This is Your Brain on Refined Sugar

October 31, 2017 Video

By Dr. Nicole Avena Is sugar really a drug? Why do researchers now compare sugar to cocaine – what does it do to the brain? Do we develop a sugar tolerance, similar to a drug tolerance? All this and more in the following TED-Ed video. [do_widget id=text-16] When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste […]

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Eating This One Food Strengthens Beneficial Brainwave Frequencies

October 23, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Joe Battaglia A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other key brain functions. An abstract of the study — which was presented in the nutrition section of the Experimental Biology 2017 meetings […]

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Were Energy Drinks The Cause Of This Severe Head Trauma?

October 19, 2017 Natural Health News

By Brianna Acuesta Her claims have been controversial, but she’s just lucky her husband is alive. During a pregnancy, women often want a support group consisting of their partner, family, and friends in order to get through the difficult parts of being pregnant. [do_widget id=text-16] When Brianna, a young woman who did not reveal her last name, […]

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Do Avocados and Olive Oil Increase Your Intelligence?

September 21, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Mae Chan Consumption of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), found in olive oil, avocados and nuts, is linked to general intelligence according to a recent study in Neuroimage. Fat intake, especially MUFAs have been shown to preserve HDL cholesterol and improve glycemic control, in diabetic patients, “yet the exact sources are not been clearly defined. […]

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Does Music Give You Chills? Your Brain is Different

September 6, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Aaron Kesel, Natural Blaze What It Means If You Are Sensitive to Music Here’s how music can affect your emotions and how some people are more sensitive to music than others. Matthew Sachs, a PhD student at USC published a study last year on music and neuroscience investigating people who get the chills from music proving their brains are […]

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Walnuts Light Up Brain Region That Controls Appetite

August 18, 2017 Diet

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Unique study reveals documented mechanism of just a few walnuts to decrease hunger signals A recent two- or three-part, double-blind study demonstrated that less than half a cup walnuts (0.44 cup or 48 grams to be exact) per day made a significant difference in hunger levels on obese, post-menopausal women. But the study didn’t […]

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Making Amazing Memories and Living Life to the Fullest

July 31, 2017 Health And Wellness

Memories are precious because they are all you have to relive the best parts of your past. After all, what are you, but the sum of your actions and your memories? In the quiet part of the day, who doesn’t enjoy reminiscing about that amazing summer picnic, or the delicious piece of cake you had […]

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They Thought She Was Brain Dead From Drowning Until This Therapy Healed Her

July 25, 2017 Natural Health News

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Longtime Brain Damage Of Drowning Victim Reversed For First Time Once the brain is dead, it’s dead, right? Especially the more the time moves on after an accident such as drowning… Or so we think. And what of the initial loss of oxygen? A person deprived of oxygen for four minutes might be […]

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Two New Scientific Reasons Why Cacao is the Ideal Brain Food

July 24, 2017 Diet

By Anna Hunt Great news to all chocolate lovers! Italian scientists confirm that cacao, which is used to make chocolate, is an ideal food for the brain. Thanks to flavonols, a substance found in the cacao plant, consuming dark chocolate can enhance your cognitive abilities. This could mean improved memory and attention span. Scientists out of […]

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Are “Brain Drain” Cell Phones Making Us Dumber?

June 29, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Catherine J. Frompovich Are you aware the more you depend upon your cell phone, especially ‘smart’ phones, the dumber you are most likely to become? According to the April 2017 Journal of the Association for Consumer Research article “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity,” Results from two experiments […]

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Shocking Study Shows Mere Presence of Smartphone Reduces Brain Power — Even When It’s Off

June 28, 2017 Natural Health News

By Matt Agorist Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin recently completed a comprehensive study illustrating the effects of smartphones on the human brain. What they found was that ‘smart’ phones actually make us dumb. According to the study, Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity, having a smartphone around […]

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Remove the Mental ‘Fog’ with these Four Activities

June 26, 2017 Health And Wellness

There are times when we’re sluggish and have trouble keeping concentration. Some of the time these are out of our control, due to such things as boredom or problems caused by genetics. However, a lot of times it’s our lifestyle and activities. We tend to pay no mind to our mental well-being – playing into […]

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Surprising Brain Support Methods

June 13, 2017 Health And Wellness

The modern life places a lot of pressure on our brains just to get by, let alone be successful. From juggling various tasks at home and work, making sure not to forget that appointment you need to make, to staying focused rather than hopping on social media, all of these fall under the general concept […]

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The Science Behind the Human Brain – Protecting Your Most Vital Organ

June 11, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Natural Blaze The complexity of the human brain is likely to never be fully understood. However, what we do know is already fascinating, and it will be exciting to learn more in years to come. Just the fact that it contains 86 billion neurons should help us understand just what we’re working with here. […]

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Lawsuit Could End Water Fluoridation Once and For All by Demonstrating its Neurotoxicity

June 10, 2017 Natural Living

By Alex Pietrowski The practice of water fluoridation in the United States has been under growing scrutiny for years by a public that has become conscious of the fact that adding toxic chemicals which are proven to be harmful to human health and children’s development to public water is medication without consent. Nevertheless, the effort […]

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Why Playing An Instrument Protects Your Brain

June 7, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Karen Foster A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills and ward off age-related cognitive declines. This finding could lead to the development of brain rehabilitation interventions through musical training. 400 published scientific papers have […]

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Deadly Brain Tumor Rates Rise in U.S. and Europe – Cell Phones to Blame?

May 27, 2017 Natural Living

By Dr. Ellis Evans, Natural Blaze Deadly brain tumour rates on the increase in the UK, US, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden, is it attributable to mobile phones? A simple question posed by the telecommunications industries and its regulators is oft quoted “if exposure to mobile phone frequencies causes cancer, why are cancer rates falling?” Within the […]

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Cannabis Prevents Brain Aging

May 19, 2017 Homeopathic Remedies

By Marco Torres Memory performance decreases with increasing age. Cannabis can reverse these aging processes in the brain. Low doses of the active ingredient in cannabis, THC, has the opposite effect on the elderly, reversing brain aging and restoring learning and memory. This was shown in mice by scientists at the University of Bonn with […]

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Gingko Biloba Protects Against Cognitive Effects of Heavy Metals

May 3, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Joe Battaglia Ginkgo biloba, one of the oldest living tree species and best-selling herbs, also protects the brain from the toxic effects of aluminium chloride exposure, which has been linked to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairments. Solid research has been performed on extracts of ginkgo biloba, which contain antioxidant compounds that […]

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The Age of Notifications and Attention-Deficits

May 3, 2017 Health And Wellness

By Shreya Dalela Notifications are messing up with your brain, big-time! I admit it. I am addicted to notifications. But really, who isn’t? Every single social media network’s growth and revenue depends on how frequently YOU check the screen. They hire neuroscientists and psychologists to understand our minds better so that the ‘Fear of Missing Out’ […]

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