Brain, Health
Do NOT do this to me! Music is good for the heart, or so an experiment on mice would seem to suggest. At Juntendo University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Masateru Uchiyama and team performed a number of heart transplants on mice. The hearts came from unrelated donors, and the mice [...]
Brain, Health
It would be nice to think that we had the time, energy and inclination to enjoy rigorous exercise every day – but how many of us actually do sufficient exercise? So what do you suppose will get us out there moving more? Taking on just one small and easy activity [...]
Emotional intelligence, Health
So I get on my train, grateful for a seat at rush hour out of London, and can’t help noticing what’s going on around me. Everyone – and I mean everyone’s on a smart ‘phone or tablet – ignoring the person next to them. Some are even wearing ‘don’t talk [...]
Brain, Health
Streuth! That was quick! Ordered online on Sunday – delivered on Tuesday! Er… so no excuse not to get on with it then! Better put my money where my mouth is! That’s the trouble with telling other people what you’re going to do… they’ll know whether you did it or [...]
Brain, Health
Perhaps you already know that we should be moving more, and that our sedentary lifestyle is playing havoc with our health - physical and mental. But did you know - the recommendation is that we take at least 10,000 steps every day to stay healthy? (And latest research suggests we need [...]
Brain, General, Health
Well – NASA think so! After extensive research they concluded that bouncing is more effective and efficient than jogging. And you can do it while watching TV! You already know, that to nourish your brain and body you need to MOVE! When you have a rebounder, you can bounce for [...]
Emotional intelligence, Health
When you’ve invested so much time, effort and money, revising for your exam, and you feel under pressure, it can be hard to not get stressed in the exam room. But of course, you need to avoid getting your knickers in a twist, because when we’re stressed, we can’t think [...]
Health, Memory
You are in the right place to watch the Automatic Weight Loss, Better Sleep Hygiene video. You’ll notice that it is from the final part of a video made for my Genius Material clients. Sleep is not only vital for organising and storing new memories, such as those gained by [...]
Emotional intelligence, General, Health
So, we’ve known for a long time that meditation is good for us, but now science is catching up and proving the point. You probably know that telomeres are the caps on the ends of our strings of DNA, and that they shorten with each cell division. When they’re completely [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, General, Health
Exercise boosts memory and cognitive performance – so says new research. 10-40 minute bursts of activity immediately boosts concentration and focus – probably because of increased blood flow in the brain. So who could blame us for racing round the block for 20 minutes before an exam? Another bit of research showed that [...]
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