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Omega-3s beat depression

10/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) You're probably already aware of the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular health, but did you know that omega-3s are also extremely beneficial for moods and cognitive function? In fact, there's a tremendous amount of good evidence...

Bogus Science: Medical "Fact" About Aging Brains Shrinking is Wrong

10/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) As people age, the chance of dementia rises. The most dreaded form of this memory robbing condition is Alzheimer's disease (AD). Already the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S., the incidence of Alzheimer's is expected to soar as...

How to Stay Sharp as a Tack

10/2/2009 - (NaturalNews) A few days ago a song got stuck in my head- the slow, haunting violin melody that set the mood in the movie Platoon. But I couldn't recall who wrote it, and it bugged me. Later, when I wasn't thinking about it, I suddenly remembered it was...

Scientists Use Post-Hypnotic Suggestion on the Stroop Effect

9/22/2009 - (NaturalNews) The field of psychology uses various instrumental studies to examine cognitive processes. These processes are either controlled or automatic. Further, automatic processes can either be innate or learned. When a process is automatic, it is...

Obesity Linked To Brain Degeneration

9/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) While the talking heads on TV frantically warn about the so-called swine flu pandemic that is supposedly on the verge of causing world-wide suffering and death, there's another world-wide health problem of enormous proportions that's here,...

Hypnosis Impacts the Amygdala

9/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) Recent research conducted on the brain shows that hypnosis gives a person the ability to control the amygdala. The amygdala is a section of the brain that involves emotion, creativity, and memory. Hypnosis promotes mind-body interaction...

Caffeine May Prevent and Help Reverse Alzheimer's Disease

8/2/2009 - (NaturalNews) There is probably no more dreaded and feared disease than memory-destroying and life-robbing Alzheimer's. According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), as many as 2.4 to 4.5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's...

Vitamin D, Green Tea and Cocoa Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

8/2/2009 - (NaturalNews) A nutrient found in grapes, green tea and cocoa could have a significant impact on the brain cell damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a new study carried out by scientists at Kings College, London (UK). A...

Music Possesses an Amazing Healing Power

7/21/2009 - (NaturalNews) Although we strive to maintain health and avoid doctors and especially hospitals, bad things can and do happen. Sometimes it's an accident; sometimes we come to a healthy life style too late and have incurred too much damage to completely...

Mind-Body Connection Part I: Our Thoughts can Affect our Health

7/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) Have you ever wondered if there is any scientific evidence supporting the notion of spontaneous remission, faith healing and other described miracles? Until recently there hasn`t been much scientific information to support these claims,...

Learn about the Physical Causes of Depression

7/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) Currently 3 million people are diagnosed with depression in the UK, which affects most people to varying degrees, during their lifetime. Depression can be a common phase people can go through after major life events. It can be incredibly...

Permanent Posture Change is the Key to Freedom from Chronic Pain

6/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) Chronic musculoskeletal pain indiscriminately affects millions of people and has now become a problem of epidemic proportions. Globally people are suffering and searching for answers, but neither conventional nor alternative medicine seems...

Use Hypnosis to Better Understand Brain Functioning

6/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Researchers are constantly performing studies and research to find out more about the brain. A human brain is extremely complex and although we have learned a great deal about the brain, there is still a lot more that remains unknown to...

Prenatal Vitamins Prevent Hydrocephalus - A Common Baby Brain Birth Defect

6/21/2009 - (NaturalNews) A vitamin supplement composed of several different forms of folate may help prevent or even treat the brain defect hydrocephalus in children, according to a study conducted by researchers from the universities of Lancaster and Manchester,...

Foods and Vitamins that Improve Memory and Natural Brain Function

5/27/2009 - (NaturalNews) The brain can maintain optimum performance if care is taken with nutrition to prevent age-related memory loss. Keeping the mind active is important, especially as the brain ages. Learning a new language or skill can help keep the brain plastic....

Inexpensive Magnesium Proves Impressive at Protecting the Brain

5/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) Magnesium is a powerhouse. It is inexpensive and is used to treat a vast array of medical problems, often better than any drug or medical procedure available. The latest feather in magnesium's cap is its newly discovered ability to protect...

Ginkgo Reduces Brain Damage from Stroke by 50 Percent

4/2/2009 - (NaturalNews) Ginkgo biloba extract may reduce the brain damage and neurobehavioral dysfunction from a stroke by 50 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins Institutions and published in the journal Stroke. "Our results...

Music can Restore Vision after Stroke

3/29/2009 - (NaturalNews) Natural health doesn't only encompass exercise and nutrition. A new study by UK scientists from Imperial College London, the University of Birmingham and other institutions just published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy...

Psychiatry Still Uses Electroshock Therapy on Children

3/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) A recent article published in the Melbourne, Australia paper Herald Sun has drawn attention to the ongoing psychiatric practice of using electroshock therapy on children as young as four years of age. Electroshock therapy, also known...

Blueberries Lower High Cholesterol and Boost Cardiovascular Health

3/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) How good are blueberries at lowering high cholesterol and protecting cardiovascular health? This article compiles a collection of quotes and statements about blueberries from doctors, authors and health experts. Learn about anthocyanosides...

Researchers Speculate Alzheimer's is New Diabetes Type

3/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) Some researchers and doctors are now saying Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the new diabetes. Beware of any pharmaceutical claims and check the dietary hints at the end of this article first. Though there are similarities between the two disorders,...

Another Blow to Magic Bullet Drugs: Statins Impair Brains

2/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Statin drugs can reduce soaring cholesterol levels, according to countless ads touting these supposed "wonder" drugs, that means they are brimming with health benefits because they lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. The problem is...

The Beat Goes On: Achieve Inner Peace with Binaural Beats

2/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) A new rock band? The latest root veggie? A faddish way of life that combines a hippie and intellectual lifestyle? Binaural beats are none of the above, but are a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical, non-allopathic means to achieve more inner...

Age-Related Changes in the Brain Slowed With Fitness

2/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) Being more physically fit appears to slow down damage to the brain's memory centers in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center and presented at...

Key Nutrients Help Maintain Brain Function throughout Lifetime

2/13/2009 - (NaturalNews) If you want to stay mentally sharp all your life, new research shows the time to intervene is now. Alzheimer's disease and dementia have complex causes that involve nutritional neglect as well as genetic risk factors and predisposition....

Yoga Alleviates Postpartum Depression

2/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) Recently a study (conducted at the University of California, Irvine) suggesting that postpartum depression is the result of hormonal imbalances has made news. Postpartum depression is a common condition affecting women in the days after...

The Powerful Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Diseases of Inflammation: The Experts Speak

2/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) What do the top authors, doctors and health experts have to say about the realtionship between omega-3 fatty acids and inflammation? I asked my Private Research Library that question recently and was overwhelmed with the remarkable wisdom...

The Effects of Weather on Health and How to Prepare

2/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) The weather really does affect our moods and health as dramatically as it can affect our roads. Everyone has noticed it to some degree throughout their lives. Folks living in hot climates with the sun looming viciously overhead notice an...

Hormones Part II: Four Minor Hormones have Major Consequences in the Body

1/30/2009 - (NaturalNews) When hormones are in optimal amounts and balanced, the body is ready to play the music of life. Like an orchestra when some of the players have taken the day off, the body can't make beautiful music without all of its hormones being present...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Makes Brains Shrink

1/21/2009 - (NaturalNews) Two new studies just published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, have both good news and bad news for women who take or have taken hormone replacement therapy . One study says the hormone treatment isn't...

Consuming Common Food Additive MSG Increases Risk of Weight Gain

1/19/2009 - (NaturalNews) Research has shown that a flavor enhancer found in many popular foods known as monosodium glutamate (MSG) causes weight gain and obesity in lab animals by damaging the appetite regulation center in the area of the brain known as the hypothalamus,...

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