There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Nicotine is good for our brain isn't it? What? The question came from an attendee at one of my recent Brain Fitness workshops. Mmm I thought, how do I answer this one appropriately? It's a really curly question because yes, while nicotine has been shown in the...
Have you noticed how "Brain fitness" is becoming more of a buzz word? And as part of being brain fit we need to provide our brain with ongoing challenges. As children our brains are like sponges, mopping up all the new and wondrous experiences and learnings from every...
I was recently given the results of some blood work I had had done and was amazed to be told that my vitamin D levels were a little low and I need to start taking some vitamin D supplements. My surprise was due to the fact that as an Australian living in a sunny...
As we reach our forties and fifties, we start to notice a few changes with our brain. We forget things more easily, we experience more "tip of the tongue moments" and find it harder to stay focused or on task. We put it down to the fact that our speed of mental...
Neurons may not be the superstars we think they are after all. It may be our other brain cells, the glia, the ugly ducklings of the brain, which actually have the really important role. When you think about brain cells you would normally be thinking about neurons....
How to best deliver health care is the perennial question yet to be answered satisfactorily. Our current health care method incorporating hospitals, doctors and allied staff appears an ever-enlarging black hole sucking in money as costs continue to spiral ever...