Researchers monitoring the brain activity of 15 people found that the right side of their brain communicated busily with itself as well as with its left counterpart. The left side of the brain, however, remained relatively quiet. In a January 2020 study of 2,214 Chinese adults ages 60 and ...
Did you know there's a connection between the foods you eat and brain health? Learn how you can rewire how your brain thinks, reacts, remembers and protects itself against cognitive decline and disease into your golden years with the right diet, nutrients and lifestyle habits. ...
Eating an anti-inflammatory diet rich in nutrient-dense foods is critical for your brain health. Begin by removing all inflammatory foods, including refined sugar, gluten, refined oils, deep-fried and processed foods, conventional dairy, grain-fed meat and eggs, soda and sugary drinks, and foods...
So, it seems unlikely that you could eat enough for a noticeable brain boost. However, one study found that eating foods from the nightshade familyisprotective against Parkinson’s disease. Study participants who ate the most peppers, two to four per week,lowered their risk of Parkinson’s by...
If you are daunted by making this change to your diet, rest assured that it may not be necessary to restrict protein to this extent forever. Some people find that eating one carb-only meal or snack every day is enough to keep their serotonin levels and mood where they want them to be....
You get zinc from eating seafood like oysters or lobster. Beef, pork and chicken provide smaller amounts of zinc per serving. And it’s also present in eggs, yogurt, cheese and some nuts. But not only don’t most of us eat enough zinc-containing food, many plants containphytateswhichblo...
Stress doesn't just impact your mental state; it also impacts your behavior and your physical health as well. Stress may manifest itself in your life in different ways: Irritability- Stressful situations have a way of coming in and taking over your life. They can make it where you ...
But in order to keep the brain compact enough to fit into a skull that would actually be in proportion with the rest of our body size, the brain folded in on itself as it grew. If we unfolded all of those ridges and crevices, the brain would be the size of a pillowcase. The ...
Excitation and inhibition in the brain are rarely global, unless it involves consciousness itself, and the numbing effect of GABA is one that “traps” one, more than just a “relaxing” one, and can increase motor activity in other parts of the brain I have found. I have Akathisia and...
Not so much. Even in alcoholics, alcohol use doesn't actually result in the death of brain cells. It can, however, damage the ends of neurons, which are called dendrites. This results in problems conveying messages between the neurons. The cell itself isn't damaged, but the way that it...