Better Thinking for Better Living Through Brain Training!

Designed by medical and neuropsychological specialists, NeuroActive® is a brain-training program that will truly revolutionize your way of life. It’s not a computer game, but the most comprehensive, fully-integrated brain exercise management program available.

For starters, a healthier brain needs physical exercise and proper lifestyle choices, along with a healthy, balanced diet. See why

With this in mind, we offer a comprehensive brain-training program to help you think better, perform better and overall live better. Obviously, you are under no obligation to comply fully with the requirements of all five program components. By simply starting our cognitive training (Component 1 of the NeuroActive® program), you’ll put yourself on the right track and notice immediate benefits. But the more positive elements you add, the better your results will be.

The NeuroActive Brain Training Program includes 5 components:

A brain gym for lasting results

This is the foundation of the program that enables you to think better in order to live better. With our brain gym’s fun but scientifically-designed cognitive brain-training exercises, you’re practically guaranteed long-lasting improvements in brain capacity.

For best results, exercise your brain on a regular basis. NeuroActive® provides more than 20 simple and fun brain training exercises, scientifically designed with the latest artificial intelligence to maximize your benefits. These are best done consecutively for 20 minutes three times a week, which will train 16 different cognitive functions.

To save you time, we’ve designed the NeuroActive® software so that you can train (and improve blood flow to) your brain while you strengthen your body pedaling on an exercise bike at the gym or at home.

A physical training program improves the brain

Your brain uses 25 percent of your total blood flow. To enable it to function more quickly and efficiently, you need to provide it with even more blood, oxygen and glucose.

An aerobic and muscle-building training program works synergistically with the NeuroActive® brain gym to multiply your benefits.

In fact, we designed our NeuroActive® software to be used while you work out. The best of both worlds, and it saves you time, too!

Food and supplements feed the brain

Your brain has food preferences. Consult the columns on our Web site and sign up to receive our newsletter to find out more about the foods your brain loves.

Emotional balance balances the brain

Your brain can’t function at optimal levels unless it has achieved emotional balance. Depression and stress will slow it down and make you disorganized.

Read the columns on our Web site and sign up to receive our newsletter, where you’ll find tips to optimize your emotional balance.

Healthy Lifestyles support the brain

Smoking, solid and sufficient sleep, and circadian rhythms (influenced, among other things, by work shifts) are all factors that influence cognitive performance. Other tips:

• - Maintain an active social life
• - Act to prevent head trauma : wear a helmet while cycling, skating or playing football
• - Strive to work in an environment that reduces stress, noise and other negative influences

Protect and pamper your brain. Make it your ally for a better, healthier life.

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