It’s a Mental Block – My Mind’s Gone Blank

It’s a Mental Block – My Mind’s Gone Blank

Don’t you hate that? You are in the middle of a sales presentation, or telling a funny story and suddenly, you can’t think of what comes next! Try as you might, the mind’s gone blank and you have no idea how to finish. It happened to me in a very public way many years...
Stressed Out? Look After Your Brain.

Stressed Out? Look After Your Brain.

For weeks you’ve been cramming for this exam and you got up early this morning to make sure that you had remembered everything. A lot hangs on this test – your promotion, for one. You can feel the tension rising but say to yourself, “It’s just exam nerves – it’s...
You Need Brain Food.

You Need Brain Food.

You already KNOW this! What you eat affects how well you think. It’s time to DO something about it.     Just as your body needs to be in peak condition as you approach your 40’s and 50’s, to have a memory that keeps growing and never lets you down,...
Are Avocados Brain Food?

Are Avocados Brain Food?

Avocados are great brain food, in moderation! See more about this below. What you eat affects how well you think. Just as your body needs to be in peak condition as you approach your 40’s and 50’s, to have a memory that keeps growing and never lets you down, your...
It’s On The Tip Of My Tongue.

It’s On The Tip Of My Tongue.

A family meal was in progress and there was lively discussion about the latest neighbourhood scandal. Forty-something, Ben J. had taken off with the 18 year-old babysitter. Hilarity prevailed as one after the other of us imagined what might become of the odd couple....