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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Exercise: The Spark for Your Brain
Does exercise benefit your brain?You bet it does, and if you want to know the many ways it does, get this book: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, by Dr. John J. Ratey with Eric Hagerman.
"We all know that exercise makes us feel better, but most of us have no idea why," Ratey writes. "We assume it's because we're burning off stress or reducing muscle tension or boosting endorphins, and we leave it at that. But the real reason we feel so good when we get our blood pumping is that it makes the brain function at its best, and in my view, this benefit of physical activity is far more important—and fascinating—than what it does for the body.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Speaking of Brains, How Fit is Yours?
I've just come across a fascinating company and website: SharpBrains. They've got what looks like some really good news.SharpBrains is a research & advisory firm devoted to helping individuals, companies, health providers, investors, and policy makers understand and participate in the emerging brain fitness field through a variety of market-intelligence products and services.
The company says that brain fitness may grow one day to become as widespread as physical fitness, and brain fitness centers or "brain gyms" may complement today's gyms.
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