Tag: brain health
A new book argues that making healthy lifestyle choices can stave off cognitive decline at any age. #healthybrain
Science is now showing that silence may be just what we need to regenerate our exhausted brains and bodies. #silence #brainhealth
Out of 49 whole foods, cheese was “by far” the most protective food when it comes to avoiding age-related cognitive problems #cheese #brainfood
According to a new study conducted by a research team at Oregon State University (OSU), which found that the blue wavelength produced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can damage cells in both the brain and retinas. #bluelight
Data from neuroimaging and questionnaires were given to 36 healthy older individuals found drinking tea for 25 years or more had a positive effect on the function, structure, and organization of the brain, including greater functional connectivity. #healthybrain
Research shows resistance training, also called resistance or strength training, offers special benefits to the brain not seen with aerobic exercise, especially in preventing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is often a prelude to Alzheimer’s disease. #exercise
Taking steps to actively prevent dementia can help keep your brain sharp well into old age. If you’re not doing these six things, now is a great time to start. #brainhealth
When your diet is lacking in essential brain-boosting nutrients, everything from your focus and memory to your creativity, alertness, thinking and even your mood suffers. There are steps you can take to help preserve your brain health, and adding these nine brain-boosting supplements to your diet is one of them.
Most people breathe incorrectly and the ramifications for your health can be significant. One of the most common errors is over breathing, which depletes your carbon dioxide (CO2) reserves, thus lowering tissue oxygenation and causing airway and blood vessel constriction
Your brain is like a sponge, soaking up not only the information around you on a daily basis but also the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other phytochemicals in the food you eat. The more you eat a diet based on whole, healthy foods, the more your brainpower will soar, even to the point of staving off age-related cognitive decline and other brain disorders. While eating real foods is key, there are some superstars that stand above the rest.
Researchers discovered that those who subscribed to the healthier “prudent” diet had larger hippocampi – the portion of the brain responsible for memory, learning and mental health – than those who indulge in Western diets. In essence, a low-quality diet consisting of sugar, refined foods may be to blame for those ‘senile moments’ more and more people are experiencing, despite perhaps being young in age.
Bacopa protects the brain from damage now and thus from degenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s that reveal themselves later in life.
It can make your breath smell good, but the benefits of mint hardly stop at your mouth. Once ingested, or even smelled, peppermint can have profound brain health benefits.
Music is primal. It effects us all, but in very unique ways. Here’s how.
Studies have show that giving B vitamin to elderly people improves their cognitive function. This inexpensive supplement appears to be key to your brain’s longevity.
