September at the Stow Council on Aging

Sign in for activities Sign in for everything you do at the COA. If you attend a class, but you come early to have a cup of coffee and socialize, and pick up food, you need to sign in for all three things. Sign…

Kick-start your day on a healthy note with these tips

Kick-start your day on a healthy note with these tips

Owing to our fast-paced and hectic schedules, most of us are often unable to sleep for eight to nine hours on a regular basis on most nights. This often leads to the body feeling tired throughout the day with energy levels sinking to its…

A brief guide to cognitive enhancing substances (Nootropics).

A brief guide to cognitive enhancing substances (Nootropics).

Nootropics are a general ‘blanket’ term to describe any compound capable of improving several different aspects of cognitive function, such as memory, focus or creativity, without causing many adverse side effects. This term was coined in 1972 by a Romanian chemist, Corneliu E. Giurgea…

MIPT physicists create device for imitating biological memory

MIPT physicists create device for imitating biological memory

Illustration. On-chip brain. Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have created a device that acts like a synapse in the living brain, storing information and gradually forgetting it when not accessed for a long time. Known…

5 Health-Boosting Benefits of Green Tea

5 Health-Boosting Benefits of Green Tea

The Challenge: Finding a health-boosting drink The Science: Green tea can benefit your body in a huge number of ways The Solution: Try drinking green tea every day When it comes to much-loved hot drinks, it’s time for coffee to step aside, because green…

Spearmint is a cool way to boost your cognitive focus and attention

Spearmint is a cool way to boost your cognitive focus and attention

( Natural News ) Spearmint is commonly used to freshen your breath. However, new research shows that it could also boost your attention . A study published in the journal Nutrition Research found a link between spearmint extract supplementation and enhanced attention. For the…

Everyone’s Talking About Napping – Here Are Six Reasons Why

Everyone’s Talking About Napping – Here Are Six Reasons Why

We could all use more sleep, and there’s a reason Carte Blanche recently labelled us ‘the sleepless generation’ . One of the highlights of the weekend, if you manage to clear your schedule, is the Sunday couch nap. Couch naps are different from bed…

Memory Loss Product Earns Top Honors from TopConsumerReviews.com

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Moving Back to Apple’s Stock Apps

Moving Back to Apple’s Stock Apps

It’s probably too early to say — and the betas have probably been too buggy to proclaim — but Apple’s June 2019 WWDC felt momentous. Apple unveiled the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, macOS Catalina, watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and a whole…

Natures boost: gardening as a natural remedy for depression

Natures boost: gardening as a natural remedy for depression

Natures boost: gardening as a natural remedy for depression You are not alone if you find yourself feeling depressed and under pressure. you are not alone. Nearly a fifth of adults in the UK experience depression or anxiety. That is according to the Office…

How do brains tune in to one neural signal out of billions?

How do brains tune in to one neural signal out of billions?

(MENAFN – The Conversation) The human brain sendshundreds of billions of neural signalseach second. It’s an extraordinarily complex feat. A healthy brain must establish an enormous number of correct connections and ensure that they remain accurate for the entire period of the information transfer…

Acupuncture found to reduce nerve sensitivity

Acupuncture found to reduce nerve sensitivity

( Natural News ) Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been used for centuries, even today. In a study published in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine , acupuncture was found to reduce the sensitivity of the median nerve . Animal studies…

Hot stone massage: 6 ways this therapy can boost your health

Hot stone massage: 6 ways this therapy can boost your health

Hot stone massage therapy can help in relieving stress, anxiety and chronic pain. © Shutterstock Are your muscles stressed? Are you looking for something relaxing? Why don’t you go for a hot stone massage? Well, this is a type of massage therapy that is…

Your Brain Takes a Beating as You Age. Here’s How to Save Your Memory.

Your Brain Takes a Beating as You Age. Here’s How to Save Your Memory.

Why do people start to lose their mental sharpness as they get older? One theory is that brain cells start to die without being replaced. Another is that protein tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease accumulate in the brain and clog neural pathways. But a…

3 strategies to cure chronic stress

3 strategies to cure chronic stress

Photo by energepic.com from Pexels Stress is a necesary built-in biological response and there’s a goot reason to have it. If you face a fire and your life depends on your actions in the next two seconds you don’t have time to make a…

Korean red ginseng has anti-inflammatory properties, researchers confirm

Korean red ginseng has anti-inflammatory properties, researchers confirm

( Natural News ) Korean researchers studied the anti-inflammatory properties of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, commonly known as Korean red ginseng, as a potential treatment for inflammatory symptoms of arthritis, gastritis, and hepatitis. They focused on ginsenoside, one of its major active ingredients, which…

Memophenol Found To Boost Student Mental Performance

Memophenol Found To Boost Student Mental Performance

Memophenol has been clinically proven to help prevent age related cognitive decline in seniors, now it has been found to act as cognitive performance booster in a new clinical study. The cross over, randomized, double blind placebo controlled clinical study involved 30 graduate students…

How to look after your mental health

How to look after your mental health

A lot of the conversation around mental health focuses on mental illness, but mental wellbeing doesn’t just mean the absence of symptoms. Here are some practical, evidence-based ways to foster mental wellbeing. "Mental wellbeing is the sense of being comfortable with who we are…

Benefits of Herbal Medicines for Different Conditions and People

Benefits of Herbal Medicines for Different Conditions and People

(pixabay.com photo) If you are struggling with skin breakouts, low energy, and brain fog, numerous herbal remedies will help you gets your body back to optimum functioning. Most people use herbs to flavor their food and often miss out on the slew of benefits…

Your A-Z Guide to Herbs for Better Health

Your A-Z Guide to Herbs for Better Health

Looking for nature-sourced ways to keep your health in check? We’ve rounded up a beneficial herb for every letter of the alphabet. They’re Mother Nature’s way to fight stress, keep joints healthy, soothe digestion, support heart health and so much more. You’re sure to…

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