What are the best brain foods?You have heard of the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids in improving your physical and mental health. Well now you are going to learn that walnuts have been found to be an excellent source of Omega-3, a rich source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. Research has found the chemicals in walnuts [...]
Teens at high risk of mental disorders may get some relief of their symptoms by taking fish oil tablets. According to a new study out of the University of Vienna, Austria, twelve weeks of fish oil pills has been shown to make teens at risk of psychosis less likely to become psychotic for at least [...]
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the most abundant omega-3 fatty acid in the brain, making up 40% of the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the brain and 60% in the retinas. Half of the weight of the plasma in a neuron (brain cell) is made up of DHA. This fat is essential to production and maintenance of [...]
Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and it took her on a journey to finding the reasons the brain shrinks with this disease, and what she could do to stop the progression of her disease. What she found was that there was similar shrinkage of the brain for those who have Huntington’s disease, [...]
I recently read this quote: “If recreational drugs were tools, alcohol would be a sledgehammer.†There are very few cognitive functions or types of behavior that escape the influence of alcohol, and that doesn’t just mean due to total inebriation but only after one or two drinks. As the dose increases, so does the proportion [...]
When your body is exposed to mercury, either through the air you breathe or through the food you eat, you body has to be able to eliminate it or it builds up and become toxic. The main target of this toxicity is the brain. Children especially are at high risk of developing learning disabilities, including [...]
Parents are always challenged to get their children to eat good and nutritious meals and not the ‘junk food’ that has been shown to cause obesity and other health problems in children. Starting them off early in life, with the right balance of nutrition, increases their ability to concentrate and learn, improves memory, and if [...]
When you look at a list of brain food most people are happy to see chocolate on the list. What they don’t know is that it’s more than just brain food – but heart healthy as well. What’s good for the heart is good for the brain – by keeping the blood and oxygen circulating [...]
Most U.S. Cities (66%) have been fluoridating their drinking water for over fifty years, and has been cited by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century." Why then, all of a sudden are citizens of the U.S. and other countries taking [...]
Each year more than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world. What impact does it have on our health? Caffeine has been shown to change the chemistry of the brain, including activating the pleasure centers and injecting more adrenaline into your system to make you more active and alert. Research suggests it [...]
