brain health

The patterns learnt by the brain affect your behaviour, thoughts, actions, senses, comprehension, nervous system and release of chemicals.

Parkinson’s disease is the death of brain cells that produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in movement and it can lead to paralysis.

Although brain cells decrease as we get older research shows that learning a new language as an adult uses regions we don’t normally use and causes the brain to work harder.

My plan for this week’s breakfast incorporates foods shown to keep brain cells healthy and stave cognitive decline, including berries, nuts, olive oil, wholegrain, fish, and more—all power nutrients great for your whole body too. Your memory, attention span, and ability to learn will benefit from the healthful foods you’ll be choosing!!

David Herzog is an award winning author, certified nutrition coach, motivational speaker and life coach.

Many describe the ginkgo tree as a “living fossil” and with good reason; varieties of its family date back more than 270 million years. This is great symbolism for a tree that’s thought to increase longevity.

Need a diversion? Check out the sites that have been lifting our spirits this week. The World Needs all Kinds of MindsTemple Grandin suffers from autism and in her talk at the 2010 TED (Technology, Entertinment, Design) conference raises the point that this diagnosis should not be regarded as a negative, but as something to […]

In the past 20 years, modern science has confirmed that seasons do affect mood. SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, is prominent in the winter months during which there is a link between the decreased hours of sunlight and the occurrence of depression.

Keep your mind busy and sharp for life with these helpful hints for anti aging and enhancing your memory

Children with CAPD typically have normal hearing and intelligence and their difficulties do not lie in developmental intelligence. Fundamentally, their language and communication problems can be linked to an underdeveloped ear.