For optimal brain health and mental acuity, optimal nutrition is essential. The best diets are not only beneficial to the entire body, they look good and taste good! This blog examines the effects of food on brain health. How Are Your Connections? Synapses are...
Brain Health
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Don’t Let Your Brain Shrink!
Both obesity and diabetes cause a clear reduction in brain size without additional contributing factors. The frontal lobes – the CEO of the brain; the hippocampus, so important to memory and mood; the cingulated gyrus, important in adaptability to new situations, are...
Have You Heard? Green Environments Make You Mentally Sharper!
High school students’ capacity to pay attention increased 13 percent if they had a green view outside of their classroom window. They also performed better on tests and recovered from stress better if they were in a classroom with a view of a green landscape, rather...
Want to Prevent a Stroke? Consider This
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. Not only do older people experience strokes, more young people are too! Looking at just people aged 20-44, the number of strokes bumped up from 88 in 1993-94...
Does Your Gut Shape Your Mood?
Not only do the myriads of bacteria in the gut help the body to digest food and stimulate the immune system, they also impact your mood. Seriously, your intestines host a 2000 known different species of bacteria. Each person has a different proportion of bacterial...
Will You Be One in Three? Strategies for Preserving Brain Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in March 2013 that by the time they die, one out of three American seniors will have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s. Although dementia might not necessarily be the direct cause of death, it can...