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3 Food Tips to Jump Start Your Memory

Many of us turn to puzzles, exercises, and even apps to help improve our memory, but there are other tastier solutions. Healthy eating is key to preserving your mental health and jump start your memory, as well as preventing cognitive decline. Science has shown time and time again that certain foods help stimulate and repair…
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Stress Is Shrinking Your Brain

Stress is linked to brain shrinkage. A recent stress and mental health study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reports stress causes brain shrinkage and impairs memory. Cortisol, a hormone linked to stress, was tested in adults in their 40’s and 50’s. Individuals with higher levels of cortisol had smaller…
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Play is Brain Candy

Play is the “brain candy” that dissolves stress. Play is hardwired into our genes. The benefits of play and laughter in overcoming and preventing stress are numerous. Halloween is the PLAY holiday Laughter is Internal Jogging Laughter is “internal jogging” and studies show laughing lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, boosts your immune function and…
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Why Are Our IQ Test Scores Falling?

It seems with the advent of technology, science, and education we should be getting smarter. But emerging research is telling us that we are getting dumber with each generation. IQ test scores have been on a steady decline for decades. A study by the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research looked at almost 750,000 men.…
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It’s Brain Awareness Month

June is Brain Awareness month, a time for people of all ages to get involved. Forgetting Things? Do you feel like you just keep forgetting things? Do you feel as if your mind races during the day and you are having trouble focusing? Is your mind racing at bedtime and it’s hard to fall off…
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It’s Puzzle Time! Puzzles Reduce Stress!

Puzzles are a great way to reduce stress. Puzzles are a powerful tool that increase your memory and as a result help slow the aging process of the brain. Research suggests puzzles and brain teasers may ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s, as well as improve overall brain and memory function. Working puzzles stimulate the brain…
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Stress Shrinks the Brain

A little stress in your daily life is natural, but too much stress can do your body a lot of harm. You many know that stress can ruin your concentration and increase your depression, but did you know that it can also shrink your brain? A study from Yale University took a closer look at…
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