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18 Butyrate Benefits + Side Effects & Sources
Butyrate is crucial for gut and brain health, fights autoimmunity and obesity, and may protect against cancer. Read on to learn about the benefits of butyrate, possible side effects, and sources. Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA). Fatty acids are the building blocks…
Essential Science: Neuroscience is aiding selfdriving cars
There are many projects underway to attempt to improve the navigation of self-driving vehicles. The answer to improved navigation could rest with neuroscience, in the form of special ‘mapping’ brain cells. Improvements to autonomous cars, and robots with navigational systems designed to undertake location…
Juice up your brain: Pomegranates improve brain function and blood flow among the elderly
( Natural News ) Pomegranates are some of the healthiest fruits on the planet. They are rich in vitamins and minerals that promote overall health. According to a study published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , pomegranate juice can improve cognitive…
How Howard Zinn’s anti-American textbook inspired the Antifa bombing attempt
( Natural News ) In Tacoma, Washington, during the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, July 13, 2019, 69-year-old Willem Van Spronsen attempted to light a propane tank on fire, torched a vehicle, and threw “incendiary devices” at the outbuildings for the Northwest Detention Center and…
A Day Well Spent With… Niki Rein, Founder of Barrecore
Barrecore Barrecore workouts are anything but gentle. While not high intensity, they will leave you aching and toned. Founder of the boutique studios Niki Rein moved to London from the US in 2009 and set up her first Barrecore studio. While, naturally, she’s an…
Aging and Exercise: What Are You Willing to Accept?
Unfortunately, exercise becomes more important the older you get. There are times I must have blinders on. I have opinions about things (especially aging, which is why I started this blog) and wonder why everyone does not feel similarly. Source: Pexels My blissful ignorance…
No-brainers for the brain
Salmon Over the past few years, the conversation around food has shifted to ingredients that improve cognition, memory, creativity and motivation. Optimal living aided by ‘nootropic foods is the popular eating mantra for restoring and maintaining brain health. Supplements are giving way to conscious-eating…
Not so “grown-up” after all: Experts say your brain doesn’t reach full adulthood until age 30
( Natural News ) If you’ve ever wondered why 20-somethings today seem so woefully misinformed about so many of life’s issues, there may be a good reason for their ignorance: a new study has shown that your brain doesn’t actually reach adulthood until you’re…
Aging and Exercise: What You are Willing to Accept?
Unfortunately, exercise becomes more important the older you get. There are times I feel I must have blinders on. I have opinions about things (especially aging, which is why I started this blog) and wonder why everyone does not feel similarly. In my mind…
I Tried Mood-Boosting Supplements To Help With PMS & Was Surprised At The Results
I’ve been quite the brave woman this year, when it comes to my health. In addition trying every trendy workout under the sun, I also have consumed a number of buzzy wellness concoctions. Yes, from apple cider vinegar drinks to CBD tinctures and bath…
I tried to become a darts pro using Halo’s new brain-zapping headphones
‘Gain skill, strength and endurance, faster.’ That’s the promise of Halo Sport 2 , the second-generation, neuroscience-based brain stimulating headset that claims it can help you master skill-based challenges like playing the piano, quicker. Halo works by sending signals to the part of the…
Aging and Exercise: What You are Willing to Accept?
There are times I feel I must have blinders on. I have opinions about things (especially aging, which is why I started this blog) and wonder why everyone does not feel similarly. In my mind things are simple. Then when I hear other people…
How seniors can preserve their brains
Physical activity and proper diet and nutrition can help people age 50 and older maintain their physical health. But there are also ways aging men and women can preserve brain health in an effort to prevent or delay the cognitive decline that affects millions…
Automating a Workforce with Augmented Reality
Approximately 30% of the brain is dedicated to sight; science estimates that between 80% and 90% of human sensory input is received through the eyes. Only 8% of the brain is used for touch and 2% is used for auditory processing. How the Brain…
8 signs your intermittent fasting diet has become unsafe or unhealthy
Intermittent fasting, a dieting plan that oscillates between defined periods of eating and not eating, has become an overwhelming trend among celebrities, tech moguls , and others . Though the benefits of intermittent fasting are still being studied , there’s evidence that the practice…
Calotropis gigantea promotes the formation of synapses and neurites in the hippocampus
( Natural News ) Researchers from Dongguk University Graduate School of Medicine and Pukyong National University in South Korea investigated the neuromodulatory effects of ethanol extracts obtained from the leaves of Calotropis gigantea , a plant with a long history of use in traditional…
Products that Enhance Cognitive Function and Reduce Stress
A Brief History On May 22, 1990, U.S. Patent 4,927,855 was issued to Laboratoire L. Lafon, covering the chemical compound modafinil, a medication to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, or obstructive sleep apnea. Most people focus a lot on their…
Five Natural Remedies For Hormonal Imbalance – Family – Nairaland
FIVE NATURAL REMEDIES FOR HORMONAL IMBALANCE Whether it is infertility, depression, weight gain, or a variety of other health challenges, the root of most conditions is hormone imbalance. Hormones enable different parts of the body to communicate and control most major bodily functions. The…
Brain science and technology: initiatives in the Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta region
With hundreds of billions of neurons and tens of billions of synaptic connections, the human brain is considered one of the most complex biological systems in the natural world. It is the basis of human perception and intelligence. Research on the brain, including its…