🔼: [[Holistic Well-Being]], [[⭐️ Body]], [[💡 Nervous System]] # Brain The single most complex entity in the known universe is, somehow, us. And to our knowledge the most complicated part of us is our brain, which is composed of about 86 billion neurons that if laid out would stretch to about 534 miles. Our brain alone consumes 20% of the calories we eat. The [[💡 Pituitary Gland]], the [[💡 Pineal Gland]], the [[💡 Thalamus]], and the [[💡 Reticular Cortex]]. - [[Left Hemisphere]] - [[Right Hemisphere]] - [[💡 Limbic System]] - [[💡 Brain Stem]] # Improve Brain Health - [[⭐️ Learning]] - [[💡 Grey Matter#Increase Grey Matter|Increase Grey Matter]] - [[💡 Serotonin (5-HT)|Increase Serotonin]] - [[💡 Neurogenesis#Increase Neurogenesis|Increase Neurogenesis]] - [[💡 Executive Function#Improve Executive Function|Improve Executive Function]] - [[💡 Amygdala#Decrease Amygdala Activity|Decrease Amygdala Activity]] - [[💡 Inflammation#Decrease Inflammation|Decrease Inflammation]] - [[💡 Cortisol#Lower Cortisol|Lower Cortisol]] - [[💡 Impulsivity#Reduce Impulsivity|Reduce Impulsivity]] - [[💡 Nightmares#Decrease Nightmares|Decrease Nightmares]] - [[💡 Vagus Nerve#Stimulate the Vagus Nerve|Stimulate the Vagus Nerve]] - [[Endocannabinoid System]] - [[💡 Neuroplasticity#Increase Neuroplasticity|Increase Neuroplasticity]]