February 11, 2012

A Clear, Sharp and Happy Mind with Vitamin C

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Submitted By Joy Clarissa Taylor | Vitamin C, well known for boosting the immune system and preventing colds, is now getting the attention of discerning health consumers because of its benefits for brain health. This is drawing people to find premier food sources of vitamin C so that we can age gracefully, elevate our mood and improve concentration for better job performance. Vitamin C protects your nervous system. The nervous system includes your brain, eyes and all the nerves running … [Read more...]

Explore Music and Activate Your Brain

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Written By Paula Eisenbarth | The year of 2011 is well under way with resolutions set, and perhaps, already abandoned. Opportunities still abound for enhancing day to day living, sharpening skills and magnifying joy. To this end, enter music, which offers the pleasure of sound and silence, whether you are listening to or performing the music yourself. There are ample electronic resources for bringing music of any kind into daily activities, as well as attending a live performance by a … [Read more...]

Five Fun Experiments on your Brain

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by Steve Gillman | Want to do some fun experiments on your brain? Don’t worry, these are ones you can try at home. Not only are they perfectly safe, but they will also help you demonstrate your own brainpower. 1. Activate your right brain by singing. You can rhyme more easily when singing, because you’re working from the part of the brain that recognizes patterns (usually the right hemisphere). Try a fun singing experiment. Without singing, make a rhyming poem about something that … [Read more...]

5 Fun Experiments On Your Brain

By Steve Gillman Want to do some fun experiments on your brain? Don’t worry, these are ones you can try at home. Not only are they perfectly safe, but they will also help you demonstrate your own brainpower. 1. Activate your right brain by singing. You can rhyme more easily when singing, because you’re working from the part of the brain that recognizes patterns (usually the right hemisphere). Try a fun singing experiment. Without singing, make a rhyming poem about something that happened … [Read more...]

Physical Activity BOOSTS Brain Capacity

By Lauren Birtwhistle Your heart and waist line will thank you for embracing a regular exercise routine. But did you know your brain will too? The word exercise is derived from a Latin root meaning “to maintain, to keep, to ward off.” To exercise means to practice, put into action, train, perform, use, improve. Exercise is a natural part of life, but today we have to include it in our daily routine consciously. Biologically, it was part of survival, in the form of hunting and gathering or … [Read more...]

Balancing & Strengthening YOUR BRAIN

In the past issue, you discovered what side of your brain was the strongest. This article will show you a few exercises to work on the specific sides of the brain, as well as working on both sides simultaneously. How Your Brain Improves The most powerful brains are the ones where many parts of the brain are activated and communicating on a regular basis. So how do you achieve this? Exercise! Brain exercise, that is. You need to give all the different parts a workout so that they will join in … [Read more...]

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