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Maintaining Brain Health After 40: Foods and Habits to Help Prevent Dementia

As you age, your brain health begins to show signs of decline, starting around the age of 40. However, there are effective methods to not only halt this decline, but also potentially to increase your cognitive abilities. A combination of a brain-boosting diet and the proper exercise regime, such as brisk walking, can be instrumental ...

Mikel Davis

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Does Screen Use Impact Your Thinking Skills? Our Analysis Suggests It Could

Screens have become seamlessly integrated into our daily lives as indispensable tools for work, education, and leisure. But while they enrich our lives in countless ways, we often fail to consider the potential impact of screen time on our cognitive abilities. In a new meta-analysis of dozens of earlier studies, we’ve found a clear link ...

Troy Oakes

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5 Reasons Why No One Is Too Old to Try Something New

An old saying goes: “You can not teach an old dog new tricks.” This idiom means that a person who is too old or used to doing something in a certain way will refuse to learn new things. Do you find yourself in situations where you’re hesitant or even afraid to try something new because ...

Haidene Go

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10 Effective Tips to Boost Memory and Prevent Memory Loss Naturally

Do you often find yourself forgetting things every day? Do you enter a room only to forget why you came in? Or suddenly forget your best friend’s name? Are you worried that these frustrating memory lapses could be a sign of Alzheimer’s? The good news is that they probably aren’t. Memory loss can result from ...

Mikel Davis

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New Research Shows Diabetes Takes a Toll on Your Brain Too

Researchers are finding more and more evidence that diabetes not only takes a toll on the body, it also takes a toll on your brain. A new study that was published in the journal Neurology has shown a decline in cognitive skills and ability to perform daily activities over the course of a 2-year period in people with Type 2 ...

Troy Oakes

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My Top 3 Brain Myths

There are a lot of brain myths that you probably hear all the time, and simply take for granted to be true. Unfortunately, many of these brain myths are not true. Here are my top 3 brain myths 1. You’re either a logical left-brained thinker or a creative right-brained thinker In 2013, neuroscientists from the University ...

Troy Oakes

Doctors examining the human brain.

Reciting Sanskrit Mantras Might Increase the Size of the Brain

Sanskrit holds a special place in the hearts of linguists. This Indian language, which is thousands of years old, is often considered one of the most perfect languages. Hindus consider Sanskrit to be a language of the gods. Many chant Sanskrit mantras regularly and claim that it has a beneficial effect. And surprisingly, a recent ...

Nspirement Staff