Part of healthy living means keeping the brain happy and fine-tuned. As we age, our brains slow unless we keep them active and busy with learning new information and tasks. Melt Buttery Spread, a great alternative to butter, helps with its omega-3 fatty acids and easily digestible ingredients that let your mind focus on learning rather than a dairy-heavy gut bomb that hits you after lunch.
Another way to keep our minds healthy is to pursue meditation. Meditation is about focusing attention on a single point of interest or thought. Its benefits are many: increased focus, lengthened attention span, feelings of happiness and contentment and less stress. 
To get started with meditation, it’s wise to keep a few tips in mind. Get in a physically comfortable position, whether it’s standing up or lying down, eyes open or shut, and don’t fall asleep! Use focal points instead of closing your eyes to maintain sharp focus, like a flame or a spot on a wall. Meditate in a room that you can designate for meditation so that every time you enter the room, you can focus on relaxing and getting into the appropriate mental space.
For more tips on beginning meditation, check out these 20 tips from Zenhabits.
And remember, exercise, cooking light, and using less fat in your diet helps you keep your body happy so you can focus on your mind!
Spuds, of course, don’t come with a handy Nutrition Label, which makes it easy to forget their impressive benefits. One large russet potato contains 63 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fat, 8 grams of protein, and 7 grams of fiber. It also provides 64% of your Daily Value of vitamin C, 53% of B6, and three times the amount of potassium than one large banana–which is critical for fluid balance and muscle function. A 1cup serving of sweet potatoes offers more than 700% of your Daily Value of vitamin A, 65% of vitamin C, and 7grams of fiber. All potatoes are rich sources of antioxidants, and russets rank among the top 20 vegetables containing free radical fighting compounds.
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