能够能对大脑施压来增强人脑的信息记忆力，改善他们在工作中的表现，并且消除痴呆症的影响，这导致这类图书，DVD等产品市场的迅速扩张，而这本书也正在此时出现。

任天堂的“大脑年龄”电子益智游戏已经卖出一千万份拷贝，它包含记忆，数字和智力测试。在美国，一些保险公司已经开始向老年人客户的电脑软件程序提供这些锻炼功能来鼓励他们尽可能的保持头脑健康。还有一些护理中心也设立了“大脑运动”来达到此目的。

霍尼认为,因为从手工劳动到知识经济的转变和迅速增加的超过65岁老年人数目，许多英国人需要在他们的生活方式中增加向喜悦方向转变来增强他们的认知能力。快乐，自信和乐观的态度会帮助大脑，他补充说。

所以与那些可以让你笑，拥有很好的幽默感，或者可以与你分享相同兴趣的人交往，避免和那些易伤感的、爱抱怨的人交往，因为消极的人会让你情绪低落，那意味着你什么都得不到，霍尼说。

这本书推荐说，无需去寻找完美的快乐，人们应该寻找一个新的概念，作者称之为BLISS，即基于身体的愉悦，笑，包括满足和性爱，这些都可以让你的大脑更好的思考。

大多数人只使用了全部脑细胞的三分之一到四分之一，但对在校大学生的调查表明，按照这本书的建议的人可以在认知能力上得到一个较大幅提高，从而相比一个普通正常的人更容易得到好的工作。霍尼说。

这就是获得敏锐思维的良方吗？

期骗

孩子不应该独立完成作业，如果可以得到父母或同学的帮助，大脑会运转的更好。

吃正确的食品

吃鸡蛋，鱼和冷肉作为早餐，保持蛋白质食物作为午餐，比如只有鱼和黑绿色蔬菜。

不要吃面包，意大利面和披萨，要喝茶，用纯绿色产品和天然草药，不要喝咖啡，要吃硬果，不要吃小点心或其它甜食，理想的话，晚上只吃糖酶，远离咖啡因，酒精和红肉。

大声讲话

让孩子在课上大声的讲话的旧式训练方式有利于大脑，因为这关系到重复，成年人可以通过尽可能快的数三的倍数到99来训练他们的记忆。