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On January 29, 2022, a seminar was held in the Kupchinsky community of St. Petersburg on the topic “How to stimulate the brain to the maximum”. The seminar was conducted by Nigina Muratova, head of the Health Department of the Euro-Asian Division.

The brain is an incredibly complex system that controls all the functions of our body. What needs to be done to make the work of the brain the most productive? On what does brain function depend? How does one influence the efficiency of thought processes? 

The guests of the community were puzzled by these and other questions on this topic. They came to participate in the seminar. The topic did not leave anyone indifferent. Muratova shared some secrets of brain activity, as well as how to stimulate the brain's performance. It turned out that at the age of 60, memory, as one of the most important properties of the brain, gains full speed and becomes the most productive and flexible. Conventional wisdom is it seems that by the age of 60, memory is weakening, but recent research suggests otherwise. 

Muratova spoke about the need to load your brain. In short, the brain is mobile; it (often, unlike us) is ready to work and needs to be given such an opportunity. The brain always works only with what is offered to it.

“I will not put obscene things before my eyes”, and in relation to the brain, this means it should be busy with worthy things: analysis, planning, listening to music (for example, spiritual or classical), studying, memorizing, reading. Christians have an advantage because the brain works wonderfully during worship. When, in the Sabbath School lessons, one reflects on the depths of what is written in Holy Scripture, one’s brain is in an inexpressible delight from this thought process. The brain always wants to work, and when there is something to do, it will be young and effective for a long time to come.

After Muratova's seminar, Vadim and Irina Savenko conducted an interactive exercise for the guests, the tasks of which were aimed at strengthening the interhemispheric connections of the brain. An example was doing different actions with different hands, and it wasn't easy.

The end of the meeting smoothly turned into a culinary master class on the topic “Chia Seeds and Flax Seeds”, which was enthusiastically and excitingly conducted by Anna Kushnaruk, head of the Health Department of the Northwestern Region. Anna spoke about the benefits of flax and chia seeds, each of which is rich in microelements and organic substances in its own way. All participants not only learned about the properties and benefits of these seeds but also prepared several interesting dishes under the guidance of Kushnaruk: a sweet fruit smoothie with flax seed, fragrant “black caviar”, a chia chia ball, and delicious tofu sauce.

I recall the words of Natalia Bekhtereva, a prominent specialist in the field of brain research, who once said, “Having devoted my whole life to studying the human brain, I come to the conclusion that it is almost impossible to understand the creation of such a miracle without the concept of a Creator.” On this cozy and truly intense warm evening, we thank the Creator for His wonderful creations, especially our mysterious and still full-of-secrets brains!

This article was originally published on the Euro-Asia Division’s news site

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