Brainfit® for Life classes are popular – in the community, the workplace, wellness classes, clubs and in retirement villages. People are asking about these Brainfit for Life courses all over. We’d love to be offering Brainfit® for Life classes to everyone...
It seems a long time since I was in grade school. I can still remember having a science class where the teacher handed round a model of a human brain. It looked kind of creepy and I wasn’t keen to touch it! But I can still hear him talking about how we, at about...
Include these cross-over exercises in your daily routine. Your brain will love them! 1) Cross Body Contact – Work up to doing 20 a day 1. Stand with feet hip-distance apart. 2. Think of your body as a big ‘X’ – bring your hands up and out if...
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Several? Most resolutions to do better are about forming habits. Recognize these? I must get physically fit I’ll lose weight I’ll quit smoking And you will have made that resolution before! Aristotle said:...
Do you sometimes feel dizzy and find it difficult to balance? Find out why. Balance relies on the interaction between many different organs and systems in the body. Your brain centrally processes all the ‘balance’ information coming from the senses and...
The brain is divided into lobes and each has a range of specific functions. Some of the following symptoms may indicate disorders in that lobe. Frontal Lobes The frontal lobes are part of the Cerebral Cortex and are the largest of the brain’s...
Are YOU confused? You’re not alone! As more and more people are diagnosed with brain disorders, the terms dementia and Alzheimer’s are bandied about. But what do they mean? Here’s the simple answer. Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Dementia is the overall term that...
When you look at someone Can you tell what they are thinking? Or feeling? And does it matter? YES! Recognizing how others are reacting is the first big step in getting along with others. And that matters, doesn’t it? Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of The...
The answer to this is a surprise! Joan and Mary spent exactly the same amount of time practising their memory exercises. 20 minutes a day, broken up into 5 minute bits. But Joan ended up with a higher rate of improvement than Mary. WHY? Because what’s important...
The magic of the music seems to light the way. JOHN LENNON, Intuition It mightn’t be Lennon’s music that ‘lights your way’ but there is a 99% chance that some sequence of musical sounds will. Music is right up there with sex and eating as one of life’s greatest...
No mistaking how THIS man’s feeling! But more often than not we try to hide feelings … BUT It doesn’t matter what you SAY Your body will give you away every time! The trick of it, of course, once you know what the signs are, is to avoid the signals...
Have you talked with a robot lately? That’s just what seniors in Gore, New Zealand are doing. And they are playing Memory games on their iRobi’s, too. These amazing little desktop robots help seniors remember to take their medication, check blood pressure...
Everyone wants a sharp memory. And an alert brain. Trouble is, most want it to happen without actually having to do anything! And they want it NOW. Well, there are some quick fixes you can do today. (And hints about ways of doing things for longer term improvement)....
Don’t Be Fooled by the Multi-tasking Myth Are you well-known for doing several things at once? Are you the Multi-tasking King or Queen? I know – it makes you feel on top of things That you are accomplishing SO much in the minimum amount of time. BUT....
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