Brain Boosters

The door itself – not deficits in your memory – is to blame.  Doorways make us forget what we’ve just been thinking about because they signify entering a new environment – and [...]

Any time we hear news about dementia, it’s rarely good.  There are currently 450 000 people in Australia living with dementia and this number is increasing by 250 people every day. But this does [...]

Changes in gut bacteria have been linked to several degenerative brain conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This prompted scientists to compare mice on a regular mouse diet with [...]

After hearing me speak at a conference recently, a member of the audience asked if I would write a letter to their employer encouraging them to invest in stand-up desks for the workplace. So I [...]

Following last week’s Health-e-Byte I received a lot of questions about the benefits of music in conditions other than dementia and Parkinson’s disease. It turns out that medicine may need to [...]

Listening to music always prompted my father to tell stories about significant events in his life – the first opera his mother took him to see when he was 8 years old; dining out with Mum [...]

Playing simple mind games with ourselves is one of the most powerful ways to improve the quality of our lives. At the start of every day, ask yourself the following questions. Make this a daily [...]

The over-emphasis on shedding body fat has obscured a critical component of good health: having enough muscle. The role of our muscles goes far beyond running for the bus, carrying the shopping [...]

In the late 1930s Harvard researchers began a study of over 700 men that tracked their physical, mental and emotional health for the next 78 years. Not surprisingly, having a difficult childhood [...]

Faster than a speeding Ferrari! More powerful than a supercomputer! Able to leap at opportunities with a single thought! Look! Up in your head! It’s your eyes! It’s your ears! It’s your BRAIN! [...]