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 ...
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 ...
Gray Hair and Health
Does anyone know if there are certain health choices that affect whether or not people get gray hair at an earlier age? Or is purely genetic?
RELAX. RECOVER. RECALL. REPEAT.
That's your ritual.
By Gray Cook
Most great athletes have a ritual that helps them focus. An infielder may fiddle with a spot on his glove. An elite tennis player may adju ...
When Antioxidants Matter
Are you having a slug day? That's when you faithfully set out to perform your best on your workout routine, but everything seems to take much longer than usual. Or, you may just be finding motivation ...
A Matter of Fat
Saddlebags, spare tires, muffin tops we've dreamed up as many names for body fat as Starbucks has for coffee. Even as otherwise sensible, well-adjusted adults, many of us spend a huge amount of time d ...
No matter where you go, the kids menu offers chicken fingers
America is in the grips of a nefarious chicken-finger pandemic, says David Kamp in The New York Times. This blandly tasty foodstuff has become the defacto nibble of the young. "I noticed that accommod ...
Kombucha
Kombucha tea is apparently all these rage these days. It's an interesting light brown tea, a bit vinegary smelling, that is known for being a cure-all. Its alleged attributes include curing cancer, ...
Report: More than 5 million living with Alzheimer's
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago -- and a count that supports the long-forecast d ...
How Fruits and Veggies Lower Sodium Intake
Just another reason to make sure we're eating our fruits and veggies!
Low-sodium diet really begins in aisles of the grocery store
By Linda Giuca, HARTFORD COURANT
Article Created: 02/04 ...
