Apr 30, 2026 ● By Natural Awakenings Milwaukee
Red light therapy is emerging as a compelling, noninvasive approach to brain health. Local holistic health center, Precision Healing and Wellness, now offers this approach.
Jan 01, 2024
We are a fully integrated functional medicine program offering the best of recent research & methodologies to assist in healthy aging, brain health, with treatment focusing on root causes.
Dec 30, 2022 ● By Sheryl Kraft
Regardless of age, it is always possible to learn, store and recall information, and there are numerous practices and expert recommendations we can adopt to nourish and optimize our brains.
Nov 30, 2022
Getting lost in our thoughts may improve problem solving, increase creativity, enhance imagination and provide a better sense of self-worth.
Oct 31, 2022
To protect against memory loss, simple stretching and balance exercises work as well as hard-driving aerobics, concludes a new study.
Sep 01, 2022 ● By LaDonna Gladney
LaDonna Gladney, NDTR, CPT, and the owner of Donna Fit 4 Life LLC offers techniques and solutions to improve your memory, prevent dementia and improve overall cognitive functioning.
Jul 29, 2022
Researchers have found that green veggies and orange fruits can help stave off dementia.
May 31, 2022
Even drinking as little as a few beers or glasses of wine per week will reduce brain volume, according to a new study.
Apr 29, 2022
Tai chi has been shown to improve balance, reduce falls and enhance the quality of life for people with neurological challenges such as strokes, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.
Mar 31, 2022 ● By Rachael Oppy
Workers exposed over years to formaldehyde may experience thinking and memory problems later in life.
Feb 28, 2022
Study finds that drinking both coffee and tea in the course of a day correlates with a lower risk of stroke and dementia compared to drinking either one exclusively.
New research shows that a mere 10 minutes of moderate-intensity running boosts cognitive function.
Feb 14, 2022 ● By Grace Miazga
Berries can help aid anxiety and depression, reduce headaches and migraines, keep the brain sharp and slow cognitive decline. The MIND diet promotes regular berry consumption for nutrition as well.
Jan 31, 2022 ● By Ronica O’Hara
Neurocardiology and behavioral cardiology are probing the mind-heart connection, exploring how neurological interplay along with psychological and social factors lead to heart disease.
Dec 30, 2021
A natural compound called fenchol, found in basil and other plants, may help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by preventing toxic proteins from accumulating in the brain.
Oct 29, 2021 ● By Rachael Oppy
The right kind of exercise, particularly swimming, can help kids learn vocabulary better, suggests research.
Oct 29, 2021
A single dose of 100 milligrams of the compound L-theanine—the amount found in four cups of green tea—improved reaction times and working memory of men and women.
Eating foods high in flavonoids—the antioxidant-rich plant compounds found in strawberries, oranges, peppers and apples—can reduce the risk of cognitive decline by 20 percent or more.
Oct 29, 2021 ● By Linda Sechrist
The old paradigm of inevitable aging and cognitive decline is being shifted by functional medicine experts into a new paradigm based on the brain’s neuroplasticity.
Aug 31, 2021
A survey found that a healthy lifestyle cuts the risk of cognitive impairment by half, even if a person carries the gene that is linked to cognitive loss and Alzheimer’s.
Mar 31, 2021
Study finds that individuals who follow the Mediterranean diet are cognitively 5.8 years younger than those who regularly cheat on heathy eating.
Feb 26, 2021
A new study finds that six months of nutritional supplements can improve working memory and blood flow in children’s brains.
Sep 30, 2020
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, may also suffer twice the risk of dementia, according to a new study.
Jul 31, 2020
Researchers discover that eating a meal heavy in saturated fat can hinder the ability to concentrate and maintain attention.
Jun 30, 2020
Research shows that practicing tai chi can improve memory, learning, mental speed and attention, the ability to formulate abstract ideas, mental flexibility and visuospatial perception.
Nature may improve cognitive function by improving memory formation and recall, specifically that of short-term or working memory, and goal-oriented or directed attention.
May 29, 2020
People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer from cardiovascular diseases, reports a new study.
May 29, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara
Optimal blood flow is a key component to brain health. Here are six specific lifestyle strategies proven to be highly effective at boosting brain blood flow.
Feb 28, 2020
Drinking either not enough or too much water can decrease cognitive performance in older women, Penn State University researchers have reported.
Research shows that practicing gentle hatha yoga can strengthen the brain and help grow new neurons, similar to the effects aerobic exercise can have on the brain.
Nov 27, 2019
Researchers find unmarried individuals—cohabiting, divorced, separated, widowed and never married—have significantly higher odds of developing dementia than their married counterparts.
Oct 31, 2019
Older people with dementia have responded to simple dance movement lessons with visible humor and imagination and reported a higher quality of life after six sessions.
Aug 31, 2018
People that meditated in a three-month retreat enjoyed cognitive gains in sustained attention that lasted to some degree for seven years.
Mar 01, 2018
Walking, dancing, gardening and other physical activities significantly improve brain volume and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Aug 31, 2017
West Virginia adults with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s improved their memory and cognitive functions after three months of kirtan kriya meditating or listening to other music 12 minutes a day.
May 29, 2015 ● By Linda Sechrist
Our stomach bacteria—derived from the foods we eat—turn out to be key in everything from moods to hunger levels to diseases such as diabetes and autism.
