Last week, we talked about using the power of our brain to break bad habits. This week we will be talking about the opposite, using the power of our brain to create new healthy habits. As elucidated by MK McGovern, habits are sequences of actions that are learned … [Read more...] about How You Can Train Your Brain to Create New Habits
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What Is Meditation and How Does It Help the Brain Function?
In a world saturated with stress (whether work-, home-, school-, or even traffic-related), we find ourselves being lured by people and media ads into trying anything that brings relief. Among all the other stress relief options, there is one thing that stands out and doesn't seem … [Read more...] about What Is Meditation and How Does It Help the Brain Function?
Ten Ways to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s
According to the US National Institutes of Health, there are approximately 5 million Americans who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This astonishingly high number is expected to continue rising unless a definitive cure can be found. Because this form of dementia continues … [Read more...] about Ten Ways to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s