Stress Weakens Brain Power; Exercise Can Bring It Back
Law enforcement work is one of the most stressful jobs in the world and when you add in the adverse health impact of shift work, irregular, and often unhealthy meals eaten on the run, the threat of early impaired brain power is a serious threat.
The good news is that a new neurological study shows that regular exercise can heal damaged brain cells and reconnect synapses that have disconnected. So while you can’t change the stress of the work and the working conditions, you can minimize the threat to your brain health from your years of police work by getting regular exercise.
A good way to get going if you haven’t been a gym rat or marathon runner, is to hire a physical trainer for a few sessions. They help you with a plan and encourage you to keep it going.
From the article: “Neuroscientists have known for some time that the potency of our synapses depends to some degree on how we live our lives. Lack of sleep, alcohol, diet and other aspects of our lifestyles, especially stress, may dampen the flow of messages between brain cells, while practice fortifies it. Repeat an action and the signals between the cells maintaining the memory of that action can strengthen. That is learning.”
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