Biofeedback Solutions

With all of the technological gadgets running rampant, it can be tough to keep your focus on anything for very long. There are so many apps and devices that are supposed to help us keep our focus when in reality they are distractions. It’s not anyone’s fault but your own and you need to train [...]

Scientist s at Northwestern university have put together a review of their research into what music does to humans. Specifically learning to play music or music training. They have found that music training has a profound impact on other skills including speech and language, attention and memory and to convey emotions vocally. Working with musical [...]

Northwestern University in Chicago did a study on older women and found a link between mentally slowing down and weight gain. The also found that for every pound gained, scores in reasoning, memory and other mental skills dropped. Researchers also compared their body mass index to their results on a test that measured mental sharpness. [...]

You may have heard in recent news reports that some claim that supplements don’t really do much for you in general. Recent studies have shown that vitamin E has been a solid contributor for reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia. The study showed that those who ate foods such as margarine, sunflower oil, butter [...]

You may not think that sleeping could be a good tool for critical thinking but many people solve problems while they are asleep according to researchers. Also dreaming may be able to help find solutions to things that are plaguing us during the waking hours. Dreams are usually illogical and highly visual which is great [...]

It’s not news that tai chi is good for your body, for balance, peace of mind and flexibility. A new study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has found that women with osteoarthritis that do tai chi had a stronger bone density and great flexibility and they were not as afraid of falling. [...]

The Food and Drug Administration declined to award the health claim to green tea makers and a few months later a study from Japan published in the Journal of American medical Association showed a significant reduction in deaths as a result of cardiovascular disease among drinkers of green tea. 40,000 people enrolled in this study [...]

From the conclusion of recent studies, it has been found that the brains of obese people have shown some signs of damage. The brain normally atrophies with age but being obese can accelerate the process. Atrophy of the brain contributes to issues with dementia. Those who are obese had a significant lower density of gray-matter [...]

Many of spend most of their day at work. In order to begin to simplify your life, try starting with your work day. Try getting into work early before things start bustling and phones start ringing. Make a short list of things you need to accomplish and choose 1-3 things you really want to get [...]

If you exercise regularly it’s important to eat within an hour of completing your workout to replenish energy and build muscle. Protein ins essential, but stay away from protein shakes and bring your own powder with you like Vega or Garden of Life. Avocados are a cartenoid-rich food that protects the immune system which is [...]