Public Pulse: Help with early onset Alzheimer’s; Consolidate school districts; Delay hurts rural hospitals

Public Pulse: Help with early onset Alzheimer's; Consolidate school districts; Delay hurts rural hospitals

An estimated 200,000 Americans under the age of 65 are living with Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, and my mother, Anne Marie, was one of them. As someone who cared for a loved one with dementia, I understand the burden that 34,000 Nebraskans with Alzheimer’s and…

Why Can’t I Get Pregnant? – Health – Nairaland

Why Can't I Get Pregnant? - Health - Nairaland

With NeoLife Nutritional Whole-foods Supplements, your Infertility Worries are OVER! Infertility is usually defined as the failure to conceive after a year or more of regular sexual activity during the time of ovulation. Infertility arises from different factors such as; (A) Thick mucus in…

The way we feel depends on what we eat and it’s high time we accepted it

The way we feel depends on what we eat and it’s high time we accepted it

Are you feeling down and out? Thinking of popping an antidepressant? Think again! Meds work by stopping the body from boosting a chemical in the brain known as serotonin (that calms, relaxes, and even makes you feel less hungry), leading to a better mood….

7 Supplements that Improve Brain Function

7 Supplements that Improve Brain Function

It is rumored that as humanity progresses, our brain function will operate like the physical body of someone in the Mega Man Triathlon. In the relatively recent past, being capable of heavy lifting and having dexterity, quick reflexes, and stamina were crucial to both…

6 Ways Scenic Views of Nature Help Heal the Mind and Body

It’s no secret that our environments affect our well-being. Studies show that there are significant long-term health benefits to being in or around nature. In healthcare settings, many facilities are bringing nature into their rooms because research has shown that “natural scenes are restorative,…

Opinion: 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,…

Medical Marijuana and Parkinson’s Disease: Is It Safe?

Medical Marijuana and Parkinson’s Disease: Is It Safe?

As more states have signed up to legalize medical cannabis, patients have increasingly been exploring it as a way to treat their Parkinson’s symptoms. Interest in using marijuana to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has grown in recent years as 33 states and…

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,…

Essential oils can alleviate the symptoms of perimenopause

Essential oils can alleviate the symptoms of perimenopause

( Natural News ) Women in their 40s may start to experience the symptoms of perimenopause. During this period, a woman’s hormones may shift before she experiences actual menopause . While perimenopause is a natural part of a woman’s life, it is also associated…

These 3 herbs treat depression naturally

These 3 herbs treat depression naturally

( Natural News ) People who don’t suffer from clinical depression don’t always give it the weight it deserves. Far more than just an extended bout of “the blues” that everyone experiences from time to time, depression can take over your life, impacting your…

Presbyterian SeniorCare Network set to open Washington’s first dementia-specific assisted community

Presbyterian SeniorCare Network set to open Washington's first dementia-specific assisted community

A rendering of the Woodside Place project Seniors in the Washington area affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s will soon be able to receive specialized memory care at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network this fall. Woodside Place of Washington is Washington’s first dementia-specific assisted community, designed to…

Combating Modern-Day Anxiety with Nootropic Supplements

Combating Modern-Day Anxiety with Nootropic Supplements

For millennia, we just followed animals around. We worked together in tribes to hunt, fish, plant, harvest, build shelter, and handle every other material need as a unit – for the most part. Then, the agricultural and industrial revolutions happened, and the last one…

This morning brain boost keeps you sharp all day

This morning brain boost keeps you sharp all day

As we age, cognitive problems can start to creep in… and no one wants to see that happen. One of the areas that can become more challenging with age is decision making. Yet, the decisions we make in later life can substantially affect our…

The upside to dyslexia, even as a journalist

As a parent, if you were told your child would be a creative, intelligent, big-picture thinker with a strong sense of grit and resilience, you’d be happy, wouldn’t you? That sounds like a great set of skills for life success, doesn’t it? Now, what…

Column: Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

Column: Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

M.R. O’Connor 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…

5 of the best techniques to try that help you fall asleep

5 of the best techniques to try that help you fall asleep

Photo Credit: www.pixabay.com When you go to bed, hoping for some respite from the day’s duties, does it take an uncomfortably long while to drift off to dreamland? Sleep is a basic, essential physiological need which has a direct influence on your mental, physical…

Opinion: Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

Opinion: Here’s what gets lost when we rely on GPS

Explore Recipes and Stories 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…

Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation

Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation

Tiny, branching extensions called dendrites may be more than just passive information-carriers, study finds. MIT neuroscientists have found that neural extensions called dendrites, which act as antennae to help neurons listen to their neighbors, play a more active role in neural computation than previously…

The Popular Diet One Neurosurgeon Swears By as a Way to Boost Your Brainpower

The Popular Diet One Neurosurgeon Swears By as a Way to Boost Your Brainpower

In this excerpt from his new book Neurofitness , Dr. Rahul Jandia explains why intermittent fasting is so good for the brain. Perhaps there is a reason why most of the world’s major religions call for periodic fasting. Intermittent hunger clears the mind, awakens…

Healthy life: 12 plants and herbs considered natural remedies

Healthy life: 12 plants and herbs considered natural remedies

Lavender oil is known for its calming and relaxing properties, and has been used aroma therapeutically for alleviating insomnia, anxiety, depression, restlessness, and stress Garlic, lavender and thyme have been named in a list of common plants that contain natural healing properties. Garden gurus…

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