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10 Benefits of Meditation for the Brain and Body
The influences of meditation stretch from head to toe, positively affecting your brain, heart, and immune system, and helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and depression. We’ve rounded up some intriguing recent research showing that meditation is a powerful ally for mind, body, and spirit.
Overcoming Grain Brain
A renowned functional-medicine neurologist says we are suffering an epidemic of neurological illnesses. The best cure may be at the end of our forks — here are three recipes to try.
Connecting ADHD and Nutrition
For kids with focus and behavior challenges, nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication.
Obesity Harms Brain Functions
New research finds that beyond physical health issues associated with obesity, it may also impair our brains.
How Sleep Clears the Mind
University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.
The Brain-Boosting Power of Water
A new report shows that when you drink water, your brain works better.
Pumping Up My Brain Power
Five ways that staff writer and resident “gym rat” Maggie Fazeli Fard is beefing up her brain.
How Weight Loss Enhances Brain Function
Swedish researchers have found that when you lose weight by changing your eating habits, your memory and mind get sharper.
How Dry Cleaning Affects Brain Health
Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.
Exercise and the Aging Brain
New research shows the importance of physical activity for brain health.
The Impact of Fast-Food Logos on Impatience
Researchers discover that just looking at fast-food logos can affect attitude and judgment.
Healthy-Brain Food
The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.
Doorways and Forgetfulness: Understanding the “Event Boundary”
Why you can’t remember what you came into the room for.
Mind-Body Nutrition
Nutritional psychologist Marc David explains why our mental and emotional responses to food matter far more than we realize.
The Link Between Exercise and Academic Performance
Researchers are discovering why physical activity has such a profound effect on mental performance.
COMING CLEAN: The Brain and the Body
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to reorganize and absorb new information by forming new neural pathways. It’s really quite remarkable:…
How to Train Your Brain to Enjoy Fitness
Starting a fitness routine isn’t easy — especially for busy moms. Developing the mental strength to get you moving has to be step number one before fitness can become a lifelong habit.
I Love My Brain
Discover the transformative power of understanding the brain through Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, My Stroke of Insight. Follow Kris Carr’s journey of healing and self-discovery, finding inspiration in embracing life’s challenges and tapping into the body’s innate healing wisdom.
What Are the Possible Root Causes of Autism?
The incidence of autism is growing at an alarming rate. Experts are struggling to discover why. Slowly, a strange and complex picture is coming together. It suggests that autism’s mysterious mechanisms could ultimately reveal health truths relevant to us all.
The Distracted Adult: Life With ADD and ADHD
ADD is not just a childhood condition. Millions of adult Americans suffer from it, mostly undiagnosed. Here’s how to recognize its symptoms — and keep it from running your life.
A Path out of Depression
There’s a reason that most so-called primitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflicting industrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggests that adopting more hunter-gatherer habits can help us escape the blues.