Electric bikes can boost older people’s mental performance and their well-being

Electric bikes can boost older people's mental performance and their well-being

Credit: shutterstock Getting on your bicycle can give you an enormous sense of freedom and enjoyment. It can increase your independence and knowledge of the local area, and improve your access to the natural (or urban) environment. It can also be highly nostalgic –…

WTF Are Nootropics and Should You Be Using Them?

WTF Are Nootropics and Should You Be Using Them?

Nootropics have been gaining major buzz for being “smart drugs.” If you’re into the health and fitness world, you probably already know about their rumored positive benefits — and they probably have you wondering if they can actually make you a smarty pants. Nootropics…

Centella Asiatica Market : Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Threats 2018-2028

Centella Asiatica Market : Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Threats 2018-2028

Centella asiatica is also known as Gotu Kola and is a small herbaceous plant. It is also a traditional medicinal herb that has been used in India, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Madagascar over the last century. Centella asiatica is indigenous to the Asia…

TESH: Here is Some Sleepy Intelligence

TESH: Here is Some Sleepy Intelligence

Here’s a little sleepy intelligence…as in, “good for your sleep!” Pay attention to your sleep window. That’s a 30-45 minute window when your eyes are getting heavy or you yawn frequently, because that’s the time when you’re the most naturally ready to sleep. If…

Electric bikes can boost older people’s mental performance and their well-being

Electric bikes can boost older people's mental performance and their well-being

(MENAFN – The Conversation) Getting on your bicycle can give you an enormous sense of freedom and enjoyment. It can increase your independence and knowledge of the local area, and improve your access to the natural (or urban) environment. It can also be highly…

Bill Gates is funding research for more drugs: His father suffers from Alzheimer’s which inspired him to invest $100M

Bill Gates is funding research for more drugs: His father suffers from Alzheimer’s which inspired him to invest $100M

( Natural News ) Bill Gates recently disclosed that his father has Alzheimer’s disease. Gates also announced that his father’s illness inspired him to donate a staggering $100 million towards Alzheimer’s disease research. But, as is typical of Bill Gates, his motives are not…

Why exercise is the safest way for you to reduce your anxiety

Why exercise is the safest way for you to reduce your anxiety

( Natural News ) Feeling anxious about something? Try exercising. Multiple studies have shown a link between the two – from psychological theories suggesting that exercise improves self-efficacy and social interaction to clinical trials that reveal a positive relationship between exercise and anxiety prevention….

TESH: Here is Some Sleepy Intelligence

TESH: Here is Some Sleepy Intelligence

Here’s a little sleepy intelligence…as in, “good for your sleep!” Pay attention to your sleep window. That’s a 30-45 minute window when your eyes are getting heavy or you yawn frequently, because that’s the time when you’re the most naturally ready to sleep. If…

Zapping brain with precise electrical current boosts memory in older adults, BU study finds

Zapping brain with precise electrical current boosts memory in older adults, BU study finds

Shooting electrical current into the brain for just 25 minutes reversed the decline in working memory that comes with aging, Boston University scientists reported Monday. Although the researchers tested the effects on people for only 50 minutes, the finding offers hope for boosting a…

Common, colorful and really good for your brain

Common, colorful and really good for your brain

Carotenoids are plant pigments. They make tomatoes red and give carrots their distinctive orange hue. You see them when leaves change colors in the fall. But carotenoids are not just decorative. Among the roughly 600 carotenoids in nature, two in particular, lutein and zeaxanthin,…

Qatar- Healthy living with Wellness and Spa

Qatar- Healthy living with Wellness and Spa

(MENAFN – Gulf Times) Health, as defined by the World Health Organization, is a ‘complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, not merely an absence of disease.’ Thus, health does not reside merely in the physical domain, but in the mind and in…

Can coffee and cannabis be a solid pairing? Taking things slow and easy is likely the best course until that question can be answered

Can coffee and cannabis be a solid pairing? Taking things slow and easy is likely the best course until that question can be answered

Coffee and weed seem like a pair matched in heaven. Perfect for a wake-and-bake, the idea is that a person will get both the psychoactive effects of cannabis and the energy of coffee. There’s also a mix of pleasant aromas and tastes that offers…

Electrical Stimulation Makes Old Brains Act Young Again

Electrical Stimulation Makes Old Brains Act Young Again

MORE Credit: Shutterstock A short session of brain zapping can reverse some of the effects of aging in older adults, a new study suggests. The technique isn’t ready for non-experimental use yet, and it’s not clear how long the benefits last. But the study…

Why nurses should spend time outdoors every single day

Why nurses should spend time outdoors every single day

Registered home health nurse Susannah Bonner loves the days when her Monday-Friday job starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. When that happens, she’s able to put on her athletic shoes after work and walk in the great outdoors of small town…

Zapping brain with precise electrical current boosts working memory in older adults, study finds

Zapping brain with precise electrical current boosts working memory in older adults, study finds

A participant taking a memory test as part of a study testing the use of alternating current to improve working memory in older people. Younger adults were used as controls. hooting electrical current into the brain for just 25 minutes reversed the decline in…

expert reaction to brain stimulation to restore working memory in older adults

Tweet Research published in Nature Neuroscience describes a technique of noninvasive brain stimulation that resulted in improvement in working memory of performance in adults aged 60-76. Dr Sven Braeutigam, Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Physicist at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, and Senior Researcher, Department of…

Five key ideas you need to understand now if you want to be ready for the world of 2030

Five key ideas you need to understand now if you want to be ready for the world of 2030

Five key ideas you need to understand now if you want to be ready for the world of 2030 © Getty Images Home of the future Just a building that keeps the rain out and your clean underwear in? Think again. The home of…

Environmental factors that are known to affect memory

A variety of factors come into play when considering brain and cognitive health. Environmental factors may seem insignificant, but in reality, they play a crucial role in determining the status of one’s brain health including memory. Environmental factors can be changed, however. They can…

How (properly) wasting time at work increases productivity

How (properly) wasting time at work increases productivity

If you’ve ever watched a professional tennis match, you’ll know how much stamina the sport requires. From thigh slaps to squats to light jumps, players will do just about anything to maintain their high energy and laser-focus. A crucial part of the match, however,…

Paradox: How Idle Time at Work Can Improve Productivity

Paradox: How Idle Time at Work Can Improve Productivity

Regular, pre-planned "microbreaks" can keep you focused and energized, and at the top of your game. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Professional sports require incredible stamina. If you’ve ever watched a tennis match, for example, you’ve seen how athletes stay in…

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