Have you seen ads for oxygenated water, claiming to cure tiredness, improve memory, and help you to exercise longer and make you a better athlete? A study from Austria shows that oxygenated water offers none of these benefits for humans (International Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 27, 2006).
When you exercise as hard as you can, [...]
How do you know if that forgetfulness you?ve had is an early sign of Alzheimer?s disease, or just normal aging?
You may forget the occasional name or sometimes have trouble thinking of the right word to use. Maybe you walk into another room and wonder what you were looking for. Is it Alzheimer?s, aging, or just [...]
Getting enough sleep is important for many reasons, but mostly because when your
body is fully rested you operate at the optimal level. That is to say that when
you have gotten enough rest your body can react faster, recall information
quicker, and simply respond with agility. However, when you are sleepy or not
resting [...]
Alzheimer?s disease also commonly referred to as Old timers is a very difficult health condition to deal with. As time goes on, you will see the person you love slowly disappear, not physically but his mind and memory will gradually destroy the person that you always knew and transform him as a stranger. But the [...]
A study from Brown University Medical School shows that Alzheimer?s disease may be another form of diabetes, and all the recommendations for avoiding diabetes may also protect your memory (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, November 2005.)
Like the pancreas, the brain produces insulin. Professor Suzanne M. de la Monte showed that brain levels of insulin and insulin [...]
Why do setbacks happen during anxiety recovery?
There could be any number of reasons. Something could have unconsciously jogged your memory and sent your anxiety up, you could have tried to tackle something new and felt overwhelming anxiety, you could have felt a new kind of anxiety that you hadn?t felt before. Either way, some symptoms [...]
Attention deficit disorder is a serious disorder and it is not going away. It causes depression, inattentiveness, relationship and behavorial problems, deviant behavior (crime), can lead to drug abuse, alcoholism and even suicide. To better understand this disorder and correct it there are 8 steps we must follow:
1. Education. ADD can manifest itself [...]
We know the answer to that unasked question is ?No.? The question is not asked, because asking the question would force us to talk about it. It is the two thousand pound elephant in the middle of the room that we walk around and pretend not to see. Something is changing. [...]
Two leading neuroscientists recently announced that an active lifestyle and a diet rich in the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils help prevent the memory loss associated with old age, as well as having other benefits.
Seven Keys
Along with eating a healthy diet and keeping physically fit, five other key factors in maintaining your mental [...]
Dreams, what are they?
Dreams come from your subconscious mind as a means of processing and sorting information. But the truth is no one really knows what causes dreams and why some folk seem to have vivid colorful dreams and others have short uneventful ones.
Dreams mainly occur during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. REM occurs every [...]
