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Brain Fitness

Alzheimer's Disease: Is Our Health Care System Ready?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia, Nurses, Social Workers, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Alzheimers Disease, Brain Fitness, Memory Walks, Alzheimers Association, Early Detection Alliance, Diagnosis, Healthcare System, Doctors, Cognitive Health, Caregivers, Health Literacy, Psychiatrists, Alzheimer, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Not enough attention seems focused on ensuring health care systems' preparedness to deal with cognitive health issues -- with Alzheimer's Disease as the most dramatic example.

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Fashion Week: Prettier Brains for Fall

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Brain, To-Do Lists, Ask E. Jean, Elle Magazine, Drugs, Brain Fitness, Fashion Week, Adderall, Style News
E. Jean Carroll

I didn't feel any smarter when I took the ten milligrams of Adderall; I simply felt lively. After seven hours at my desk, which flew by like seven minutes, I stood up, stretched, and did something very odd.

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Healthy Brain Habit: Get Exercise

Motivation and Self Improvement | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Living, Brain Fitness, Brain, Healthy Lifestyle, Exercise, Wellness, Living News

We know that exercise is good for the body, but it's also incredibly good for the brain. As the authors of "The Sharp Brains Guide to Brain Fitness: 1...

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Why New York City is Good for the Brain

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Psychology, Brain Fitness, Brain, New York City, New York News
Dr. Tian Dayton

New York City, in this way is like a huge brain that is constantly combining and recombining itself, paring down old, unused parts and building up others, making new connections at every turn. This is how our brain operates, too.

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The "Nut" In Nutritious

David H. Murdock | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Nutrition, Health, Dole Foods, Weight Loss, Brain Fitness, Wellness, Dole Nutrition Institute, Living News
David H. Murdock

In the first of ten posts covering ALL the areas crucial to longevity, David Murdock discusses the role of nuts in building overall good health, ranging from brain fitness to weight control.

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Five Ways to Increase Your Brain Power

Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Aging, Brain, Brain Health, Memory, Memory Loss, Brain Fitness, Learning, Living News
Sondra Kornblatt

Create new connections--big or small--and your brain becomes more active and stays flexible. Even the brains of older people can grow new neurons.

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Technology For Brain Health: an Upcoming Revolution

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Telehealth, Neuroimaging, Geriatric, Brain Health, Research and Innovation, Ontario, Gordon Winocur, Cognitive Assessments, Aging Workforce, John Wilkinson, Healthy Aging, Brain Function, Donald Stuss, Brain Fitness, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Sharpbrains, Cardiovascular Health, Alzheimer’s Disease, Centre for Brain Fitness, Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, Assessments of Cognitive Functions, Medicine, Groundbreaking, Psychiatry, Baby Boomer, Women, Aging, Aging and Brain Function, William Reichman, Mental Health, Physical Fitness, Gary Small, Neuroscientists, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ian Robertson, Cognitive Exercise, Stroke, Female Hormones, Brain Development, Consumer Electronic Show, Mars, Neuropsychologists, Rotman Research Institute, Nutraceuticals, Pda, Caregivers, Baycrest, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

We talk to the CEO of Baycrest, a brain fitness institute, about why Ontario and Baycrest chose to become pioneers in this area, and discuss some of the main opportunities, and challenges.

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Brain Training: It Works...Kind Of

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Games, Brain Training, Alzheimer's, Posit Science, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

In short, if you are considering buying some of these new brain training programs for yourself, your patients, a loved one...you do need to do a bit of homework.

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Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotion, Mental Health, Pets, The Wrestler, Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke, Animals, Self-Soothing, Stress Reduction, Skin, Chihuahua, Stress, Emotions, Cats, Brain, Health, Respiratory Illnesses, Meditation, Brain Fitness, Cute Animals, Blood Pressure, Rosacea, Dogs, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The simple stroking of a dog or cat has been proven to lower heart rate, decrease stress and anxiety, and lower respiratory rate and blood pressure.

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Top 11 Books for Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Trust Program, Norman Doidge, Judith Beck, Thanks, Executive Brain, Brain Science, Perception, Brain 101, User Guide to the Brain, Train Your Brain, Brain Fitness, The Executive Brain, Brain, Frontal Lobes, John Medina, Learning, Teaching, Gratitude, Spark, Brain Rules, Elkhonon Goldberg, Robert Emmons, Positive Psychology, Beck Diet Solution, Larry MccCleary, Cognitive, Brain Fitness Books, Attention, Sharon Begley, Health, Exercise, Beck Diet, James Zull, Books, John Ratey, Cognitive Health, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

We've compiled the 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains' readers during 2008.

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Fix Your Mood with Brain Food

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Fog, Depression, Brain, Health, Mood Swings, Nutrition, Diet, Brain Fitness, Anxiety, Mood Disorder, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

A medical doctor, Hyman practices Functional Medicine, an integrative approach that aims to balance bodily biochemistry through the use of targeted nutrients.

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Top 15 Brain Fitness Articles of 2008

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Management, Sharpbrains, Mental Health, Brain Health, Brain Teasers, Brain Gym, New Year Resolutions, Stress Reduction, Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Science, Exercise, Health, Memory, Brain Training, Brain Fitness, Learning, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Thinking about best ways to maintain your brain in top shape in 2009? Let me share a quick definition of "brain fitness", and a ranking of the most popular articles of 2008 on the topic.

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Exercise Body and Brain for Lifelong Cognitive Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Mental Exercise, Physical Exercise, Health, Cognitive Health, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The American Medical News, just published an excellent article to bring recent brain fitness research into doctor's attention.

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Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Michael Posner, Dogan Prize, Neuroscience, Attention, Mindfulness, Health, Brain Training, Cogniitve, Memory, Meditation, Parenting, Brain Fitness, Video Games, Meditation Practice, Emotional Intelligence, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

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Allstate: Can Brain Training Help Improve Driver Safety?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Older Drivers, Driving, Aging, Insight, Insurance, Driving Skills, Health, Auto Insurance, Safety, Allstate, Brain Training, Software, Posit Science, Brain Fitness, Teenagers, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Allstate, which called the Posit program "potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety," said it expects software exercises to reduce risky driving maneuvers by up to 40 percent.

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Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Otraumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Screening, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Nih, Brain, Military Brain, Cognitive Assessment, Health, Health Insurance, Brain Resource, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Optumhealth, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Brain scientists don't recognize one overall "brain age" or "intelligence". We can view our brain functions or cognitive abilities as a variety of skills; there's no "brain age" that can be measured.

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A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Baby Boomers, Cognitive Science, Alzheimers, Mental Health, Brain, Exercise, Nutrition, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

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10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Sharpbrains, Sharon Begley, Brain Fitness, Careerbuilder, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

If you are reading this, the good news is that you have a brain inside your head. And you have probably read about the emerging brain fitness movement: frequent articles in the media, an ongoing PBS special, more and more products and games. Based on dozens of interviews with scientists and recent research findings, let's take a look at some of the habits of Highly Effective Brains.

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