WANT A BIGGER BRAIN? Who wouldn’t? But are you willing to do what it takes to have a bigger brain? Sit down. It’s pretty complicated. Walk. Walk some more. And then walk even further. In this study, those that walked at least 72 blocks (maybe 9 miles) / wk had an increased volume of gray […]
Does Stress Cause Life Threatening Conditions? IS CALMING OUR MIND REALLY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO OVERCOME LIFE THREATENING DISEASE? Long before we should ask this question, we should ask if stress causes life threatening conditions in the first place (cancer, heart disease, stroke, autoimmune disorders, seizures, etc…). The answer is a strong “yes.” The problem is […]
If you go into your PCP’s office and mention that you’ve been feeling down there’s a good chance you’re going to get a prescription for a SSRI. SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor. This is a class of drugs that slows the brain cell’s ability to pick up the hormone serotonin that your brain […]
I have said that a girl developing breasts at 8 and starting her menstrual cycle by age 9 is a very scary recipe for breast cancer. And yet this is exactly what we are seeing. The number of Elementary school girls who can be classified as overweight or obesity has risen continually in the past […]
The typical answer for sleep problems or anxiety is medication. But in no way do these drugs actually fix anything. Rather, the underlying brain damage that stress causes is allowed to run amok, unchecked. And make no mistake–stress destroys your brain. Shrinks it. Kills off healthy brain cells. Shortens memory. Accompanying the brain damage is […]
