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The brain operates in an intricate way. The left side of the brain manages the actions and movement of the right side of the body and has to do with rationality and organization. The right side of the brain manages the movement s and actions of the left side of the body and has to do with intuition and creativity. So could it be conceivable that the side of your brain which manipulates your dominant hand is used more than the other side of the brain? What would happen if you used your non-dominant hand more while going about your everyday activities? Would your brain's functioning improve?
Think about it, if you use your right hand more than the left, then most of the time you are only using the left side of your brain. So, if you made use of your left hand more in doing some everyday chores, then the right side of your brain would be stimulated also. By using your left hand more often you would be strengthening the part of your mind that has to do with creativity and intuition. So, if you are a left-handed person, and you make use you right hand more often in doing simple everyday chores, then you are strengthening the part of your mind that is organized and rational. Easy cross-trainings exercises like this will help you stay mentally youthful.
Other things you can do to awaken the other side of your brain can be done quite easily. You can walk around your room with your eyes shut. You can also make use of some children's games. Like the one when you rub your belly with one hand while your other hand is patting the top of your head. Undemanding tasks like these are great physical exercise for the brain, and they can help improve the functioning of the brain, no matter how silly they may appear.
So, whether these easy exercises may make you a bit more brainy or not the thing is, these physical exercises are still considered to have good effects on the brain: such as increasing creativity, and organizational skills. One thing worth noting is that by performing these exercises, you are energizing the part of your brain which is not used as frequently as the other part. If you want to improve your brain's functioning, you might as well try to fire up your whole brain, and not just half of it. Good Luck!
