CONTENTS

Introduction 

HACK 1 – FEED YOUR BRAIN

HACK 2 – WATCH THE ALCOHOL

HACK 3 – UP YOUR OMEGA-3S

HACK 4 – MAKE A TO-DO LIST

HACK 5 – STRESS LESS

HACK 6 – COMBAT CORTISOL

HACK 7 – NOSH WITH YOUR PEEPS

HACK 8 – FIGHT FREE RADICALS

HACK 9 – EAT YOUR E

HACK 10 – GO WITH THE FLOW

HACK 11 – QUIT SMOKING

HACK 12 – STOP STROKES

HACK 13 – BE HAPPY

HACK 14 – AVOID ALZHEIMER’S

HACK 15 – HAVE SOME COFFEE

HACK 16 – COUNT YOUR BREATHS

HACK 17 – COMBAT DEPRESSION

HACK 18 – JOURNAL IT

HACK 19 – STOP MULTITASKING

HACK 20 – SIP SOME GREEN TEA

HACK 21 – LEND A HAND

HACK 22 – TOMATO IT UP

HACK 23 – Fast-Track Your Metabolism 

HACK 24 – Try the Other Hand 

HACK 25 – Walk It Off 

HACK 26 – Become Anti-Social (Media) 

HACK 27 – Get High on Endorphins 

HACK 28 – Raw Is for Rabbits 

HACK 29 – Pump Iron 

HACK 30 – TRY THE SPICY LIFE

HACK 31 – LAUGH!

HACK 32 – CHANGE YOUR JOB

HACK 33 – GET MOVING

HACK 34 – LIFT A LOAD

HACK 35 – DON’T OVERDO IT

HACK 36 – FOCUS ON BETTER, NOT BEST

HACK 37 – WALK AND TALK

HACK 38 – GET GOTU KOLA

HACK 39 – TAKE MARVELOUS MELATONIN

HACK 40 – REACH FOR RIBOFLAVIN

HACK 41 – PILE ON THE ONIONS

HACK 42 – ADD SOME A

HACK 43 – IT’S GR-APE!

HACK 44 – PACK IN THE PROTEIN

HACK 45 – SAFETY FIRST

HACK 46 – BOOST YOUR B12

HACK 47 – KEEP IT COOL

HACK 48 – BREAK OUT THE B6

HACK 49 – LET SOMEONE NEEDLE YOU

HACK 50 – THIS IS YOUR BRAIN…

HACK 51 – AN APPLE A DAY . . .

HACK 52 – SMILE A WHILE

HACK 53 – GO BIG ON B1

HACK 54 – SOLVE REAL PUZZLES

HACK 55 – FILL UP ON FIBER

HACK 56 – FIGHT INFLAMMATION 

HACK 57 – NOTCH UP THE NIACIN

HACK 58 – MORE IS BETTER

HACK 59 – DRINK KOLA, NOT COLA

HACK 60 – MINIMIZE MERCURY

HACK 61 – TRY A NEW FOOD 

HACK 62 – FEED YOURSELF FOLIC

HACK 63 – CELEBRATE YOUR STREAKS

HACK 64 – POWER UP WITH VITAMIN C

HACK 65 – BE A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY

HACK 66 – OPT FOR OOLONG

HACK 67 – TAKE A DIP

HACK 68 – YOGA FOR LIFE

HACK 69 – CUT YOUR COMMUTE

HACK 70 – NIBBLE ON SOME CHOCOLATE

HACK 71 – GO WITH YOUR GUT

HACK 72 – STAY HYDRATED!

HACK 73 – BELLY BREATHE

HACK 74 – LEAVE YOUR DESK FOR LUNCH

HACK 75 – PORTION IT OUT

HACK 76 – SKIP THE PESTICIDES

HACK 77 – WASH YOUR HANDS

HACK 78 – BEAT ANXIETY

HACK 79 – PUMP UP THE POSITIVITY

HACK 80 – GO GINKGO

HACK 81 – HUG IT OUT

HACK 82 – WATCH OUT FOR THE WHITE STUFF

HACK 83 – GO NUTS

HACK 84 – STEP UP YOUR SEROTONIN

HACK 85 – LOWER THE PRESSURE

HACK 86 – USE THE PLACEBO EFFECT

HACK 87 – MUNCH ON PUMPKIN SEEDS

HACK 88 – TAP INTO YOUR CREATIVITY

HACK 89 – CUT THE FAT

HACK 90 – STOP SNORING

HACK 91 – SNACK SMART

HACK 92 – IT’S ALL IN THE ATTITUDe 

HACK 93 – FIND THE RIGHT FAT

HACK 94 – KICK OUT CHOLESTEROL

HACK 95 – HERB YOURSELF UP

HACK 96 – TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

HACK 97 – FACE DOWN YOUR PHOBIAS

HACK 98 – TRY SOME SAGE ADVICE

HACK 99 – REDUCE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR

HACK 100 – CHEW GUM

HACK 101 – DITCH THE TRANS FATS

HACK 102 – PUT SOME ALFALFA IN YOUR LIFE

HACK 103 – STUDY, STUDY, STUDY

HACK 104 – KILL THE CLUTTER

HACK 105 – SUPPLEMENT YOUR AMINO ACIDS

HACK 106 – DOODLE

HACK 107 – GET YOUR COMPLEX CARBS 

HACK 108 – PACK IN THE (SWEET) POTATOES

HACK 109 – BECOME YOUR OWN GPS

HACK 110 – AVOID FORMALDEHYDE 

HACK 111 – CHOOSE WHOLE GRAINS

HACK 112 – RELAX!

HACK 113 – GO NATURAL

HACK 114 – USE THE EIGHT SECOND RULE

HACK 115 – EAT THE RAINBOW

HACK 116 – LEARN A LANGUAGE

HACK 117 – EMBRACE DISCOMFORT

HACK 118 – FOCUS ON THE PRESENT

HACK 119 – ENJOY THE SOUND OF MUSIC

HACK 120 – EAT BETA

HACK 121 – KICK UP YOUR MAGNESIUM

HACK 122 – PLAY VIDEO GAMES

HACK 123 – GET FABULOUS PHOSPHORUS

HACK 124 – LEARN TO LOVE LABELS

HACK 125 – SOW YOUR WILD OATS

HACK 126 – LET IT ALL HANG OUT

HACK 127 – EAT YOUR (SEA) VEGGIES

HACK 128 – GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

HACK 129 – HAVE AN ORGASM

HACK 130 – CHARGE UP WITH GRAPE JUICE

HACK 131 – GET SOME GINSENG

HACK 132 – GET A GOOD RUB

HACK 133 – PLAY CHESS

HACK 134 – HYPNOTIZE YOURSELF

HACK 135 – KNIT ONE, PURL ONE

HACK 136 – LOAD UP ON CAROTENOIDS

HACK 137 – HANG OUT WITH A SMART PERSON

HACK 138 – FIXATE ON FLAVONOIDS

HACK 139 – MEET SAMe

HACK 140 – SHARE WISDOM

HACK 141 – SAY IT LOUD, SAY IT PROUD

HACK 142 – SAY YES TO BOTANICALs

HACK 143 – STOP AND SMELL THE PRIMROSE

HACK 144 – TALK TO YOUR DOC

HACK 145 – SUPPLEMENT WISELY

HACK 146 – FLUSH OUT WITH PHYTONUTRIENTS

HACK 147 – TAKE SHORT BREAKS 

HACK 148 – WATCH YOUR NERVES

HACK 149 – DAYDREAM

HACK 150 – TURN DOWN THE NOISE

HACK 151 – FLATTEN YOUR BELLY

HACK 152 – POUR ON THE OLIVE OIl 

HACK 153 – CUT THE FAT

HACK 154 – GET YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP

HACK 155 – GET HELMET HEAD

HACK 156 – PONDER YOUR HUNGER

HACK 157 – GET CREATIVE WITH CREATINE

HACK 158 – TRY SHANKHPUSHPI

HACK 159 – WATCH YOUR SODIUM

HACK 160 – GET CALM WITH CHAMOMILE

HACK 161 – TRAIN YOUR MEMORY

HACK 162 – BE A MATH WHIZ

HACK 163 – MORE SOY, PLEASE!

HACK 164 – HAWTHORN FOR HEALTH

HACK 165 – DO DARK CHOCOLATE!

HACK 166 – RELISH SOME AVOCADOS

HACK 167 – COMMIT

HACK 168 – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MODERATION

HACK 169 – GET A HOBBY

HACK 170 – PURSUE SOME TRIVIA

HACK 171 – LOUNGE IN A LAVENDER BATH

HACK 172 – PLAY WITH A PET

HACK 173 – PRACTICE TAI CHI

HACK 174 – WORK YOUR BRAIN

HACK 175 – COMBAT MIGRAINES

HACK 176 – PROTECT WITH SELENIUM

HACK 177 – PLAY PING-PONG

HACK 178 – READ

HACK 179 – JOIN A BOOK CLUB

HACK 180 – WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

HACK 181 – TELL A STORY ABOUT YOU

HACK 182 – SEIZE A SIESTA

HACK 183 – MAKE SOME COCOA

HACK 184 – DON’T BE A WORRYWART

HACK 185 – GO PUBLIC

HACK 186 – TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

HACK 187 – PROTECT YOUR HEARING

HACK 188 – CLOSE YOUR EYES

HACK 189 – THINK HOLISTICALLY

HACK 190 – OPEN A WINDOW

HACK 191 – ADD DIVERSITY TO YOUR SOCIAL LIFE 

HACK 192 – PAY ATTENTION!

HACK 193 – EXPERIMENT WITH ESSENTIAL OILS

HACK 194 – FLIRT

HACK 195 – GET OUT IN THE SUN

HACK 196 – DON’T SKIP MEALS

HACK 197 – TRY A BRAIN-HEALTHY DIET

HACK 198 – BE GRATEFUL

HACK 199 – TRACK DOWN TRACE MINERALS

HACK 200 – GET YOUR BLOOD FLOWING

HACK 201 – DANCE, DANCE, DANCE

HACK 202 – ZINC-IFY YOUR DNA

HACK 203 – BREAK THE FAST

HACK 204 – RAMP UP YOUR AMINO ACIDS

HACK 205 – SING!

HACK 206 – CREATE

HACK 207 – DRIED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

HACK 208 – GET SOME IN CAN GOLD

HACK 209 – REPEAT AFTER ME

HACK 210 – FLUSH THE TOXINS

HACK 211 – TRY VALERIAN INSTEAD OF VALIUM

HACK 212 – PARSLEY PARTY

HACK 213 – KICK UP THE VITAMIN K

HACK 214 – HIRE A PERSONAL TRAINER

HACK 215 – FALL IN LOVE

HACK 216 – BITE SOME BLUEBERRIES

HACK 217 – KNOW YOUR NUMBERS

HACK 218 – TACKLE TRIGLYCERIDES

HACK 219 – HAVE A HEART

HACK 220 – LOOK OUT FOR LEAD

HACK 221 – PILE ON THE GARLIC

HACK 222 – GET MORE POTASSIUM

HACK 223 – PLAY AN INSTRUMENT

HACK 224 – JOG YOUR MEMORY

HACK 225 – TASTE THE RAIN FOREST

HACK 226 – CAN THE SODA

HACK 227 – STIMULATE YOUR SENSES

HACK 228 – LEARN FIVE NEW WORDS

HACK 229 – MAKE ART

HACK 230 – PUT YOUR BRAIN ON CALCIUM

HACK 231 – RECONSIDER RETIREMENT

HACK 232 – WRITE POETRY

HACK 233 – SEE A THERAPIST

HACK 234 – PRACTICE PILATES

HACK 235 – LIGHT A CANDLE

HACK 236 – HOP TO IT!

HACK 237 – GO TO LECTURES

HACK 238 – CHECK OUT CHICKEN

HACK 239 – REVIEW YOUR WORK

HACK 240 – COLOR! IT’S NOT JUST FOR KIDS

HACK 241 – PICTURE THIS

HACK 242 – TAKE A NATURE BREAK 

HACK 243 – TAKE A DAY OFF

HACK 244 – TUNE OUT FROM TV

INTRODUCTION

It’s time to get the most out of your gray matter! 

For centuries people have been looking for ways to keep their minds healthy and strong, and you can do it too. In fact, boosting your brain power has never been easier. The brain hacks in this book will help you focus longer, improve your memory, stay on your game, and keep your brain as healthy as it can be no matter your age. 

You’ll find more than 200 hacks—all ones you can try right away—that will help you do everything from building your memory to rejuvenating and stimulating your mind. From foods that can protect your brain’s health to activities that will boost your brain power, the hacks in this book will help your brain become more fit and function better. You should see an improvement in your performance in all areas of your life, be it at work or at home. 

You’ll find hacks that describe what you should eat for optimum brain health, show you what activities to do (and which to avoid) to keep your brain engaged, and the best practices, according to current research, for making sure you’re taking good care of those three pounds of gray matter. Whether you do one hack or all of them, this book is here to help you create a happier, healthier brain!