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Factors Affecting Brain Health and Performance
Environmental factors like air and water pollution, residues in tap water, plastic from bottles, and electromagnetic fields can impact brain health. Technology's rapid advancement in the past 100,000 years has raised concerns about its impact on brain function. Simple habits like avoiding phone use before and after sleeping, maintaining a clean environment, and prioritizing quality sleep are crucial for brain protection and performance. Quality sleep, particularly deep sleep and REM sleep, plays a vital role in memory consolidation, brain cleansing, and preventing brain aging challenges. Stress management is essential as chronic stress can negatively affect brain function. Additionally, protecting the brain from injury, engaging in continuous learning, such as reading to exercise the mind, and adopting stress management techniques like meditation contribute to optimal brain health and performance.