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Sleep: Your Guide to a Better Brain and Body
Sleep debt can cause catastrophic effects on your body and mind. Here's what happens when when you miss out on sleep — plus how to get more of it.
PUMPING IRONY: Drink to Your (Brain) Health?
Recent research suggesting that poor hydration may be impairing cognitive function in older women has me wondering why thirst-averse geezers like me are somehow spared.
Fish Oil: Health Benefits of Supplementing for Your Body and Brain
Think omega-3's are all hype? Learn the numerous health benefits that can come from supplementing with a high-quality fish oil.
PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Drugs
For this drug-averse geezer, recent research suggesting that long-term use of certain pharmaceuticals may contribute to dementia makes me even less likely to follow my doctor’s advice.
What You Need to Know About Addiction and the Brain
Addiction is common — and it's complicated.
Healthy Heart = Healthy Brain for Seniors?
Tending to your cardiovascular health may ward off dementia in seniors, a recent study says.
PUMPING IRONY: Strength in Numbers
A new study suggests that life in an empty nest may be bad for the brain.
How Exercise Can Alleviate Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
Why going for a run helps balance our brain chemistry — and improve our mood.
This Is Your Brain on Exercise
The benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.
The Sour Truth About Sweet Fruit
In his new book, Genius Foods, Max Lugavere talks about which foods to embrace — and avoid — for optimal brain health.
Do Smartphones Undermine Short-Term Memory?
The research around smartphones and memory is complicated, but many studies have shown that writing things down improves comprehension.
PUMPING IRONY: Sleeping and Forgetting
New research suggests that harmonizing our aging brain waves may help us store new memories for the long-term, but it’s a notion that becomes less useful the older we get.
How to ADHD-Proof Your Home
Here are some decorating tips that might make ADHD easier to manage.
ADHD: A Nutritional Tune-Up
Here are nine ways to use nutrition to help children with ADHD and ADD.
Build a Better Brain
Fitness is more than just losing weight and toning up — it's a whole-body pursuit, one that includes tending to the health of one of your most important organs: the brain.
How to Choose an Omega-3 Supplement
Looking to increase your omega-3 levels? Here are six tips to finding the right supplement.
What to Do After a Head Injury
If you or a loved one suffer a blow to the head, follow this advice from a functional neurologist (and former stuntman).
The Omega Balance
A guide to understanding omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and how they influence your health.
The New Science of Concussions
As doctors learn more about their consequences, people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries are finding renewed hope.
The Neuromuscular Workout (Video)
Learn how to sharpen your mind while strengthening your muscles with this functional routine.