We moisturize our skin with lotions and oils, we hydrate our hair and bodies with liquids, conditioners, and concoctions. What about the idea of moisturizing your brain?

Moisturizing your brain is doing things that make your brain fluid, flowing, and refreshed. One of the best brain moisturizers is movement. Moving the body provides circulation and hydration to the entire body as well as our precious head organ.

Studies show the benefits of exercise are equal for brain health as well as body health. Science shows the neuroplasticity of the brain is enhanced by movement. There are marked declines in cognitive function, including concentration and coordination, in people who cannot exercise due to limitations and illnesses.

Pilates, Gyrotonic, Yoga, FRC, and dance are done with specific breathing patterns. This mixture of breath and movement are powerful brain moisturizers. Coordinating movement and breath have to be done functionally and intellectually, brain and body.

Coordination on and off equipment, remembering sequences and exercises, improve cognitive brain function. Understanding how the body moves and manipulates the equipment brings a person to a more conscious state of alertness. Coordinating breath and movement also helps enhance circulation and oxygenation of all cells in the body, including brain cells.

Moisturizing the brain with movement and breath is an everyday recipe for physical health. Nutritionally, proper hydration through water, fruits, melons, and berries and a diet rich in raw foods will also bring electrolytes and minerals to moisturize your brain and body.