Pharmaceutical companies are making a fortune by promoting Gingko Biloba as the “brain herb,†sought to be the magic cure for memory loss. If this is true, am I wasting my breath by showing people how to enhance their memory when all they have to do is take a little pill?
High cholesterol and saturated fat are definitely bad for you. They build up plaque in the arteries and eventually in the brain. For this reason, low-carb diets and low-fat labels on food in supermarkets are in such high demand. A study published in Neurology, written by a Dutch research team, states that the development of [...]
Our brains are hardwired to like sweets. It’s in our DNA, and sweets are a “yardstick for all pleasures,†according to Dr. Alexei B. Kampov-Polevoi, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. That is why so many people are chocoholics, or can’t pass up a bakery without wanting to go inside [...]
Honey - The Ultimate Brain FoodA presentation about honey's health benefits.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzg-yhhjnQw
The resurgence of coffee as health benefit is supported by accumulating research. Coffee holds a host of physical — not to mention psychological — benefits which scientists are now beginning to appreciate. If you want to improve your memory should you look into memory training or drinking more coffee? Scientific research suggests that roasted coffee [...]
In a recent (2011) Dr. Oz show indicates that although the Ginkgo Biloba herb has shown to have some value in improving circulation and boosting mood, it has no real value in increasing memory. Other scientific studies have been inconclusive, so why then does this supplement keep rolling off the pharmacy and herb shop shelves [...]
Is Gingko Biloba the magic cure for memory loss, or just another “wonder drug†that makes large claims with little backing? Can it be as simple as taking a pill once a day to enhance your memory and fight off Alzheimer’s disease? Although research has been favorable in showing that Gingko Biloba improves memory in [...]
Your brain is like any other part of your body, the better that you treat it through good nutrition and exercise the better that it will work for you. The months prior to a memory tournament I want to prepare my body and brain to be in top shape, because they work in tandem.
There are several foods classified as brain foods that enhance your brain performance. They increase the blood flow to the brain and provide nutritional value. On the other side of the spectrum, there are foods that have a negative effect on your brain. Bad food provides little to no nutritional value, and decrease, if not [...]
Everyday we eat foods that affect our ability to concentrate. Here is what not to eat, in hopes that we will not become brain fried. Foods high in gluten OK, now if your like me, you love anything with bread or carbs in it for that matter. Gluten, found mainly in grain products, [...]
