Sentences with phrase «cognitive health and performance»

Lugavere speaks regularly on the role of diet and lifestyle in cognitive health and performance, most recently keynoting the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm, Sweden.

Alice Cadman, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Leatherhead Food Research discusses links between nutrition and cognitive health and performance, set against the context of rising cases of dementia and an ageing population.

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So, whilst the well - informed individuals who may be reading this article are likely to recognise and avoid the risks associated with over consumption and excessive calorie intake, the very real risk of deteriorating mental health and cognitive performance exists within this group as much as any other.

Stunting and chronic nutrient deficiencies have significant consequences for health, growth and cognitive development and performance.

In addition, breastfeeding has a cognitive benefit, particularly in terms of mental health, early brain development, optimal neuronal development, cognitive ability, school performance and linguistic ability [8].

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

That report, published in Brain Imaging and Behavior, quickly led to further research — a National Institutes of Health - funded study at Pitt examining the brain during dual cognitive - balance performance in children following concussion.

Short - term effects of cannabis are transient impairments in motor function and working memory, planning, and decision - making, while possible long - term health effects of heavy cannabis use include physical and psychological dependence, permanent reductions in cognitive performance, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and some cancers (WHO).

New research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows a significant relationship between motivational deficit and poor cognitive performance in people with schizophrenia.

Dr. Pope's research on the adverse effects of anabolic - androgenic steroids (AAS) and other performance - enhancing drugs addresses psychiatric effects of AAS use and ASS withdrawal, the cardiac toxicity of AAS (which is emerging as a serious public health problem), and cognitive deficits in AAS users.

When you are chronically sleep - deprived, you are hurting your metabolic health, cardiovascular health, cognitive power and memory, athletic performance, and the list goes on... but most importantly for this article, you will have a really, really hard time (as if it isn't hard enough already) building your ideal body.

As you can see, magnesium may be one of the easiest ways to improve your overall health, cognitive functioning and athletic performance, while reducing the levels of stress and fatique — get out there and start taking it today!

These ingredients are meant to improve * overall brain health which will result in better memory and cognitive performance.

Nutritionists recommend consuming watermelon seeds all through the summer to improve cardiovascular health and boost cognitive performance.

* Nutrient support for cognitive health, memory and mental performance.

I have been in ketosis many times and it does wonders for my cognitive performance and focus, but following The Perfect Health Diet, I begun to think it was not the best thing for my body.

Notably, the non-psychoactive component of marijuana, CBD, has been shown to regulate mTOR in a different way than THC, and CBD has been repeatedly shown to induce several health - promoting effects such as, increasing cognitive performance in mice.

American College of Sports Medicine Health & Fitness Journal: «The Hydration Equation: Update on Water Balance and Cognitive Performance.»

Piepmeier, Aaron T., et al. «Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) as a Potential mechanism of the Effects of Burst Exercise on Cognitive Performance,» Journal of Sport and Health Science, Volume 4, issue 1 (2015): 14 - 23.

In conclusion, whether fasting actually causes improvements in metabolic health, cognitive performance, and cardiovascular outcomes over the long term; how much fasting is actually beneficial; and where the threshold of hormesis resides (i.e., a balance between long - term benefit from fasting compared with harm from insufficient caloric intake) remain open questions.

If you take calories down to low you run the risk of illness, reduced physical and cognitive performance, poor health.

Darla Castelli, an assistant professor in the department of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, studies the effects of physical activity and fitness on motor competence and cognitive performance in youth.

The research, led by Charles Hillman, a professor of kinesiology and community health and the director of the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory at Illinois, suggests that physical activity may increase students» cognitive control — or ability to pay attention — and also result in better performance on academic achievement tests.

Charles Hillman and Darla Castelli, professors of kinesiology and community health, have found that physical activity may increase students» cognitive control — or ability to pay attention — and also result in better performance on academic achievement tests.

Omega - 3s can help optimize mental performance, improve your mood and concentration, and support overall cognitive health.

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

Children gain from participating in high - quality care in the short and long - term, as demonstrated by improved cognitive and social outcomes, better academic performance through school, and better health, employment outcomes, and criminal justice involvement reduction as adults.

There is much research and media attention outlining the effectiveness for children and adults participating in regular mindful meditation including reductions in stress, better mental health, greater wellbeing, increased kindness, increased cognitive performance and enhanced job performance.

It incorporates key measures of childhood background — including socioeconomic deprivation, family disruption, housing tenure and parental interest in the child's education — and powerful measures of developmental problems for the child — including low birth weight, health difficulties, low cognitive performance and behavioural difficulties.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.

The first 5 years of life are critical for the development of language and cognitive skills.1 By kindergarten entry, steep social gradients in reading and math ability, with successively poorer outcomes for children in families of lower social class, are already apparent.2 — 4 Early cognitive ability is, in turn, predictive of later school performance, educational attainment, and health in adulthood5 — 7 and may serve as a marker for the quality of early brain development and a mechanism for the transmission of future health inequalities.8 Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.9, 10

Within the schoolhouse walls and in the wider community, we face critical, immediate equity issues — such as the belief that some students are incapable of high intellectual / cognitive performance — and other forms of institutional and structural racism that lead to differential rates of mass incarceration, income inequality, and health outcomes.

[41] Focus on the Family points to academic studies which state that the presence of a father in the home increases children's cognitive and verbal skills, academic performance, involvement in or avoidance of high - risk behaviors and crime, and emotional and psychological health than children without a father.