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Brain Food

10 Thursday Jan 2013

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Brain Food

Researchers at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., have found that blueberries help protect the brain from oxidative stress in animals, and may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

Studies have also shown that diets rich in blueberries significantly improved both the learning capacity and motor skills of aging rats, making them mentally equivalent to much younger rats.

The benefits of blueberries can be found in fresh, frozen or dried berries. Enjoy them by themselves or in oatmeal, a smoothie, yogurt, or a fruit salad.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Brain Research and Nutrition

06 Thursday Dec 2012

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Brain Research and NutritionAs a continuation to last weeks post, “Brain Research and Exercise,” science is proving that what we eat affects our brain; cognition, memory, attention, stress, and even intelligence. The journals Nutritional Neuroscience and European Journal of Clinical Nutrition have been studying the effects on schools that pay attention to nutrition and cognition.

There seems to be direct correlation in children between what they eat and how the brain functions. Those who eat a diet of fruit, vegetables, lean protein and whole grains/complex carbohydrates have been shown to function better at school than those who consume a diet of processed foods and fast food high in fats and sugars.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Brain Research and Exercise

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Did you know that exercise is highly correlated with the production of new brain cells resulting in improved learning and memory?  Brain research has also revealed a correlation between exercise and a decrease in depression.

Additionally, neuroscience has validated that children learn better when they engage in daily physical activity.

Check out some previous exercise related posts for inspiration:

Let’s Get Moving!

Doing a Little Bit Can Make a Big Difference

Entertainment For Long Walks or Runs

Fast Walk, Jog or Run Your Way to The Finish Line!

Do You Consider Yourself An Athlete?

Cold Weather and Physical Activity

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can!

12 Monday Nov 2012

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We can train our minds to work for us rather than against us by thinking in the direction of what we want, even if we aren’t sure how to get there. If you don’t fully believe in yourself, if the most you can say is, “I think I can,” that’s a great start.

Believing in yourself is a process of experiencing positive outcomes and building confidence.  It helps to have positive expectations since what you put your attention on is what you are more likely to get.  Affirm what you want.  Tell yourself, “I think I can.”  Or, “I can do that.” And as Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote about in his book titled, You’ll See It When You Believe It, you too may just find yourself saying, “I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could.”

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

The Brain Simply Believes…

03 Monday Sep 2012

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The Brain Simply Believes...“The brain simply believes what you tell it most.  And what you tell it about, it will create.  It has no choice.” This quote on brain research was shared at a training that I attended last week.

Did you know that we talk to ourselves at 200-400 words per minute? That’s a lot of chatter that often times we are not even aware of.

Experts in brain research say, “If you want things to be different you have to do things on purpose.” See last week’s post: It only takes 18 seconds to change your brain.

Here are some questions to consider to identify what you mostly tell yourself with related posts:

1. Do you talk to yourself as if you were your best friend or worst enemy?

2. Do you criticize yourself when you eat something you enjoy that is not healthy?

3. Is it okay to not be perfect?

4. Are you consumed with worry and stress about the future or anger and resentment about the past?

5. Do you believe you really have a choice about what you do in any situation?

6. How do you define yourself?

7. Is it possible to really feel happy?

8. Are you following an old message that it’s safer to stuff your feelings or hide them than express them and feel them?

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

It Only Takes 18 Seconds to Change Your Brain

27 Monday Aug 2012

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If you want something different… Imagine it! Maybe it’s a to lose weight, become more active, overcome an illness or injury, or to have a healthier body.  Perhaps you would like to have more money, an improved relationship, be able to perform better at school or at work, or a career change.

I was at a training the other day and an expert on brain research spoke about how our brains create long-term memory.  When we rehearse, imagine, or talk to ourselves about something for 18 seconds, it gets stored in our long-term memory.

How easy is it for us to focus on what’s not working, aches, pains, illness, past experiences that did not go well, failures, mistakes, traumas, and negative self-talk?  How foreign is it to focus on gratitude, being thankful, happy moments, positive experiences, successes, and self-praise, yet alone do it for 18 seconds?

Pay attention to what you pay attention to. Dwell on the what you want and what you have that is working, for 18 seconds. It will change your brain.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis