Category: Brain Health
How to optimize your brain
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AFFIRMATIONS: Helpful or Harmful?
Affirmations Can Be Effective Affirmations have been proven to be very effective as shown by studies such as the Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience where it states that participants who maintained self-affirmation were “motivated to maintain a positive self-view, … restore self-competence, … showed increased activity in key regions of the brain’s self-processing … [and Read more
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The Chain of Command for Your Success
Who’s in Charge of Your Life? “No one has power over you unless you give it to them, you are in control of your life and your choices decide your own fate.” ~ Anonymous There is a chain of command that determines your success. Indeed, several conspirators clamor for control, all very cunning in their Read more
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Your Amazing Brain
An Amazing Gift! “The human brain is the last, and greatest, scientific frontier. It is truly an internal cosmos that lies contained within our skulls. The more than 100 billion nerve cells and trillion supporting cells that make up your brain and mine constitute the most elaborate structure in the known universe. ~ Joel Davis Read more
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What Alcohol is and What it Does to Your Body
What is Alcohol? Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is produced by fermentation and has been used as a general anesthetic, antiseptic, disinfectant, and as a fuel source for lamps, stoves, and internal combustion engines. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid, it is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks, as a psychoactive depressant, and the second Read more
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Is Emotional Intelligence Really a Form of Intelligence?
History of the Debate “The person with the glasses is smart, but the redhead is dumb!” This is a subjective comment (and rude!), yet if heard, we would all understand what the speaker is conveying, namely, that the first person has a high level of intelligence as described by Cambridge Dictionary as, “The ability to Read more
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Are Mind and Brain the Same?
Does the Brain Produce the Mind? What is the real you? When your body is lying in the morgue, brain within, will you have ceased to exist? The concept of “self” has inspired much thought and debate among people for hundreds of years. The fact that human beings are complex and stand apart from the Read more
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Become an Organized Person – on Your Terms!
Get Organized with Ease! Have you ever wondered why some people organize their home, schedules, and lives effortlessly while you struggle just to get out the door without forgetting something? Does your dining room table seem to mysteriously grow mountains of paper and miscellaneous accoutrements that seem to cast a condescending glance at you every Read more
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Never Forget a Name Again!
Stop Telling Your Brain to Forget Names! Have you ever gone to a party, event, or networking meeting where you were introduced to several people only to promptly forget their names? If so, you’re not alone, it happens to most people sometimes if not often! You can say goodbye to that frustrating and often embarrassing Read more
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Emotions & Feelings: What’s the difference and how to control them
Managing Your Emotions and Feelings Do you ever feel like you are not quite in charge of your inner life? Do you imagine a miniature “mad scientist” sitting at the helm, laughing maniacally at every melt down? Don’t worry, there’s hope! Putting that bully in the backseat where he (or she) belongs can be done Read more
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How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance
A Huberman Lab Resource The respiratory system is unique among brain and bodily functions in that it interfaces between our conscious and our subconscious. Breathing does not require that we pay attention to it or that we are even aware of it (it’s an automatic function like digestion or heartbeat). But, at any moment, we Read more