Tips to Boost Brainpower

Small changes can help you stay sharp later in life and could keep your brain in tip-top shape.

On ‘The Early Show Saturday Edition,’ Dr Cynthia Green, PhD, has spelled out some tips for the same, reports CBS News .

Green and the editors of Prevention magazine wrote, "Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks."

Exercise : Go for a walk or run, swim - anything to get yourself moving.

Seek new challenges : Look for some simple ways to push you out of your intellectual routine every day, like – brushing teeth with non-dominant hand, taking a new route to work.

Get your head in the game : Spend 10 to 20 minutes every day giving your everyday intellectual skills a good workout by playing games that require you to play against the clock. Play board games like Boggle or Set.