Mind matters: Does your Brain Healthy?

When I was young, I knew only few things in this world. What I fed to my brain are things that is pleasurable to me. Then, I become grown-up and discovered many things I'm not expose to when I was young. I remembered that my Biology teacher once told us to 'take care your brain class'. 'Well, what's in our brain exactly?' I silently questioned myself. I went to college and met friends who are studious and had a chance to talk with them and shared what we've read. One of them shared about the importance of changing lifestyle. It includes changing the kind of food you are eating and preferably eat vegetables and fruits. Seemingly a spark in my brain that I became so interested to know more about it. My friend lend her book she read and I studied it by myself and search further. Then, I figure out that changing your lifestyle helps making your brain healthy. The following below are just pioners that I have learned on how to care your brain.

I. Healthy Diet. Most people love to eat. Don't even have temperance in eating as long as it tastes good and made them full. But the question is, does your food you are eating or drinking is healthy? Remember this, our brain is the capital of the body, the seat of all nervous forces and of mental action. 'In order for the other parts ofthe system to be healthy the brain must be healthy. If correct habits of eating and drinking the blood is kept pure, the brain will be properly nourished.' 2MCP 385.1. Furthermore, erroneous eating leads to erroneous thinking.

II. Mental Activity. Our mind can't be healthy also if we will not practice or exercise critical thinking through diligently studying God's word that guards us from Satan's wiles. The great psychologist, Satan, knows about the Bible and the Spirit of prophecy. So he made his best efforts to deceive people and will be trapped in his wiles. It is important to study, not just merely reading, the word of God. A widely known author wrote, 'Studious habits, a firm hold from above, will qualify them for their position as ministers of the goslel of Christ. Mental activity will produce health, and this is better than a sluggish, disorderly, untrained mind.' Reflecting to this, are we going to taxed our brainin studying only? The next point will probably answer.

III. Physical Activity. I could still remember a story of an old man who cared a herd of cows joined in a 100km marathon. He registered himself to that event. He made a physical preparation until the event approached. He was able to reach the finishing line. Among the runners, he is the oldest and able to get the first place. People ask on how he made the preparation. He relayed the story and said, 'before the event he is use to run and woke up early in the morning to care the herd'. In his story, the preparation of this kind of event isn't done only at one time or short time but it should be a lifestyle. This old man shows how physical activity has an important role in man's life. Blood flows in our body smoothly when we do also physical activity or exercise.

IV. Spiritual Health. We should meditate upon the Scriptures, thinking soberly and candidly upon the things that pertain to our eternal salvation. Good deeds promote health. We may able to shun from evil imaginings and selfish motives. If our minds kept on beholdin God, we will be changed like Him. Because what we feed to our mind will make us who we are. Love for God is essential for life and health. 2MCP 404.

Therefore, in these pointers you may not able to follow it but with full surrender to God and diligent study of His word we may able to do what He instructed! Your soul is precious that God wanted to be saved. Don't waste time to be dormant and ignore what God tells you to do. Fear God and give glory to Him in these last days.