Health & Fitness Issue 2019: Dance is all about connections, community and expression

Health & Fitness Issue 2019: Dance is all about connections, community and expression

THE WEEKLY DANCE at the Renton Senior Activity Center once took place on Friday evenings, but the dancers didn’t like driving in the dark. So now they pack the center on Thursday afternoons, coming from Seattle and beyond to dance to the stylings of…

Boot camp for your brain: The key to unlocking your creative potential? The final part of a top neurosurgeon’s book reveals how to breathe, dream and sleep to unleash your true brain power

Boot camp for your brain: The key to unlocking your creative potential? The final part of a top neurosurgeon's book reveals how to breathe, dream and sleep to unleash your true brain power

We like to think of our most advanced abilities — such as our intelligence or our creativity — as things that define us; things we personally brought into being. Nobody says that a person ‘has’ creativity; we say that he or she ‘is’ creative….

You Better Know These Three Natural Medicines To Help You In Several Ways

Pressbox (Press Release) – Vegan medications restore the energy harmony of people, alleviate physical pain and improve health from the inside. With the support of natural treatments based on reflection and deep relaxation, it ensures that natural medicines can perform early detection of such…

Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

It has become the most natural thing to do: get in the car, type a destination into a smartphone, and let an algorithm using GPS data show the way. Personal GPS-equipped devices entered the mass market in only the past 15 or so years,…

Is High-Intensity Exercise More of a Mood Booster Than Steady-State Cardio?

Is High-Intensity Exercise More of a Mood Booster Than Steady-State Cardio?

Have you ever launched into a workout feeling slightly down or maybe a little “stressed out?” But by the end of the workout, your mind had cleared and your mood has lifted. That’s the magic of exercise! Research shows regular physical activity benefits brain…

Kemin launches new vision and logo for the future

Kemin Industries , a global ingredient manufacturer, has unveiled its new global vision and logo to align the company strategically for 2042 and beyond. The new vision, “Kemin strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80% of the world with…

Sleep is Your Superpower

Sleep is Your Superpower

We’re sorry: video playback cannot be initialized on your browser at this time. Load this talk on ted.com Let me start with the brain and the functions of learning and memory, because what we’ve discovered over the past 10 or so years is that…

Boot camp for your brain: Want to be happier, feel younger AND stave off dementia? Then try a leading neurosurgeon’s brilliantly simple workouts for your little grey cells

Boot camp for your brain: Want to be happier, feel younger AND stave off dementia? Then try a leading neurosurgeon's brilliantly simple workouts for your little grey cells

Less than 20 years ago, people thought that running or going regularly to the gym was for fitness freaks. But step outside your front door today and you can barely move for joggers and cyclists, while it’s entirely normal to be a member of…

Best BJJ Recovery Supplements

Best BJJ Recovery Supplements

As much as they call it the gentle art – BJJ is a tough game. Two athletes battle it out with brain and brawn with the sole intention of dominating the other. It’s all about knowledge, timing, and physical prowess. Your top flight competitors…

10 Reasons to Eat More Blueberries + My Favorite Healthy Blueberry Smoothie Recipe!

10 Reasons to Eat More Blueberries + My Favorite Healthy Blueberry Smoothie Recipe!

Blueberries are packed with brain-boosting antioxidants that we all know of, but there are many more reasons to eat them every single day! Here are 10 reasons to eat more blueberries that you might not know, plus my favorite healthy blueberry smoothie recipe! Blueberries…

Vitamins to boost your immune system when you’re stressed

Vitamins to boost your immune system when you’re stressed

( Natural News ) Stress, in small doses, can improve focus and help people become energetic and alert . Too much of it, however, can hinder productivity and performance. While stress is a natural reaction to short-lived situations that require adjustment or response, it…

What we learned from creating one of the world’s most popular MOOCs

Abstract Learning How to Learn (LHTL) is currently one of the world’s most popular massive open online course (MOOC), with nearly 2.5 million registered learners in its first 4 years. Here, we “reverse engineer” the design of the course’s videos to show how creative…

Scientists improve rat’s short memory by prolonging brain signals

Scientists improve rat's short memory by prolonging brain signals

ARTEM MARFIN/ADOBE STOCK Scientists from the New York University found a way that can improve short-term memory in rats, and the findings may lend a clue to the treatment of memory disorders in humans. The study published on Thursday in the journal Science showed…

New dance class at PC begins June 17

New dance class at PC begins June 17

Do you want to feel great on the dance floor? Porterville College summer session has the class for learning to dance while gaining health benefits. No dance partner is necessary to enroll. Dance instructor Luis Aguilar is now teaching “Contemporary Ballroom and Line Dancing”…

Scientists improve working memory by extending brain signals

Scientists improve working memory by extending brain signals

A study led by researchers at the New York University School of Medicine has discovered that short term memory can be improved by artificially extending neuronal signals called sharp wave ripples. The discovery holds potential implications in the future treatment of memory disorders, including…

Leading neurosurgeon’s simple workouts for your little grey cells

Leading neurosurgeon's simple workouts for your little grey cells

Less than 20 years ago, people thought that running or going regularly to the gym was for fitness freaks. But step outside your front door today and you can barely move for joggers and cyclists, while it’s entirely normal to be a member of…

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Which functional claims in beverage resonate with consumers?

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Which functional claims in beverage resonate with consumers?

The result is an increasingly competitive landscape with more companies flooding the market with drinks offering a variety of benefits, flavors and even textures in a near infinite number of permutations with the hope that something ​ will catch shoppers’ attention and gain traction….

Foods to Heal Your Brain

Foods to Heal Your Brain

By: Cat Ebeling, RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen , The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Alzheimer’s, depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar, schizophrenia, behavioral problems, ADD/ADHD—the list goes on and on. Mental health issues are increasing…

Educated People Still At Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s, Researchers Say

Educated People Still At Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s, Researchers Say

The conventional wisdom is that people who continue their education throughout their lives have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But there are a number of studies out there that contradict this notion, leaving the layman to wonder where the truth lies. Alzheimer’s…

Aging delayed in older mice given blood component from young mice

Aging delayed in older mice given blood component from young mice

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research has identified a novel approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study suggests that a protein that is abundant in the blood…

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