{"id":14635,"date":"2014-03-03T21:15:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T02:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2014\/03\/three-simple-tips-for-a-better-brain.html"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T18:37:47","slug":"three-simple-tips-for-a-better-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2014\/03\/three-simple-tips-for-a-better-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Simple Tips for a Better Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/tips-to-maintain-a-healthy-brain\/\">homepage blog<\/a> discusses the power of our choices to modulate our<br \/>\ndisease risk. On this blog, I continue with tips on how to keep our memory<br \/>\nsharp and our brain healthy.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>A Crick in the Neck Needs a Brain<br \/>\nAdjustment<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Neck pain can<br \/>\nalter motor learning by affecting brain output in the cerebellum. Chiropractic<br \/>\nadjustment may help, according to this small trial with ten volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Daligadu J, Haavik H, Yielder PC, Baarbe J, Murphy B.Alterations<br \/>\nin cortical and cerebellar motor processing in subclinical neck pain patients<br \/>\nfollowing spinal manipulation. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013<br \/>\nOct;36(8):527-37. doi: 10.1016\/j.jmpt.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Sep 12.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Eat Whole Foods for Happy Moods<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A two year<br \/>\nlongitudinal study of 2054 Australian adolescents associated a junk food diet with<br \/>\na worsening of mental health status during a 2-year period ( PLoS One, published online September<br \/>\n21, 2011). <\/p>\n<p>Source: Melville, N Culinary Culprits: Foods That May Harm the Brain .<br \/>\nMedscape Medical News: Psychiatry. January 30, 2014.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Nutrients Help ADHD Symptoms, Study<br \/>\nClaims<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Taking a good<br \/>\nmultivitamin can help focus in those struggling with ADHD.<\/p>\n<p>In an eight-week<br \/>\nstudy published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, 80 adults with ADHD<br \/>\ndemonstrated a positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and vitamin intake. The<br \/>\nstudy compared supplements containing vitamin D, vitamin B12, folate,<br \/>\nmagnesium, ferritin, iron, calcium, zinc and copper, or a dummy pill in a<br \/>\nplacebo group.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Briggs,<br \/>\nH. Viitamins effective in treating ADHD symptoms. BBC News.<br \/>\nJanuary 29, 2014.<i><br \/>\n<\/i><br \/>\nBe sure to visit my homepage to learn more healthy tips and empowering insights<br \/>\non how to stay healthy and happy as long as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> My homepage blog discusses the power of our choices to modulate our disease risk. 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