Posts Tagged ‘coffee’
Three evidence-based ways to develop a resilient mind
___ Life throws chaos at us on a regular basis—whether it’s our finances, our relationships, or our health. In the work world, around 50 percent of people are burned out in industries like health care, banking, and nonprofits, and employers spend $300 billion per year on workplace-related stress. In response, we just keep on pushing…
Read MoreModerate coffee consumption may promote brain health — and it’s not because of caffeine
How Coffee May Protect Brain Health: A New Study Suggests The Benefits Aren’t Just From Caffeine (Forbes): “Coffee has been getting considerable attention for a growing list of health benefits, with brain health high among them. While not without a few downsides, studies have shown impressive upsides of moderate coffee consumption, often linked to its…
Read MoreAugust e‑newsletter: Inside Out, Coffee, Stress, Poverty, Exercise, Brain Training, and more SharpBrains News
. Time for SharpBrains’ August e‑newsletter, wrapping up this month’s key brain-related news and studies, and featuring Four “Inside Out” insights to discuss and improve our kids’ emotional lives (and our own). New studies: With exceptions, moderate coffee drinking may help protect against mild cognitive impairment Structural brain differences due to childhood poverty may account for 20% of…
Read MoreStudy: With exceptions, moderate coffee drinking may help protect against mild cognitive impairment
. Coffee habits linked to memory, brain health in seniors (CBS News): “In the study, a team led by Dr. Vincenzo Solfrizzi of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, looked at the coffee consumption of 1,445 Italians aged 65 to 84. The participants’ mental health was also tracked for a median of three-and-a-half years
Read MoreOpen question: Can coffee & Ritalin’s mental effects be delivered, safely, over a smartphone?
. Will 2015 be the year our smartphones link up to our brains? (Popular Science): “Thync bills itself first and foremost as a neuroscience company. Its sole product—slated for release later this year—is a smartphone-controlled wearable device that will allow the user to actively alter his or her brain’s electrical state through transcranial direct current…
Read MoreGrand Rounds: 22 Health and Medicine Questions and Answers
Welcome to Grand Rounds, the weekly collection of best health and medical blog posts. This week we invite you to enjoy a broad range of insights, tips, and first-hand stories, presented as a Q&A conversation with bloggers willing to answer, below, a total of 22 good questions. On Health and Medicine What can one-word prescriptions…
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