by Marie Harger | Neurofeedback, also known as biofeedback, has grown in popularity due to expanding scientific evidence by world leading universities and research hospitals. In fact, the U. S. National Library of Medicine’s database of scholarly articles contains dozens of prestigious studies about neurofeedback with positive outcomes. With neurofeedback you can learn to train your brain. Neurofeedback is used not only by elite athletes to improve performance, but also by those who want to … [Read more...]
Are You in a Chocolate Mood?
More exciting news for the chocoholics out there. Healthy Chocolate may actually assist in a variety of health issues relating to the brain. Chocolate has long been described as an aphrodisiac, a mood enhancer and a stimulant. Raw, unalkalized chocolate that is cold processed, high in natural cocoa nutrients, contains no sugars, hydrogenated oils or artificial ingredients, which is actually beneficial. Numerous studies show cocoa’s ability to reduce the risk of many disorders including those … [Read more...]
Food for Thought: Brain Food
by Marie Harger | One of the obvious health tips for optimal brain wellness and performance is to eat nutritious food. Eating a balanced diet, exercising and getting enough rest are all essential components to feeling good and living a healthy life. There is no doubt food affects the Brain, either to build and nourish or to deplete and reduce function. The foods we eat may have even more of an influence on how the brain works in its general tone and level of energy and how it handles its … [Read more...]
So You Think You Can Think?
by JoAnne Krumpe, PhD | How smart do you think you are? Measuring intelligence has been the focus of educational psychologists, cognitive scientists and neurobiologists for over the past 30 years, and has been the province of philosophers for millennia. Most of us agree that mental quickness, ability to retain information and use it to solve important problems are identifiers of having high intelligence. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is a test score obtained from a battery of sub-tests that … [Read more...]
Emotional Awareness
by Marie Harger | The old school view of emotions is that of weakness. Boys were sissies if they cried and girls, well...just plain weak or over sensitive. Today scientists, such as Richard Lane at the University of Arizona have discovered the importance of the connection between emotions and the brain. In his lecture at UCLA, 2007 he talks about the clinical importance of knowing what you are feeling: Insights from Brain Science. Research evidence shows people are healthier physically and … [Read more...]
Lubricate Your Control Center
by Marie Harger | About 70 percent of the human body is water and water is a superb conductor of electrical energy. The brain and nervous system electrical and chemical actions are dependent on the conductivity of electrical currents, which are facilitated by water. Brain tissue is 85-percent water, from which we can then conclude that, for health and optimum functioning, water is a must. Water is one of the most important nutrients for the body. Replenishing the body with water should be … [Read more...]
