Health and Fitness at the 2015 Cheltenham Science Festival – Part 2
This is part 2 of my account of visiting the 2015 Cheltenham Science Festival. You can find part 1 of this account here at My Visit to the 2015 Cheltenham Science Festival for Health and Fitness – Part 1. I have recorded a podcast for the entire visit that you can either play here now…
A Drink of Fruit and Vegetable Juice a Day Keeps Alzheimers Away
The American Journal of Medicine has just published a report on a study that seems to indicate regular intake of fruit and vegetable juices may contribute to the prevention of the development of Alzheimer’s disease. At the end of this article I will show you the abstract of the report that you can also find…
Your Brain’s Ability – Use It or Lose It
In the Times last week there was a very interesting piece on how machines are once doing the work that our memories once did. If you think about telephone numbers, how often do you think about a number to dial it? Chances are, you will open up the address book on your mobile phone, look…
What Is Stimulating Your Mind?
I was listening to a very prominent neuro-scientist (MIWCs) on a tape programme I recently purchased who was talking about the aging brain and how the decline in mental performance that most people expect with age is not necessarily what needs to happen. The cultural expectation of poor cognative functioning, together with the tremendous fear…