Lifestyle
Weird Little Tricks to Boost Your Memory
Remember when people used to tie a string around a finger as a reminder to remember something? Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to work too well. The string might help you recall that you meant to
Carl Lowe
Carl Lowe has decades of experience writing about health and nutrition for many publications, including Prevention Magazine and Self Magazine (where he served as the food and nutrition editor). He has authored and edited over 10 books about natural health, nutrition, and other subjects. He edited The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide and was the nutrition editor for a Time-Life book series on health and nutrition. As a musician, he played viola with the Yale Symphony and bass with the Tommy Dorsey Band, and he has appeared on national TV.
Lifestyle
Easy (And Free) Way to Boost Your Creativity By 60%
Aristotle did it for clarity of thought while he lectured his students. Virgin boss Richard Branson does this with his associates to help generate ideas. For the poet William Wordsworth, it was an
Brain Science
This Part of Your Body May be the Very Heart of the Aging Process
Inside your brain, there’s a very small section of tissue that some researchers believe is the very heart of the aging process.They also think this tiny but crucially important area holds clues that
Brain Science
A Yawn is More Complicated – and Important to Mental Focus – Than We Think
For the longest time, the act of yawning puzzled medical researchers. Yawning seems commonplace and insignificant – you feel tired, you yawn. You see somebody else yawn, you yawn. You get bored, you
Natural Health
Your Risk for Alzheimer's May Be Hiding in Plain Sight
For quite a while, researchers have been searching for ways to accurately predict your chance of developing Alzheimer's disease or one of the other forms of memory-robbing dementia.The idea is that
Brain Science
Is Your Smartphone Compromising Your Brain?
We are living in a smartphone world. Take a look around. Almost everywhere you go, folks are staring at their phones like zombies.These little devices are obviously addictive. And too many people
Natural Health
New Vision Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Before Your Memory Slips
For years, a few brain researchers have been looking into a non-invasive method to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin.They’re focused on the only part of the brain that’s visible
Natural Health
Researchers Say One Single Unifying Theory May Explain Alzheimer's
Scientists have focused on amyloid beta plaques as the primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease for more than 25 years.Readers of this publication know I tossed the theory out a long time ago. For one
Brain Science
Could This New Drug Make Old Brains Sharp Again?
Researchers in California claim they’ve stumbled onto a potential new way to treat old, slow-thinking brains and make them behave like quick young ones.The experimental drug was discovered mostly by
Natural Health
Fun “Brain Sport” Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms
One of the most recent innovations for helping people with Parkinson's disease is to recommend that they play ping-pong. More than three years ago, we first told you playing ping-pong – otherwise
Brain Health
Why Do Women Have More Memory Problems?
For years, researchers have been trying to find out why women suffer more memory problems in their later years than men do. And now scientists in Germany say they've pinpointed the answer.They blame
Natural Health
How to Instantly Improve Your Memory and Creativity Without Lifting a Finger
Someone just gave you a phone number to remember, and you don’t have a pen with you. What do you do?We all have to remember a thousand different things from passwords to how to navigate our smart
Lifestyle
A Natural Way To Refresh Your Brain and Become More Focused
If you start to feel sluggish and your concentration wavers, your body has a rapid, easy method to make the brain more alert.And you don’t even have to get out of your chair to use it.All you have to
Natural Health
How Bacopa Monnieri Can Elevate Your Focus and Reduce Anxiety Naturally
Discover how Bacopa Monnieri, an ancient Ayurvedic herb, can elevate your focus and reduce anxiety naturally.
Brain Science
When You Have Alzheimer’s Without Symptoms
Discover the challenges of diagnosing Alzheimer's early, the potential of blood biomarkers for detection, and why primary care doctors often miss the mark.
Brain Health
Do You Talk To Yourself? You Should If You Want To Improve Your Focus, Mood And Memory
Ever find yourself talking to yourself and feel embarrassed by it?Well, research into so-called “self-talk” shows that this sort of self-imposed lecturing can actually be good for you.If you do it
Brain Health
Why Snacking Can Make You Feel Anxious, Unfocused, And Depressed
While they may taste good and even lift your spirits in the short term, in the long-term, studies show they’re increasing your risk for everything from heart disease to brain fog and dementia.
Natural Health
Cognizin®: Nature's Secret for Sharper Learning, Attention, Focus, and Memory
Learn how to enhance your focus, attention, memory, and cognitive performance with this powerful nootropic, Cognizin®