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Posted May 16, 2016

Cardio is one of the best exercises we can perform. Not only does it help promote weight loss and good fitness, but it will also spur the release of brain-derived neurotrophic fact ...

Stress Is Ruining Your Fitness

Posted April 21, 2016

We’ve all been told how bad stress can be. But just how well do we understand it and its effects? To start, stress is at its worst when it is prolonged. The body is built to ...

Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Improve Our Lives

Posted March 24, 2016

There are plenty of brain training apps on the market these days, claiming that the games the use will improve your memory, your problem solving ability, or some other aspect of yo ...

Do Food Cravings Actually Mean Anything?

Posted March 3, 2016

We all crave certain foods at certain times. While we might be strong enough to resist the bad ones at times, we also succumb to them when the desire overwhelms us. Other times, h ...

How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body

Posted February 18, 2016

While meditation itself goes back thousands of years, and has been a popular activity in many societies–especially the Buddhist monks–science is only recently starting ...

Being lazy might shrink your brain

Posted February 11, 2016

We know that exercise is one of the biggest keys to good health. It betters almost everything, from the level of oxygen your body can supply, to your ability to focus, it can keep ...

This Is Your Body on Sleep Deprivation

Posted January 18, 2016

Sleep is important, we all know that by now, but sometimes we still need to sacrifice it to get something done. If we could function all day everyday and never sleep, all of us wou ...

Seeking a ‘Happy Gut’ for Better Health

Posted January 14, 2016

Most people think of diet in relation to body weight, you eat more healthy foods and less fast foods in order to slim down. For good reason, that works, but there are plenty of oth ...

This Is What The Holiday Season Does To Your Brain

Posted December 24, 2015

Christmas time is crazy and stressful time of the year for most of us. It was fun and exciting as kids, you got to travel about and see family, all of whom would give you presents ...

6 Habits To Improve Your Memory and Boost Your Brain Health

Posted December 3, 2015

We are the sum of our experiences. Thanks to neuroplasticity, a relatively recent discovery, our brains change and adapt constantly. With every thought, action, or experience from ...