Author Archives: Ward Plunet

What is the age barrier to genius – Is it only accomplished by the young?

The great genius Einstein once said, “A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.” However, new research might prove the great Einstein wrong, and that nowadays more and more of the genius level accomplishment are not reached until far later in life. Read more »

10000 hours, aging, brain health, longevity

Chemo Brain, Chemo Fog, in Breast Cancer Patients is Real

Chemo Fog, or chemo brain is reported by many cancer patients, but doctors tend to ignore it since they put most of their concentration of treating the cancer. [..]

cancer

Alzheimer’s disease: omega-3 and exercise – the complexity of treatment

Fish and/or exercise to help Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease background: Alzheimer’s disease is the leading neurodegenerative dementia disorder. In most cases Alzheimer’s does not appear until after the [..]

aging, brain health, enriched environment, exercise, healthy diet, longevity

Weekend’s Better Brain Health Breakfast #7: Friends, Lovers, Puzzles, and Music

The power of love and friends for your health Staying married or good social connections can help you live longer are covered in this Washington post article. I [..]

brain fitness, brain health, enriched environment, Weekend's Better Brain Health Breakfast

Are there differences between physical and cognitive aging?

Does physical decline directly mirror cognitive decline? In a previous post I pointed out how after the age of 25 the brain is losing a proportion of its [..]

aging, brain health, cognitive function, exercise

Can mindful meditation reverse brain aging?

Meditation for brain health As we age our brain slowly starts shrinking (and this starts by the age of 25), can we do anything to help slow or [..]

aging, brain fitness, brain hack, brain health

Reverse your brain aging: How to take 2 years off your brain age within 1 year

Reverse the brain aging process Wouldn’t it be great to reverse the age accumulated damage to your brain, stop the shrinking of your brain? Sound like marketing hype, [..]

aging, brain fitness, brain hack, brain health

Weekend’s Better Brain Health Breakfast # 7: Beauty-Brains, Schmoozing, Blueberries

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Are good looking people also smarter? Would this be prove how fair the world is if on average the best looking people [..]

brain health, Uncategorized, Weekend's Better Brain Health Breakfast

How to open your mind and put it in a playful, amused state

Do you want to play? Do you want a simple brain hack to make you playful, increase your amusement, make you laugh inside? In today’s world we might [..]

brain hack, brain health

Can working on puzzles ‘widen’ your mind?

Chasing the “Aha” of puzzle solving We have all chased the “Aha” moment that occurs when coming up with a solution to the problem and felt how good [..]

brain health