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How To Keep Your Brain Firing On All Cylinders Whatever Your Age - To many of us the thought of becoming mentally incompetent is more frightening than the thought of physical disease. In fact, in an extensive 2005 survey, 7 out of every 10 adults when asked what they feared most about ageing cited “losing their memory”. The idea of losing your memory, your ability to reason coherently and to express your feelings and emotions and even the sense of who you are is terrifying. But it doesn’t end there.... the progressive loss of one’s mental abilities means being increasingly dependent on the goodwill and patience of others. In truth, we begin to lose the essence of what makes us individuals. So, are we all destined to experience increasing difficulty in thinking, learning and remembering... more confusion and ultimately loss of our independence and our personality? Ask Not What the HealthCare System Can Do for You... - With the presidential debates gearing up again we are sure to hear more about health care. But we propose a slightly different question. In addition to asking how we can get more people healthcare coverage, we should also ask why so many people are sick in the first place. The words of John Kennedy might today be, "Ask not what the health care system can do for you. Ask what you can do to reduce the health care burden". Is the Road to Diabetes and Depression the Same One? - Type II diabetes and depression are co morbid, which means they happen together more than expected based on the rates of each disease alone. The question among scientists is whether one disease can cause the other or whether there are factors that lead to both at the same time. For example, having type II diabetes might cause people to feel more depressed because they are sick. Can Your Conscience Protect You from Alzheimer's Disease? - Conscientiousness refers to your willful desire to work in a dependable manner with attention to detail. Since the 1940s, the psychology field has considered conscientiousness as one of five major personality traits, the others being neuroticism, extraversion, openness and agreeableness. Now, new research shows that your level of conscientiousness may affect your level of Brain Fitness. Eating - When Your Brain Won't Say STOP - To eat or not to eat - what does your brain say? The desire to eat comes from many factors monitored by, and instructions put out by your brain - in essence your level of Brain Fitness. One specific brain region involved in monitoring nutrition signals is the hypothalamus. This part of the brain houses a complex set of brain cells that talk to each other and talk to your bloodstream and digestive tract to decide whether you need to eat. Beck Diet: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person-and Maintain Weight Loss (Part 2) - Note: we continue the interview with Dr. Judith Beck, author of The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person. 7 Quotes from Neuroscientists that Will Revolutionize Brain and Mind Health, Fitness and Wellness - Interested in improving your attention, memory, thinking skills, ability to manage stressful situations? Good news: "Recent research in neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to change in response to information and new activities - shows that brain cells and new pathways continue to develop throughout life...", say mainstream newspapers like the New York Times, who are increasing their coverage on the growing movement of "brain training" games and technologies. An article titled "Mind Over Matter, With a Machine's Help" provides a great overview on how to combine cognitive therapy with fMRI (an advanced neuroimaging technique that enables movie-like visual feedback on what areas of the brain are getting activated). Another article, titled "Calisthenics for the Older Mind, on the Home Computer", reviews a number of commercial software packages. Sicko and Bill Clinton on Health and Wellness Trends - Have you watched Sicko already? It is very worth doing so. In order to help put the health problem we are living in better perspective, let me share now some of the insights and advice that Bill Clinton gave us in San Francisco recently at the Healthetc event sponsored by California Pacific Medical Center and KCBS. 10-Question Checklist to Select the Right Brain Fitness Program for You - Unless you have been living in a cave, you have read by now multiple articles about the brain training and brain exercise craze: sudoku, Nintendo BrainAge, multiple online games, software like MindFit and Posit Science... How do you know which of them can help you more, or whether you need any of them? Well, that's why we are publishing the SharpBrains Checklist below, to help you navigate through the overwhelming and conflicting media reports and company announcements. We have spent over 18 months interviewing scientists and reviewing available Brain Fitness and Exercise Programs worldwide, and we are going to share with you, right now, the research-based criteria we use to evaluate them. *** 10 Questions to Choose the Right Brain Fitness Program for You (and a brief explanation of why each question is important)*** * 1. Brain Health: Glossary and new Roadmap - Many newspapers haven't covered this yet, but we have exciting news to share. On June 10th, the National Cognitive Health Road Map was announced by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alzheimer's Association. The authors proposed 44 actions and a worthy objective: To maintain or improve the cognitive performance of all adults accross America. I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then provide a quick glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health. Top recommendations: 1) To determine how diverse audiences think about cognitive health and its associations with lifestyle factors. How To Exercise Your Brain: 7 Most Frequently Asked Questions - We appreciate very much the role the media (Time Magazine, CBS, USA Today...) is starting to play in explaining the research behind brain exercise to improve memory and attention and help delay potential problems such as Alzheimer's Disease. Given the confusion we still see out there, we have consulted our neuroscience and health experts to prepare answers to these 7 Frequently Asked Questions: 1. Why is it so important to exercise our brains? Answer: Our brains are composed of different areas or "mental muscles", and we can strengthen them through mental exercise- or they get atrophied for lack of practice. The benefits are both short-term (improved concentration and memory, sustained mental clarity under stressful situations...), and long-term (creation of a "brain reserve" that help protect us against potential problems such as Alzheimer's). 2. Top 10 Trends with Baby Boomers - On June 19th Santa Clara University hosted the annual Baby Boomer Venture Summit. This forum brings together a great group of industry leaders, thought-leaders and start-ups in the growing market segment of baby boomers. Let's see how my own memory is working...I'll bring you the 10 things that I remember from this great event. 1) According to Mary S. Brain Exercise and Lifelong Learning for Alzheimer's Prevention - Exciting new research, conducted by neuropsychologist Robert S. Wilson at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, suggests new ways to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease as we age. - "The study found a cognitively active person in old age was 2.6 times less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease than a cognitively inactive person in old age. - "Wilson says the study also found frequent cognitive activity during old age, such as visiting a library or attending a play, was associated with reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment, a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia, and less rapid decline in cognitive function." - "If you want your mind to stay healthy into your golden years, don't worry, be happy. The Brain Fitness Revolution is Here - Since January, major media publications, from Time magazine to the New York Times and CBS News, have been covering the emerging field of Brain Fitness with dozens of articles. We will be reading more and more articles like that-which is good news for a nascent field. Now, I would recommend anyone considering such programs to always ask the questions: 1) What does the specific program look like: exactly how long does the program take, and to reach what goals? How Can I Improve my Short-Term Memory? Is There a Daily Exercise I Can Do to Improve It? - The most important component of memory is attention. By choosing to attend to something and focus on it, you create a personal interaction with it, which gives it personal meaning, making it easier to remember. Elaboration and repetition are the most common ways of creating that personal interaction. Elaboration involves creating a rich context for the experience by adding together visual, auditory, and other information about the fact. By weaving a web of information around that fact, you create multiple access points to that piece of information. What Is Learning? Can We Learn Better than Apes? - Part 2 - We continue the conversation on Learning with Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at Case Western University and author of The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. AF: Fascinating. Given what you just said, how do you help your students become better learners? What is Learning? Can We Learn Better Than Apes Do? - Part 1 - We can all Learn-and transform our brain in the process. That's the message in this Interview-Part 1 (out of 2) from Dr. Becoming a Trading Athlete: Interview with Brett N. Steenbarger - Part 1 - We are fortunate to interview Brett N. Steenbarger on his favorite topic. Dr. How to Become a Top Trader: Interview with Brett N. Steenbarger - Part 2 - We covered much ground on Part 1 of our interview with Brett N. Steenbarger. This is Part 2, and last. Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D., is an active trader for over 30 years and author of The Psychology of Trading: Tools and Techniques for Minding the Markets and the new Enhancing Trader Performance: Proven Strategies From the Cutting Edge of Trading Psychology. We ended Part 1 of the interview with this quote by Dr. Steenbarger on "trader coaches": In many performance fields, such as music and tennis, coaches help students break down their performance into component skills and then systematically work on these and combine them. The mentor is someone who can structure the learning process for the developing performer and help them move along the path from being a novice to being competent to being expert. Alvaro: interesting analogy. Easy Steps to Improve Your Brain Health Now - We get this question all the time. Do you sometimes forget where you put your car keys? Do you worry too much? Is it true that crossword puzzles can help prevent Alzheimer's? In summary, the scientific literature recommends the following 4 pillars for Brain Health: work out, eat well, stimulate your brain, and reduce chronic stress. Any good brain health program must provide you a variety of new challenges over time.

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