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Beach Body Abs With the return of warm weather in the spring, thoughts can never be too far behind of the approaching summer and the many wonderful outdoor activities that we’ll often associate with it and among our top favorite summertime activities will always... Nutrition for a healthy lifestyle Nutrition for a healthy lifestyle can be a large step in maintaining your body's physical performance and your mind's well-being. Proper nutrition is often neglected in this day and age, with most people opting for fast food's convenience and low... Take Back Your Life 3 In parts one and two of this series, titled “Take Back Your Life” and “Take Back Your Life 2”; we discussed the importance of proper cell function and the necessity of having and maintaining a balanced endocrine system as they relate to wellness.... Taking The Coach Approach When you use what you go through to grow through, you take the coach approach. I am suggesting that you hire your own counsel. After all, who else knows your dreams, goals, and intentions better than you do? Who else has access to your inner... Watch Your Language *************************************** Watch Your Language! by Sue Dyson *************************************** I am about to present to you a very valuable and often overlooked key to success. What we say about ourselves will determine how we...         Aging and a Healthy Brain No matter what our current age, we all want to have a healthy body and a healthy mind as we get older. There is not much pleasure in living a long life if our final years are spent in pain and if we lose our ability to think and remember. As much as we dread suffering physical pain and illness in old age, many of us fear even more the prospect of losing our mental capacities. We know that some people are able to live into their eighth and ninth decades still mentally sharp and physically spry. What are our chances of staying mentally alert and physically active in old age? Is it all a matter of random luck? Is losing our mental powers as we age inevitable? The good news is that statistically the odds are on your side. Most people are able to keep their cognitive faculties as they age unless they develop Alzheimer¡Çs disease, or diabetes. As long as the brain itself remains healthy, older people can maintain their ability to think and remember, although processing may take longer than it used to. Seniors are actually able to outperform much younger people in certain kinds of mental skills. Many subtle, but cumulative physical changes occur in our brains as we live and grow older. Some of these changes start before we are born, and some become most noticeable as we enter the fifth or sixth decade of life. If you¡Çve ever heard that the brain shrinks as we grow older, it¡Çs not just a myth. It¡Çs literally true. Brain cells die steadily throughout life without being replaced, and the brain loses mass as we age. It appears that neurons themselves actually shrink, and our unused brain circuit pathways are trimmed back in favor of creating ¡Èsuper highways¡É to accommodate the type of thinking our brain does most. Men¡Çs brains seem to shrink somewhat faster than the brains of women. The good news for all of us is that although we may lose millions of neurons and synapses each year, this does not necessarily lead to diminishment of our overall thinking capacity unless the loss is concentrated in certain areas of the brain, such as the hippocampus or critical parts of the neocortex. Scientists have discovered that our ability to think and remember is preserved in spite of brain cell death, as long as the brain is able to create new connections by growing more dendrites and producing neurotransmitters. One way to keep producing new dendrites and new connections is to keep using your brain--keep on learning new skills and develop new interests throughout your life. If you treasure your brain, do yourself a favor and keep using it! About the author: This article is taken from the new downloadable book by Royane Real titled "How to Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative" Check it out at http://www.royanereal.com