5 Things To Make You Smarter This Summer

With summer in full swing, it’s hard not to look ahead to a new school year. Will our children be ready? Will we be ready? How do we chill out and relax—without forgetting everything we learned while in high gear?

The following five tips could benefit the whole family:

1. Unplug

Summer is the perfect time to unplug: turn off the device for five or ten minutes at a time. You may find yourself staring into space, thinking of nothing but the smell of fresh mown grass or the roar of the ocean. Before you know it, you’re unplugged! Sierra magazine is featuring a 100 Hours Unplugged Challenge by OARS.

2.Get Moving

When it comes to mood, memory or learning, nothing beats exercise says Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. In his book, he describes how exercise increases the level of brain chemicals called growth factors. These factors not only... Continue Reading

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