Meditate to Increase Attention Span
According to a study published in the online edition of the PloS Biology journal, three months of rigorous meditation training leads to a profound shift in how the brain allocates attention. The study ...
New study: Expert meditators pay attention better
Recent research studies have shown meditation increases gray matter in the brain, improves the immune system, reduces stress and promotes well-being. A new study adds to that body of researching by lo ...
Pay Attention to Avoid Injury
Do you know the number one reason people discontinue an exercise program? According to physiologist John Duncan, it's injury. It's funny in a sit-com when someone goes barreling off the end of the t ...
When to Suspect Lyme
The most useful diagnostic reference: the “Bible” of Lyme medical literature.
by John Bleiweiss, MD.
The When To Suspect Lyme Disease essay:
This essay, written by John D. Bleiweiss, ...
Opposites Attract, Strength Training is a Balancing Act
Women’s upper arm strength increases when they have children. Why? Picking up babies and toddlers require the use of their biceps. However, an imbalance occurs since few moms use the triceps with th ...
Recognizing Your Hurtful Personality Type
The Charmer/Attacker
You can enter a room and find ways to entertain the guests even though you rather avoid crowds. People are attracted to your sense of humor and charm. You are the life o ...
Fine art of kaiseki creates buzz in food world
Some of the world's most forward-looking chefs are obsessing over a 500-year-old Japanese cuisine called kaiseki. Like an art form, as much attention is paid to the presentation of food on each plate ...
Body, Mind, & Spirit - what the experts have to say
I have been fascinated with the connection between mind and body for most of my life. Below are quotes by leading medical authorities in the U.S.A.
“The brain and body communicate using a flood of ch ...
Practice Mindful Eating
According to a book called Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., the average person makes about 250 decisions about food every day, and most people have no idea wh ...
