We often hear about the benefits of exercise, and how it can even change your brain. But let’s take a moment to look at the flipside – how does living a sedentary lifestyle impact your brain? Researchers at Wayne University School of Medicine wanted to find out, so first, they gathered up some rats. They […]
How Your Experiences Can Affect Your Brain (and Cells): Something New in Neuroscience
It has been said that our emotions can often have a big impact on how healthy we are. But is there more to the story? According to Bruce Lipton, PhD, one of the reasons for this is that our emotions can actually influence our genes – both negatively and positively. Dr. Lipton is a pioneer […]
A Webinar Series Isn’t Enough: Here’s Something to Help You Digest This Valuable Information
It doesn’t matter how much brain science you know if you don’t apply it to your life and work. That’s our whole philosophy, and it’s what I’ve always built our webinar series around. And, it’s also why we’ve designed the learning tools – to help you take action so you can see more results in […]
Treating ADHD Without Medication: Can it Be Done?
Here’s something that really worries me . . . . . . it often seems that as soon as someone presents with symptoms of ADHD, they’re handed a prescription. Now just for the record, I’m not against pharmaceutical intervention, but I’d like to see other interventions considered as well. And ideally before a prescription is […]
Concentration and the Brain – Training Your Brain for Better Focus
Throughout a typical workday, we can generally expect to encounter one or more of the following: a frequently ringing phone, a plethora of emails and text messages, and at least a couple interruptions from (albeit well-meaning) friends and co-workers. Sometimes, it all adds up to make it feel like we’re living a lot of our […]