Do you have constant buzzing or ringing in your ears or head? Tinnitus affects up to 15% of the population. Yet there is a persistent myth that nothing can be done to treat it. Tinnitus is characterised by noises heard in the ear or head, and for a minority of...
Are cognition and memory the same? Your cognition is tested when you need to renew your driving licence. Why? Test yourself on these five questions. 1. Cognition is another word for memory. True or False? False. Although cognition includes memory, it...
“The 85-year-olds of today are the 60-year-olds of 50 years ago.’ Professor Ngaire kerse. What a study of 85-year-olds has taught us about ageing well. You can open the link (in blue) to the Radio New Zealand website or play the interview directly from the...
Did you see this article? Gillian Eadie and Dr. Allison Lamont were featured in the New Zealand Herald recently. The five selected SheEO ventures were described and the Herald photographer spent half an hour or so getting the exact image he wanted. Gillian and Allison...
Hearing well helps keep us active, independent, involved and healthy. If you have a hearing loss it’s important to wear your hearing aids every day for best benefit and to help your brain get used to the sound and acclimatize. Summer Maintenance Tips: Hearing aids...
Wow, what does that mouthful mean? You will be aware that the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body and vice versa. When you make a movement that is not symmetrical i.e. one movement on one side and something completely different on the other,...
Hormonal changes happen to everyone as the body gets older. And the brain subtly changes over time with them. Scientists are piecing together sections of the giant puzzle and so far, they believe these general changes occur: Brain Mass: Shrinkage in the frontal lobes...
Mike has an amazing story to tell. 80 years old and still achieving way above many half his age! Read how Mike keeps his mind sharp and active. ‘I am not academic. I left school at fifteen, as young people raised in country towns did in the 1950’s. I have...
Brainfit Coaches and speakers are asked a lot of questions! Dr Allison Lamont continues her series where she answers common queries. (And you can ask your own questions below, too.) 3. Why can’t I remember young people but have no trouble with people my age? I am an...
No it is not your imagination! Do you feel your rear end has been shrinking and sliding around to the front of your torso in recent years? It’s all about ‘Glutes’! The muscles you sit on are called glutes. There are three of them; gluteus , medius,...
Brainfit Coaches and Memory Foundation speakers are asked a lot of questions! Over the next few months, Dr Allison Lamont will give you the answers. (And you can ask your own questions below, too.) Why can’t I remember phone numbers here? When I am in France (where...
Many women experience a kind of mental fog during pregnancy. Are they imagining it? A recent Australian study says: NO! ‘Nappy brain’ or ‘Baby brain’ is real. It’s a genuine, measurable phenomenon. And four our of five women...
This short video came to me via the internet and, although a little out-of-date, I thought you would enjoy it too. So clever! Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 90 years. (Born 21 April, 1926)
Being ‘perturbed’ is usually pretty uncomfortable! You’ll feel unsure what to do next and worried about outcomes. But if you are a physiotherapist, it all changes. Perturbation is the term used by physiotherapists to describe the state when you are...
You KNOW you should be doing regular exercises at home ….. but, truth be told, very few of us do them. That’s why being part of a class makes sense. Not only do you get appropriate instruction – that’s great. AND...
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