Sentences with phrase «influences on brain health»

a well - reviewed and exhaustively referenced book that explains the many metabolic influences on brain health and how to address them.

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According to Cleveland Clinic: «In addition to having antioxidant qualities, research shows that flavanols have other potential influences on vascular health, such as lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow to the brain and heart, and making blood platelets less sticky and able to clot.»

• The unique influences that fathers have on nutrition, obesity, brain development and mental health.

Did U.S. Sen. John McCain's brain tumor influence his «no» vote on the so - called skinny health care bill?

Charles DeCarli, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center and an author of the study, said it is a wake - up call that, just as people can influence their late - life brain health by limiting vascular brain injury through controlling their blood pressure, the same is true of getting a handle on their serum cholesterol levels.

«Our study shows the importance of understanding environmental influences on the developing brain in early life as this can have important implications for brain health through the lifespan.»

«The results presented today add to the growing body of evidence showing the influence of the gut on the brain and the crucial relationship between the two,» said press conference moderator Tracy Bale, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Center for Brain Development and Maternal Mental Hebrain and the crucial relationship between the two,» said press conference moderator Tracy Bale, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Center for Brain Development and Maternal Mental HeBrain Development and Maternal Mental Health.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that a number of factors can influence exactly how alcohol impacts the brain, including how much and how often a person drinks, how long the individual has been drinking, prenatal exposure to alcohol, and the overall state of a person's health.

He spent his basic research career studying the mechanisms of steroid hormone action on the brain, behavior, and mental health, and the influences of the environment and stressors on those actions in laboratory rodents.

As the associate director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, my work has been focused on the rigorous study of how our lifestyle choices — especially our diet — influence the health of our brains.

A lot of recent research however indicates that the positive effects extend to brain health as well, having an influence on cognition.

I really began to understand that with 90 per cent of serotonin receptors (our happy hormone) found in our gut, the food that we eat has a significant influence on our brain and mental health.»

But the 2015 findings also suggested that a person's perception of stress may have more influence on future brain health than the actual events themselves, the authors added.

An active lifestyle's positive influence on the brain was probably due to an improvement in vascular health, and the results clearly show that an active lifestyle can alleviate brain aging.

Focusing on both mental health and nutrition, I quickly realized how one's diet influenced brain health and overall well - being — my attention shifted and this connection has been the focal point of my research ever since.

The positive influence of exercise on brain health seems to have many mechanisms, BDNF being one of them (Seifert et al., 2010).

And while we're still learning more each day — mapping what's going on with those microbes and how they influence our states of health and illness, from gut to brain and immunity to pain — it's time for each one of us to take the tiger by the tail.

Scientists at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds conduct rigorous research on the physiological effects of meditation on the brain, and the power of the brain to influence human health.

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 period from conception to 6 years of age has the most influence of any period of time on brain development, behaviour and health.

The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress Shonkoff & Garner (2011) Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, & Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Pediatrics, 129 (1) Presents an eco-biodevelopmental framework that illustrates how early experiences and environmental influences can affect emerging brain architecture and long - term hHealth, Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, & Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Pediatrics, 129 (1) Presents an eco-biodevelopmental framework that illustrates how early experiences and environmental influences can affect emerging brain architecture and long - term healthhealth.

It's a universally accepted truth that one of the most important influences on a child's social, emotional and intellectual health and well - being is the type of parenting and caregiving he or she receives in childhood — particularly early childhood when brain development is the most rapid.

As one group of researchers put it, «early experiences and environmental influences can leave a lasting signature on the genetic predispositions that affect emerging brain architecture and long - term health.»