Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’
Survey: Firms should innovate to better integrate brain health into L&D, training, leadership programs
2024 Survey of Brain Health Trends and Beliefs Among Experts and Early Adopters, conducted by the think tank SharpBrains. 85% of respondents favor incorporating brain health into regular company health, training and L&D activities. 95% consider essential managing stressful situations at work. 87% has experienced brain and mental benefits of physical exercise, 65% of improved nutrition,…
Read MoreIt’s World Mental Health Day today: Let’s review how a healthy diet can promote mental well-being
_______________ Should you eat an apple—or a bag of Oreos? Go to McDonald’s—or the vegetarian restaurant on the corner? When we make these everyday food choices, many of us think first of our physical health and appearance. But there’s another factor we may want to consider in picking foods: their impact on our mental health.
Read MoreNew and great book by Steven Pinker reminds us that Technology is not destroying our Minds (but there’s always more Enlightened ways to harness it)
5 signs the world’s improving, according to Bill Gates’s new favorite book ever (Market Watch): “Bill Gates has long been a huge fan of Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker and his book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.” In fact, last year the Microsoft founder hailed it as the most inspiring book…
Read MoreTop Resources for Educators on Learning and the Brain
_____ In my previous post 10 Brain Training Tips To Teach and Learn I promised to share some of the resources–books, conferences, and websites– that inform my understanding of teaching, learning and the brain. Here’s an updated list:
Read MoreThe Mediterranean Diet seen to substantially reduce brain shrinkage among older adults
—– Less shrinkage: This is your aging brain on the Mediterranean diet (Los Angeles Times): “The aging brain is a shrinking brain, and a shrinking brain is, generally speaking, a brain whose performance and reaction time are declining: That is a harsh reality of growing older. But new research shows that brain shrinkage is less pronounced in…
Read MoreApril 21st virtual lecture to discuss 25 Must-Know Facts about Brain Health, Neuroplasticity and Technology
Dear SharpBrains friend, As Dr. Robert Bilder, Tan Le and myself finalize the curriculum for the upcoming virtual lecture on April 21st, we are working hard to select the key brain-related facts that everyone should truly understand in order to navigate the growing stream of news articles, research reports and marketing claims. Focusing on 25 fundamental…
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