PROTECTING THE BRAIN
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Antioxidants may help keep the brain sharp, two new studies reveal.

In a study of how beta-carotene affects the brain, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, examined two groups of… read more

FITNESS MOTIVATIONAL TIPS: HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFE
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

All about control but different meanings!

To take control requires knowledge and self-discipline.
To have control requires commitment and a… read more

THE EFFECTS OF BODYBUILDING ON THE MIND
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness, Strength Training | No Comments »

Bodybuilding Positively Influences the Mind!

“Get in touch with reality… feeling the cold steel bar in your hands and knowing the weight that’s on it… nothing is more real.” You shouldn’t just believe in yourself, but… read more

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUS IN BODYBUILDING
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

by James Villepique

I used to think that weight training was a matter of moving weights from point A to point B. I was taught early on, by both fellow gym rats that the result from… read more

MENTAL BODYBUILDING TECHNIQUES
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

“USING YOUR BRAIN TO BUILD MUSCLE”
While many bodybuilding techniques have an abundance of research to show them effective or ineffective, the role the mind plays in building muscles has not been completely researched… read more

USE YOUR BRAIN TO BUILD MUSCLE
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Research has already proven which bodybuilding techniques work and which don’t, but they have yet to delve deep into the role the mind plays in building muscle.
Whether the research has been done or not, we… read more

MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Do you think exercise is only good for developing a lean body, strong muscles and a strong heart? Well, think again about Health and Fitness! Physical activity has been shown to help with being emotionally… read more

IRON & INTELLIGENCE
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

According to a recent study, children who suffered from iron deficiency and who were diagnosed and treated as infants still showed ill effects into adulthood. Researchers from the University of Michigan assembled data on 191 read more

GINKGO BILOBA IMPROVED MEMORY
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Gingko biloba is a traditional Chinese herb used for treating memory loss. The duration of previous studies, many of which had conflicting results, was usually 12 weeks or less. This six-month study measured brain metabolism… read more

BRAIN-BOOSTING CREATINE
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia have found that creatine, an energy-storing compound made by the body, improved memory and increased intelligence.

In a double-blind crossover study, 45 vegetarian adults—vegetarians were chosen because meat is read more

ANTIOXIDANTS AND ALZHEIMER’S
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Scientists believe that as many as four million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that about 3% of men and women ages 65 to 74 have the disease. AD is the… read more

ALZHEIMER’S LINKED TO HOMOCYSTEINE
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Three common vitamins—folic acid, and vitamins B6 and B12—may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) when taken in high doses. AD typically strikes the middle-aged and elderly, and is characterized by loss of… read more