One of the reasons your gut has so much influence over your health has to do with the 100 trillion bacteria — about three pounds worth — that line your intestinal tract. This is an extremely complex living system that aggressively protects your body from outside offenders. In fact, 80 percent of your immune systemContinue reading “Dr Mercola on eating right for the benefit of healthy gut”
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Helping others save and control spending is my mission; Doctors take on brain and money
Taxes and inflation are not within our control but spending is. I have been helping bay area residents from single mothers to couples save for retirement, college and other dream projects in the future. Most of all, they now realized that they can retire early if they save early. How much to save depends onContinue reading “Helping others save and control spending is my mission; Doctors take on brain and money”
Brain flushes out toxins during sleep
In a recent study, the brain flushes out toxins during sleep. In sleep mode, the brain size is smaller but the gaps in between brain cells are wider allowing toxins to pass through. And sleeping past 11pm is hard for our liver since cholesterol is synthesized during the night. In awake mode, our brain createsContinue reading “Brain flushes out toxins during sleep”
Vitamin D for eyes and brain health by Courtney Hutchison
Psychopaths can feel no empathy as shown by their brain tests
Psychopaths are usually described as lacking empathy, and a new study reveals the neurological basis for this dearth of feeling. When people with psychopathy imagine others experiencing pain, brain regions associated with empathy and concern for others fail to activate or connect with brain areas involved in emotional processing and decision-making, researchers report. In additionContinue reading “Psychopaths can feel no empathy as shown by their brain tests”
Migraine could be associated with brain damage by Geoffrey Mohan
That head-splitting migraine attack that knocks you off your feet may also put you at risk of permanent changes in the brain, an analysis of 19 medical studies found. The potential for increased abnormalities in the signal-carrying white matter of the brain appears strongest among those who suffer headache warning symptoms, such as flashes ofContinue reading “Migraine could be associated with brain damage by Geoffrey Mohan”
Willpower vs. Won’t Power and making more money in your business by Sunil Bhaskaran, Business coach
Willpower vs. Won’t Power ~ We are claiming that people lose the fortitude to do what is actually in their best interest often and quickly… Developing willpower is critical to living effectively and healthy today. Without willpower, we tend to eat more, crave more, allow distractions to take us off course, allow our ‘negative’ impulsesContinue reading “Willpower vs. Won’t Power and making more money in your business by Sunil Bhaskaran, Business coach”
Dark purple berries or Black currant juice and eggs for upping up sex drive
Black currant juice Keeping you and your partner satisfied takes all the energy you can get. Even though energy drinks seem like stamina saviors, the hefty doses of sugar and caffeine pair up for only a temporary surge, resulting in a crash later, says David Zinczecko in his Eat This, Not That series of books.Continue reading “Dark purple berries or Black currant juice and eggs for upping up sex drive”
This is your brain on coffee
For thousands of years, coffee has been one of the two or three most popular beverages on earth. But it’s only recently that scientists are figuring out that the drink has notable health benefits. In one large-scale epidemiological study from last year, researchers primarily at the National Cancer Institute parsed health information from more thanContinue reading “This is your brain on coffee”
Health tips for mothers, a Mother’s Day gift
In our mother’s kitchen are many potent healing ways from parsley for reducing water retention, garlic and green tea for lowering blood pressure and cinnamon for helping regulate blood sugar. But, we can still help our mothers achieve excellent health in many ways. From massage to dietary supplements. Evening primrose oil has a profoundContinue reading “Health tips for mothers, a Mother’s Day gift”
Brain controls the appetite/food traffic
IMAGINE that, instead of this article, you were staring at a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. The mere sight and smell of them would likely make your mouth water. The first bite would be enough to wake up brain areas that control reward, pleasure and emotion — and perhaps trigger memories of whenContinue reading “Brain controls the appetite/food traffic”
Age-related muscle weakness, the brain neuron’s perspective
Nervous system and muscular system integration The study indicated that the ability to communicate neural activity to skeletal muscle is impaired with advancing age, which raises the question of whether many of these age-related neurological changes are mechanistically linked to impaired performance of human skeletal muscle. The research discussed age-related impairments in the brain andContinue reading “Age-related muscle weakness, the brain neuron’s perspective”
Healthy Oils
You need to have a healthy liver to balance any essential oil metabolism, absorption and conversion into the body’s required energy. This is recorded by Connie from http://www.manitobaharvest.com Hemp oil contains 2% of stearodonic acid –omega 3 The info below is from http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/ Essential Fatty Acids Summary • Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid,Continue reading “Healthy Oils”
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV causes inflammation, affecting organs, bones and cardiovascular system
Viral infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV causes inflammation, a natural response by the immune system as it seeks to deal with invading germs. However, sometimes the sheer number of germs overwhelms the immune system or at other times the germs are able to subvert the immune system’s response to infection. In suchContinue reading “Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV causes inflammation, affecting organs, bones and cardiovascular system”