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Nutrition for a Healthy Brain Your brain is a powerhouse, is always “on and needs a constant supply of energy.” It takes care of your thoughts and movements, breathing and heartbeat, and senses — it works hard 24/7, even while you’re asleep. This means your brain requires a constant supply of fuel. That “fuel” comes […]

Meditation & Yoga, the key to a healthy brain! Yoga is a mind-body fitness practice combining muscular activity with a mindful focus on breathing, self-awareness, and energy. The National Institutes of Health classifies yoga as a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).    Meditation and yoga can have many positive effects on brain health, including: 

HOW MULTITASKING IS ADDICTIVE AND DAMAGING! Mobile electronic devices have become an inseparable part of our bodies and minds. Multitasking is a rapidly growing phenomenon affecting all population segments. It often benefits users in terms of rapid access to information. It is an everyday scene, be it waiting for the elevator, bus, or train or

Neuroplasticity: The Brain’s Power to Adapt and Heal One of the biggest discoveries in 20th century in neuroscience was neuroplasticity. It is a capacity for reorganization and adaptation throughout the lifespan, including post-injury adaptive capacities of the nervous system to change following deprivation of input or overstimulation, increased or decreased usage or learning of new

Calcium’s Toll: Understanding Atherosclerosis It is hardening of the arteries due to deposits of calcium within the wall of the arteries. It is a generalized disease and affects all the arteries all over the body. Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on your artery walls. This build-up is called

Does smoking causes hairloss?​ To some extent, genes determine how well your skin and hair withstand the test of time. A variety of factors, including genetics, hormones, and the environment, such as sun exposure, play a big role as well, affecting both skin and hair.  Our hair and skin are a window to our hygiene,

Silent Pressure: Unveiling the Hidden Dangers of Hypertension “He is just 20 years old, and you are telling me he has high blood pressure?” Amit’s mother asked me accusingly, as if I were responsible for it. “He just has headaches.” Amit was in his second year at engineering college.“He has never had blood pressure; how