Archive for the ‘*HEALTH*’ Category

Kenapa kok gampang mengantuk? T.T

Posted: June 14, 2010 in *HEALTH*

Secara fisiologis tubuh kita mempunyai alarm yang dapat mengingatkan bahwa tubuh memerlukan istirahat yang cukup. Apabila tubuh perlu istirahat maka akan memberikan kode dalam bentuk rasa kantuk (mengantuk). Apabila dengan kode mengantuk kemudian kita beristirahat (dengan mencoba tidur), maka setelah bangun tubuh akan terasa segar. Sebab pada saat tidur tubuh akan memanfaatkan zat kelelahan (asam [...]

Most people would certainly consider natural foods as good for them, enhancing their health and even helping them to lose weight. But there are usually exceptions to most rules. It is not so well known that some foods can actually hinder the thyroid function due to pacific plant compounds in these foods known as goitrogens. [...]

The Truth About Sleep and Your Brain

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

Let’s face it: a good night’s sleep seems to be harder and harder to come by these days. With “always-on” connections and media such as mobile phones, email, text messages, on-demand TV, new music/shows/magazines/updates, and obsessive web site checking — there are more elements constantly begging for our attention than at any time in history. [...]

Aromatherapy: Real or Bunk?

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

You’ve seen it on everything from shampoo bottles to skin lotions, teas and throat lozenges, candles, salons and spas, and now even gum: Aromatherapy, a term which has often been associated with helping to treat and heal a variety of human ailments, from mild to severe — yet for most people conjures vague notions of [...]

Rooibos for Brain, Body and More?

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

Before you think, “wait…yet ANOTHER tea I should be drinking?“, stay with us —  this one is truly different. And happens to be caffeine-free, unlike the other teas we’ve been discussing here on the BrainReady Health Blog. Yes, this is one you can drink anytime, including right before bed as a calming, settling way to [...]

Less Coffee, More Espresso?

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

Should you skip the coffee, and “make it a double” instead? By now you’ve undoubtedly heard that most of the scientific community has come around on coffee: yes, coffee has been shown to have significant beneficial health effects when consumed in moderation, which means two to three servings a day for most people (obviously anyone [...]

With all of the press coverage about the wonderful health benefits of tea in all its myriad forms, including the many discussions regarding the specific brain health & anti-aging benefits that we’ve covered here at BrainReady, more and more people around the world are adding some form of tea into their daily diet. From black [...]

The Top 5 Brain Health Foods

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

++++++++The BrainReady Top 5 Brain Health Foods++++++++ Many of you have asked us for a simple list of the very best, proven natural foods & drinks for optimum brain (and body) health. Ah, everyone loves lists these days, it seems. So while there are numerous natural foods, drinks, herbs and supplemental products that possess brain & [...]

A recent interesting report from the Alliance for Aging Research encourages all of us to keep our brains healthy. It’s important as you age, but also important at any age. At this time of the year, when people make all kind of resolutions, one of the most frequent is to improve our state of health [...]

What Is It That I Can’t Remember?

Posted: January 23, 2010 in *HEALTH*

Most of us are concerned about losing our memory and cognitive skills as we age. Apparently there is a test that can be done in the lab that can assess your susceptibility to dementia, they test your genotype. Even if this test shows you have the type that is most likely to suffer some sort [...]