Tag: brain health

In the ever-shifting lineup of dietary villains, sugar has taken a commanding lead. Even New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has fingered sugar as...

What do your favorite wool sweater, your retirement savings account and your brain have in common? They're all better off if they don't shrink!...

In a study conducted in Finland, researchers found that many people who struggle with depression may also be suffering from metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome...

The next time you're looking for pain relief, try a little distraction. A recent study published in Current Biology found that mental distractions actually...

While we might not think about the health of our brain and mind when we are exercising, recent research reveals that regular physical activity...

As Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi once said: "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." Today, neurologists can explain exactly what the...

"The League of Incredible Vegetables," the latest video in the Veggie Tales series, might convince your kids that good-for-you foods have superpowers that they...

In a Canadian study, it was recently found that a mere 30 minutes of daily exercise not only reduces obesity levels, but it also...

Traditional dietitians and doctors rarely talk about the impact food and diet has on cognitive function. However, in a recent study published in the...

Left brain/right brain theory says the left hemisphere of the brain is where logic, reasoning and numbers are processed; the right side is responsible...