Your brain and how it works
Your brain and how it works
Your brain is one of the most important organs in your body, but it is neglected by us all.
We seldom give it a second thought, and we might think there is no need to.
Let's take the brain and what it does for us throughout our lives.
From the second you are born your brain starts working, it starts analyzing what is around you, even as a baby.
A young brain analyzes the sounds, smells, touch and what it tastes, along with all the other events that are essential for its survival in the world that we live in.
The brain also takes care of the body that it is attached to.
Remember the brain is in control of the body, and you are in control of your brain.
Your brain controls your heartbeat, blood, liver, lungs, skin and all the other parts of the body through the use of the nervous system which is attached to the brain.
It's all automatic and it doesn't require an lot of attention for that to happen, but if the thought processes go wrong it can cause a lot of problems physically for the human body.
The brain constantly monitors and warns us through our nervous system of the cold, the heat and other things that can be dangerous for us.
As we grow up we will be taught our teachings from our mentors along with all the other things we learn in life.
The brain analyzes every day seven days a week, that's what it does.
When you start crawling and walking your brain will analyze the environment that you are being brought up in.
As you walk down a street, through a park, in a building or any other sort of structure or open space you will learn what is safe and what isn't, that's because the brain is picking up information all the time and analysing it so that you can make your own informed decisions.
Your brain does this although very few people care what it does as long as it works.
When the brain is young it will pick up information from its guardians, relations and friends and they will teach the child their teachings by passing on the information that they and others have gathered in life.
These are the things that are good and bad, their habits, likes and dislikes with all other information that essential for us to make decisions.
The brain will take in the information that is required, some of it will be stored so that it is always there for your use should you need it.
The information that your brain gathers is always being sifted out by your though processes, some of it will be discarded as the person gets older, because it was irrelevant, wrong or no longer needed.
Normally the brain learns its own stress levels, the things that make it happy, sad and scared, stress and fear from others can be passed on if nothing is done about it.
When a brain is young it is inquisitive and it sometimes needs to be reassured by its mentors when there is danger present so that stress levels are kept to minimum.
A young healthy brain is able to turn off the thought processes by moving onto something new and this also helps to reduce stress.
The brain is rested at night through sleep and this gives it the relaxation that is required for it to function healthily.
This is what happens all the time.
Young brains are fertile and they have many thoughts, some good some bad, they analyze these things as they grow up so that they can make the informed decisions that are right for them and the rest of the people around them.
The brain will be full of thoughts in the growing up process as it learns right from wrong and the values that others put on life and other events around them.
As we get older we tend to think more deeply about things and we often question what's going on around us.
Some of the issues that we think about become more serious in our thoughts.
People move on to their chosen careers and start working once they have had their education.
But very few people have leaned how to switch off their thought processes and brains so that it can be relaxed for rational thinking, something that is needed by everyone.
The brain has always done it or they have moved onto something else to avoid the things they don't like.
Relaxation of the thought processes of the brain has never needed to be questioned.
The brain in our body has been well equipped with the information that we require for life.
There may come a point in life whether young, middle aged or old when we question many things in life, they find that they have a problem - they can't switch off their thought processes and their brain.
Anxiety, depression, insomnia and other stress related illnesses are a problem for about 25% of the population.
The degree of stress that the person suffers from depends on the individual and how long that stress lasts.
There is no given time for stress related illnesses, they can last a short time or a long time, how they handle it is more important.
We all suffer these problems in life and some may suffer them more than once depending on how they handle them.
Most people who suffer these types of problems move on and they are forgotten about until the next time.
They don't learn what the causes of their problems were because it's easier for most people just to move on.
Some people take illegal drugs or alcohol so that they can forget what is going on in their thought processes, they often turn their attentions to something else and end up with bigger problems associated with their lives.
The reality is, their thought processes have started and they just can't switch them off.
Yet if they had taken the time to learn what was going on they could have taken control of their thought processes and the stress related illness they might be suffering from.
The facts about the brain could be taught from an early age so that people know when they are being told to relax they need to control their thought processes so that the brain can get on with the tasks that is designed to cope with such as monitoring the environment and taking care of the body.
Reducing stress can be achieved if the person suffering stress can learn to control their thought process.
This is natural for the brain if you can do it for a short time every day.
Once you find the way to control your thought processes, you will find your skin clearing up if it is a nervous disorder, you will also find that your blood pressure, liver function and other parts that rely on the brains input can be improved.
We all overload our brains because we've forgotten how to relax that part of our body.
Remember that your brain is working twenty four hours a day and seven days a week analyzing your life for you.
Giving it a rest for an hour or a few hours every day will give a well deserved rest.
Take care of your brain and your brain will take care of your nervous system and body.
Your brain and how it works written by Andrew Murphy 20 February 2008
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