There has been perhaps a little bit of smug complacency within the baby boomer camp. After all baby boomers are living longer, have high expectations of being able to continue doing what they love doing for longer and are enjoying better health than their parents and...
Welcome to my blog
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.
Welcome to my blog
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.
Why sharing dessert really is worthwhile. Less can be more.
When my husband takes me out for dinner, I always look forward to trying out new foods and yummy dishes I don't make at home. Inevitably he tries to persuade me to order a starter as well as a main course, which means by the time we get to the dessert menu, I am...
Omega-3 helps working memory.
Many people take fish oil supplements as a precaution: to protect against heart disease, joint disease and brain disease. Numerous studies have indicated that having sufficient omega-3 in your diet is crucial for optimal brain health and functioning. But most of these...
How is it our food affects how we think?
Why is it that in a world where malnutrition is more likely to be associated with obesity, that it is just so hard for us to resist the lure of burgers and hot fries? We are constantly bombarded with healthy food messages: eat your greens, eat more fish, eat 2 fruit...
Is taking fish oil just a red herring?
There have been countless studies examining the role of fish oil and in particular Omega-3 in relation to brain health. Eating oily fish is part of the Mediterranean diet, a diet that has been shown (again through research) time and time again to assist in promoting...
Cut the sugar to save your brain.
The incidence of Type Two diabetes is escalating dramatically across the world. It has been described as being at pandemic proportions. There are over 310 million people around the world with diabetes and over one million Australians. Worse still is the realisation...