Archive for the ‘Brain’ Category

Joe Barton here. I promised to send you some extra helpful tips this month, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary at Barton Publishing. Today I want to help you boost your memory.

As we get older, many of us experience a higher frequency of “senior moments.” Here are 3 tricks that improve your memory, and actually help strengthen and rebuild your brain.

These tips are a …

Your bedroom can be a wonderful place… or a death trap.

Unfortunately, many people (maybe you?) watch T.V. in their beds, surf the web and even do work on their laptop in their bedrooms.

Here’s why: when you’re watching T.V. and fiddling on the computer in your bedroom, your brain begins associating your bedroom (and bed) as a place of work, not of pleasure and rest.

Where your brain would normally …

Flashy soda advertising campaigns tell you to “Open Happiness.” And despite all the evidence that aspartame can lead to symptoms similar to lupus and multiple sclerosis (and many others), the Coca Cola brand is still working hard to make you believe their drink is safe. Most recently, they put out magazine and television ads declaring scientific studies to support the claims.

However, aspartame is not safe, and there are more than enough studies to prove that this …

At what cost are you keeping your home smelling fresh? According to scientists at Emory University and Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, it’s a hefty cost. But the cost is not necessarily financial. Scientists have found that scented candles and air fresheners are wreaking havoc on our bodies, contributing to a host of ailments from headaches, high pulse rate, asthma and nausea; to mention a few.

The source of your headache may not the long hours in …