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December 20, 2014
LIFE'S SECRET TIPS #2 - Top Health Begins With Our Brains; Critical Goal: Optimize Cognitive Outputs Efficacy
Eight Surprising Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Your Brain
Your brain is only 2% of your body’s mass, but uses 20% of the oxygen you breathe.
Although the brain accounts for only 2% of the whole body’s mass, it uses 20% of all the oxygen we breathe. A continuous supply of oxygen is necessary for survival. A loss of oxygen for 10 minutes can result in significant neural damage.
2. When it’s dark, your peripheral vision works better than front-on (“foveal”) vision.
At night, our peripheral vision is better than our foveal (straight on) vision. Hikers at night do better when they look slightly above the trail, and airplane pilots are taught to look for traffic out of the sides of their eyes. This is because our rod cells, photoreceptors that respond best to dim light, are located mostly in the periphery of the retina.
3. Babies lose half of their neurons at birth.
It is estimated that a baby loses about half their neurons before they are born. This process is sometimes referred to as pruning and may eliminate neurons that do not receive sufficient input from other neurons.
4. You have more than a trillion glial cells in your brain, which account for over 90% of the cells in the brain. 
More numerous—but less glamorous—than neurons are the brain’s glial cells, also called glia. About 90% of the cells in the brain are glial cells. (There are probably more than one trillion of them in the average human brain!) Glial cells might be thought of as servants to the neurons—they make myelin to protect neurons and speed transmission, dispose of dead neurons, provide nutrition for neurons, repair injured neurons, and support neurons in many other ways. About the only thing they don’t do is ferry impulses around.
A Cautionary Word
There's always another side to any story, so here is what some skeptics say about Dr Amen's methods and approach. So please ensure you consult with your own medical professionals and apply other devices for diagnostics, research, treatment and prognosis. Nonetheless, this does not in any way discount the essence of the message here " top health requires optimal brain health to provide the platform for life-long cognitive efficacy"
"Like love and marriage - you can't have one without the other... "
What Skeptics Say - Click Below and Read
So in closing may we add just one little philosophical perspective to your sparking glial cells mix - "how many colours can describe happiness - otherwise, known as prolonged optimal low-standard-deviation cognitive outputs efficacy."
Now work that clinical mouthful into your sweet romantic whisperings on your next date with R2 D2.
December 15, 2014
LIFE'S SECRET TIPS #1 - Life Strategic Plan Equals Business Strategic Plan
Three Proven Strategies for Running a Great Business That Will Also Work in Our Personal Lives
Even some of the most savvy business people I know often check their management smarts at the door when it comes to their personal lives. But while it may sound hopelessly practical and boring (hey, I'm an engineer after all), there's quite a bit that good business management can teach us about optimizing our lives, too.
Following are three ways to apply the same strategies that have made companies like General Electric, Toyota and Siemens great to improve your life outside of work.
1. Continuous Improvement
The great Taiichi Ohno, a Japanese professor and businessman, and the father of "The Toyota Way" and Lean Manufacturing, once said, "The greatest problem is having no problems at all."
At its root, Continuous Improvement is all about accepting that you will fail and striving for success, anyway. It uses failure as a learning experience to move on from, rather than letting it derail you. It's not an unfamiliar idea outside of Japan. Plenty of Western business cliches can be traced back to it: "The perfect is the enemy of the good," for example. Or, "it's a marathon, not a sprint."
December 14, 2014
EAT RAW CASHEWS - Dr. Ben Kim, Experience Your Health
Raw,Organic Cashews:
One of Nature's Most Nutrient-Dense Nuts
If you want to stay as healthy as possible as you age, it's critical that you limit your consumption of pasteurized dairy products, which I believe can be a significant cause of heart disease, poor digestive tract health, a hypersensitive and weakened immune system, chronic skin challenges, chronic ear infections, and chronic sinus problems, just to name a few conditions that are strongly linked to regular consumption of pasteurized dairy.
When I design dairy-free dietary programs for clients, I often recommend eating about a handful of raw, organic cashews per day, as cashews are extremely dense in health-promoting nutrients, and their natural creaminess and sweetness make them an excellent substitute for many dairy-based foods and snacks. For example, the experience of eating apple slices dipped in freshly made cashew butter - easily made by blending up a handful of cashews in a blender or food processor - usually convinces even the most fervent lovers of dairy that life without cow's milk can still be grand.
Beyond nourishing your body with freshly made cashew butter, you can make a variety of creamy dips, sauces, and even dairy-free cheese with cashews. You can also enjoy raw, organic cashews mixed in with smoothies, cereals, and trail mixes. And of course, they're fantastic just on their own, fresh out of the bag.
When eaten on a regular basis, raw, organic cashews may have the following physiological effects:
- Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy by providing your cardiovascular system with a steady stream of healthy, monounsaturated fatty acids.
- Build and maintain strong bones and teeth by supplying your body with a rich supply of magnesium, which is just as important to the physical structure of your bones and teeth as calcium.
- Promote healthy blood pressure - magnesium-rich cashews can help keep your blood vessels relaxed, combating the negative effects of poor dietary choices and stress than can cause high blood pressure.
- Keep your nerves relaxed - this is also accomplished by magnesium, which promotes a healthy, relaxed tone in your nerves and muscles by acting as a natural calcium channel blocker.
- Decrease muscle cramps and soreness - also due to the high magnesium content of high quality cashews.
- Promote deep, restful sleep through the relaxation effect that magnesium has on your nervous system and muscles.
- Keep your joints, bones, and blood vessels flexible by supplying your body with significant amounts of copper.
- Prevent premature aging and disease by supporting the antioxidant activity of a powerful enzyme called superoxide dismutase.
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December 12, 2014
EAT ALMONDS - Womens Health
6 New Reasons to Eat Almonds
Nutritionists are having a love affair with almonds. Next week at the American Society of Nutrition annual meeting, researchers are set to present six new studies on the health benefits of noshing on almonds.
Patience isn't our strongest virtue, so we got a peek at the findings—and we're sharing them with you. Check out these six new science-backed bennies of our favorite snack:
Less Belly Fat
Belly fat does more than look bad. It hangs around your organs and ups your risk of chronic disease. Luckily, a new Penn State study of 52 adults with elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol, people who ate 1.5 ounces a day of almonds for six weeks reduced their belly fat and waist circumference more than those had a high-carbohydrate, calorie-matched snack.
Lower Cholesterol
Lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, that is. People who eat almonds are 44 percent less likely to have elevated LDL compared to those who don't get their almonds on, according to a new Louisiana State University study of 24,808 adults.
Fewer Cravings
Snack on this: Eating 1.5 ounces of dry-roasted, lightly salted almonds daily helped curb participants' appetites and regulate their blood sugar, per a new Purdue University study of 137 adults.
Less Inflammation
In a new Chinese study, type 2 diabetics who ate 1.5 ounces of almonds each day for three months dramatically improved their bodies' levels of oxidative stress and inflammation.
Healthier Baby Bumps
More than half of women gain too much weight during pregnancy, increasing their odds of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and preeclampsia. But almonds might help. A new study of overweight and obese women by California researchers shows that eating 2 ounces of almonds improves satiety, reduces appetite, and may promote healthy weight gain during pregnancy.
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