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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Wo…! – and how it is good for you.
Image via Wikipedia It is easy to get into an equilibrium – a stasis. The question is how to perturb the system to get of this this state? [..]
Tis the season…
During the seasonal celebrations I think it can be wise to reflect a bit about life – to improve our brain health. One way to attempt this is [..]
Saddest Christmas story you would ever want to read
All the world’s religions, far as I understand, teach us to be kind and giving to your fellow humans – to be altruistic – ‘selfless concern for the [..]
Clean water – 2008 health breakthrough
I think some of the biggest breakthroughs for overall health in 2008 occurred in water purification. Paraphrasing Dean Kamen from the well known Colbert Report video: “50% of [..]
Coming 2008 year end blog pieces
While I recently posted my current plans of what I will try to do with this blog in the new year the current year is not over. In [..]
Brain Health Hacks 2009 plan
While this blog is only approximately 8 months old, coming close to the year’s end has made me contemplate what direction I will take this blog. I have [..]
Use of statins bad for myelination – possible long-term consequences
Image via Wikipedia The progressive loss of myelin as we age is now thought to be an important component of brain aging (see here) – so the last [..]
Every other day fasting dramatically improves survival rate after heart failure
Image via Wikipedia Intermittent fasting dramatically improves survival rate in an animal heart attack model. Dietary restriction, in its various forms (the two main forms are a 30-40% [..]
Is the glass half full or half empty: optimism and rACC activation
The title of this post seems to be an age old question that is suppose to test your general optimism. The optimist among us views the glass as [..]
