Two new pieces of research have recently come out about brain health. One involves statin medications, a class of drugs for cholesterol, and the other is about 2 years of addressing what you eat, drink, breathe, and how your think, move, and sleep. The study of over 1200 people over 2 years specifically took half…
Brain Health and Balance “I want the best for my brain; what should I do to preserve brain health?”, you may ask. Part 3: Best PHYSICAL Exercise for my Brain?: Enriched/Challenging environment exercise. Here’s the straight scoop. This is what we know on Physical Exercise(1): Physical exercise on your free time helps your brain, a lot.…
Brain Health, ADHD, and Autism We will be finishing up on the posts about your brain health and giving some insights for ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia…stay tuned, but I wanted to share this tip with you now. We want to protect our loved ones, but many of us also want our friends and family to…
Brain Health and Balance “How important is exercise to my brain health?”, you may ask. “Such exercise lowers your odds of getting the disease [Alzheimer’s] by more than 60 percent.” – –John Medina, author of Brain Rules That’s immensely effective and important. So, now the question is: What type and how much exercise? The next 3…
Brain Health and Balance “How little can I exercise and still preserve brain health?”, you may ask. “Such exercise lowers your odds of getting the disease [Alzheimer’s] by more than 60 percent.” – –John Medina, author of Brain Rules “Leisure exercise” can cut the risk of dementia by a whopping 50%. I know what you’re thinking “leisure” and…
Brain Health and Balance Have you ever seen a basset hound with dementia? Could it be that they have such great sniffers? I agree; that probably has nothing to do with it. Nevertheless, your sense of smell is a strong predictor of your future brain health, within certain parameters. The first question analytical…