Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’
Study: Dietary interventions can help children with ADHD (especially with proper monitoring and adjustment)
Are dietary interventions effective for treating ADHD? This has been a controversial question over the years with strong proponents on both sides of the issue. For many parents and professionals, trying to parse through the different claims about the impact of diet on ADHD has been challenging and confusing.
Read MoreElizabeth Frates, Director of Medical Student Education at the Institute of Life Medicine, to speak @ 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
We are proud to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Frates, Director of Medical Student Education at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, will speak at the 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (October 28–30th) about How front-line professionals can incorporate the emerging brain health toolkit to their practices. Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Frates is trained as a physiatrist as well as a health and…
Read MoreProtect Your Asset by Being Your Own Brain Fitness Coach
Last week I had the good fortune of spending four days in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, with over 300 amazing individuals from 40+ countries who had been named Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. The summit agenda was insightful and inspiring, conversations with other participants always proved to be eye-opening and stimulating, and the…
Read MoreWorking with Healthcare Stakeholders towards Brain-Based Personalized Medicine
(Editor’s Note: this is Part 3 of the new 3‑part series written by Dr. Evian Gordon drawing from his participation at the Personalized Medicine World Congress on January, 23, 2012 at Stanford University.) Working with Health Care Industry Stakeholders: Clinicians, Pharma/Biotech, Payers, PBMs, Lawyers, Medicare, FDA Clinicians seek clear validated “rules of thumb” that can be…
Read MoreThe Ten Habits of a Sharp Brain
As our final article for 2011, let us repurpose one of SharpBrains’ most popular blog posts since 2006. It may give you a few pointers to sharpen those New Years Resolutions. Let’s summarize some lifestyle guidelines we can all follow to enhance and maintain a sharp brain through life… Learn what is the “It” in…
Read MoreNews: Neuroscience Applied to Learning, Mental Health, Healthy Aging
Here you have a round-up of recent news on how cognitive and affective neuroscience findings are starting to inform education and health across the lifespan: Pediatricians issue a call to aid children facing ‘toxic stress’ (LA Times) Teachers as Brain-Changers: Neuroscience and Learning (EdWeek)
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