Category: Brain
Unleashing Strength and Defending Against Brain Aging with BFR Training Harnessing the power of tourniquets to boost muscle strength and protect your brain might seem like an unconventional strategy. However, the technique of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training — sometimes referred to as Occlusion or Kaatsu Training — uses this exact principle, and it's causing quite a stir. BFR: A Fitness Revolution from Japan In [...]
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What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health – Part 3 In this third and final part of the article "What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health", we cover Gut-Liver-Brain Axis, Gut Microbiome, Inflammation & Leaky Gut Improving / Replenishing Gut Microbiome Reducing Alcohol Consumption & Stress Hangover, Anxiety, Sleep, Headache Hangover Recovery, Deliberate Cold Exposure & Adrenaline Hangover Recovery, Dehydration & Electrolytes Hangover [...]
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What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health – Part 2 In this second part of the article "What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health", we cover Food & Alcohol Absorption Alcohol & Serotonin & Depression Risk for Alcoholism, Blackouts Cortisol & Stress Genetic Predisposition for Alcoholism Consuming Alcohol Too Young For the first part of the article, please click here Food & Alcohol [...]
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What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health – Part 1 About this Article In this article, we're discussing alcohol, one of the most consumed substances on the planet Earth. Both humans and non-human animals consume alcohol either for recreational purposes because they like the feeling that it gives them or for medicinal purposes or for other purposes that we'll discuss. This article is meant to [...]
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Sleep Toolkit: Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing Everyone should make efforts to optimize their sleep. In this article we take a deep dive into all things related to optimizing sleep. Behavioural and supplement-based approaches to enhance sleep quality and duration have been described, and the impact of sleep and wakefulness practices. Importance of Sleep High-quality sleep is critical! Sleep is the foundation [...]
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Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Do’s and Don’ts Parkinson’s disease is a gradually growing abnormality of the CNS (central nervous system). It is a chronic disease that mainly affects the portion which is associated with the movement. The main symptoms of Parkinson’s are: Small tremors Slowing of movements Stiffness and rigidity of body parts Slurred speech Postural instability Constipation Depression, confusion, disorientation Insomnia [...]
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Sleep and Mental Health – Ways to Improve Both Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. The objective of this article is to examine [...]
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Benefits of Exercise and Personal Training for Multiple Sclerosis by Team AbhiFit, Dubai, UAE PT Success for an MS Patient in Dubai Before we share what is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and how exercise and personal training can critically help in MS, please see below our short video of the success being achieved by our personal training client an MS patient in Dubai. What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis (MS) [...]
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Best Nootropic Supplements for Improving Memory and Cognition Early indicators of Alzheimer's or dementia include forgetting why you entered a room, leaving your keys, or going blank on someone's name. These common memory lapses affect persons in their twenties as well, which young people simply ignore. According to recent studies, we begin to lose our memories in our early 20s. Neurotransmitters that are [...]
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Understanding Sleep Stages Sleep is an important part of our life. Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is essential. Without adequate sleep it’s harder to concentrate and respond quickly. Sleep also affects almost every type of tissue and system in the body including brain, heart, lungs, metabolism, immune function, mood, and [...]
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