Tag: memory
How YOU can learn to memorize a deck of cards in an evening: flex your memory muscle!
It could easily be stated that memory is a crucial part of mental fitness and overall health. The decline in memory and cognitive ability is not something that exclusively affects our aging population. Regardless of our age, it is important… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care
How Stress Is Killing You Slowly
The holidays can be a particularly stressful time of year, but have you ever stopped to think how that stress is affecting your health? Our primary stress hormone, Cortisol, has a significant impact on our body and our health. During… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health
Brain Games: Do They Exploit the Fear of Memory Loss for Profit?
“Hey Doc…do brain games like Luminosity really work?” One quick point of clarification with what is likely the most mispronounced name in the world now—the name of the company that makes brain training games is Lumosity, as opposed to the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, News, Personal Care
The top 10 ways to supercharge your brain
The human brain is nothing short of a miracle. According to Paul Reber, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, our brain consists of approximately one billion neurons and can hold 2.5 petabytes of information, or the equivalent of 3,000,000… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, News, Nutrition, Science
Study: Vitamin E might slow Alzheimer’s
A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a daily dose of vitamin E might slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The patients participating in the study received a “pharmacological” or increased… 0 Shares | | Posted in Mental Health, Nutritional Medicine
Top 6 Natural Alternatives to ADD & ADHD Drugs
ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are among the most over-diagnosed conditions in the United States, as evidenced by the volume of associated prescription drugs sold each year, like Ritalin and Adderall. While some people… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
