Fitness and Health: A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Exercise and Avoiding Disease

Your Brain on Blood Sugar There’s nothing magical about it, learning, memory, and all other cog- nitive functions have an undeni ...

sugar regulation and blood flow, control stress and influ- ences overall brain function. Brain Pain When we consider mental ener ...

The reason so many people get sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner — like many other meals and snacks — is not caused by eating turk ...

Drugs are often prescribed to balance brain chemistry. Depressed patients are given medication to restore balance to the neurotr ...

potentially have a dramatic impact on brain function. Numerous neu- rological symptoms have been associated with a deficient die ...

Manganese, like copper, is both important for proper brain function and has potential for adversely affecting the brain if take ...

be helpful in regulating brain function and improving conditions such as depression. In addition to these dietary considerations ...

also reported in scientific studies to be about 75 percent. Children diagnosed with ADHD have been found to have low levels of o ...

There are four commonly measured brain waves, associated with specific states of consciousness: Beta waves (12-32 Hz) are assoc ...

effects on the entire body, such as improved memory, learning and comprehension, better blood-sugar regulation, improved gut fun ...

It can improve the function of the diaphragm and abdomi- nal muscles. In addition to breathing, these muscles play a significan ...

respiratory biofeedback. If you start getting sleepy after two minutes, perform respiratory biofeedback for just less than that ...

in the muscles begin in the brain — each muscle contraction and relaxation is a unique and healthy brain stimulation. In additio ...

It’s not necessary to know the musical key associated with par- ticular areas of the body, as taught in Chinese medicine, becaus ...

29. The Gut The main function of the gastrointestinal tract — the gut — is digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. Most p ...

problems are inflammatory conditions — those names ending in “itis.” From the mouth (gingivitis) to the large intestine (colitis ...

ing the TMJ and other mouth and face muscles keep them fit and improve the vital circulation around teeth and in the gums for op ...

the color on the pH paper container to determine the approximate pH. Initially, perform this test two or three times a day, then ...

types of gut problems, low stomach acid is found in people with other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, atheros ...

tine enzymes. Because the normal stomach acid stimulates the pro- duction of pancreatic enzymes in the small intestine, I prefer ...