Sentences with phrase «positive effects on brain»

A single session of moderately energetic physical activity has immediate positive effects on brain function, intellect, and academic performance

It's interesting to note that exercise has similar positive effects on the brain.

But that's not the only benefit to avoiding sugar — veering away from junk food can also have longer lasting positive effects on your brain function.

But, she said, studies of older adults have found that regular exercise can have positive effects on brain activity and mental abilities.

Wine may also have positive effects on the brain.

As well as releasing endorphins, those «feel good» hormones that help us all reduce stress, massaging your baby will reduce stress hormones such as cortisol and this can also have positive effects on brain development.

Research shows that happiness has positive effects on our brains, and it's certainly a pleasant turn of luck to be born with a sunny disposition, but according to science if you weren't so fortunate and naturally tend towards pessimism, trying to remake yourself into more of an optimist is probably doing more harm than good.

This suggests that exercise training, when designed to increase aerobic fitness, might have a positive effect on the brain in healthy young adults,» explained corresponding author and principal investigator Karin Schon, PhD, BUSM assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology.

This is the first study to demonstrate that behavioral interventions can have a positive effect on brain function in people with cognitive disability caused by MS, an important step in validating the clinical utility of cognitive rehabilitation.

It was also clear that reading had a positive effect on brain power in those first three years — further suggesting that the survival advantage was due to the «immersive nature that helps maintain cognitive status,» the authors wrote.

You may not thought about eating fat when trying to build a shredded body, but scientists discovered that omega 3 fatty acids promote fat loss, decrease inflammation, improve digestion and have a positive effect on the brain functions.

It has a positive effect on brain function, and smelling cinnamon, or chewing cinnamon flavored gum, can possibly help improve memory and attention.

Certain chemicals and nutrients from food have a positive effect on the brain according to Barbara Shukitt - Hale who is a nutrition expert from the USDA Nutrition Research Facility located at Tufts University and Gary Wenk who is a renowned professor of neuroscience.

Ginkgo is well recognized for its positive effect on brain functioning - enhancing memory, mental alertness, and reducing mental fatigue and lack of energy.

Not exact matches

Time in nature is often a soothing way to force yourself to confront your own brain without distractions (and science shows nature has startlingly positive effects on mental health too).

Dr. Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been studying the effects of positive emotions, such as compassion and kindness, on the brain since the 1990s.

• Scientific Studies that Show a Positive Effect of Religion on Health • Mind - Body Dualism — Is the Mind Purely a Function of the Brain?

To read more about the effects of parenting on a child's developing stress response system, see my Parenting Science article, «The health benefits of sensitive, responsive parenting» as well as my blog posts, «Positive parenting protects kids from brain - shrinking stress?»

It is well known that positive emotions, like laughter or engaging well with an experimenter, can increase dopamine levels in the brain, which in turn has a positive effect on learning.

After concluding that increased stem cell production in a certain area of the brain had a positive effect on behavioral deficits of Alzheimer's, Prof. Offen has moved to research into the area of the brain that controls memory.

She also emphasized that cognitive training is a second option when compared to physical fitness programs, which have been linked to positive effects on cognition, brain function, and brain structure.

When the researchers applied the stimulant directly to honey bee brains, it had a positive effect on the neurons associated with the formation of long term memories.

Dopamine has a positive effect on mood; Modafinil improves how users of the drug feel because it increases levels of dopamine in the area of the brain that control mood and feeling of well - being.

Previous research — known popularly as the «Mozart effect» — on how music in early childhood might have a positive impact on young children's brain development has had mixed results.

Some research has shown that listening to music during pregnancy can have a positive effect on babies» brains and development.

Your brain is filled with blood vesselsâ $» which is why exercise can have such a positive effect on it.

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

One 2007 study even found that yoga has a direct positive effect on hormonal levels of GABA (brain gamma - aminobutyric), which means that it can be used to successfully combat anxiety disorders and depression.

Staying physically active can have a positive effect on your mood and reduce anxiety through many different pathways in your body and brain.

Foods that naturally improve circulation, increase visual and sensual impact as well as stimulate the brain (the brain is the largest sexual organ in the body although I'm sure some men would disagree haha) will have a positive effect on your mojo.

Exercise has a positive effect on the balance of chemicals in the brain.

Hormonally, the exercise effects on your brain have also shown to be positive.

The study also found that intermittent fasting had a positive anti-aging effect on the brain.

Theanine is known for its properties that calm the mind and help focus the brain, as well as its positive effects on anxiety.

Testosterone improves muscle mass and bone density and can have a positive effect on the heart, brain and blood vessels.

A classical ketogenic diet — with a staggering 70 - 90 percent of total calories coming from fat — might not be necessary.51 Classical ketogenic diets restrict protein as well as carbohydrate, since 48 - 58 percent of the amino acids in dietary proteins can be glucogenic, thereby undermining the purpose of a diet intended to generate a high amount of ketones and limit glucose as much as possible.46 As therapy for AD, however, simply lowering carbohydrate intake to a point where some ketones are generated and hyperinsulinemia is corrected could have positive effects just by easing the metabolic burden on the brain.

Results Pence expected that the supplementation would have positive effects on the mice's brains and muscles.

HTP has a positive effect on emotional well - being by encouraging brain serotonin levels that lead to positive effects on emotional well - being, appetite control, and sleep cycles.

Furthermore, some of the positive effects of intermittent fasting on glucose homeostasis may be mediated by the nervous system, mainly by the increased production of brain - derived neurotrophic factor, which increases the resistance of neurones to dysfunction and degeneration in animal models [3].

Turmeric is widely prized as nature's most potent anti-inflammatory, and daily use can have a profound positive effect on the body and brain.

If you're struggling with some kind of chronic inflammatory process, the resulting effect on the brain (i.e. feeling like crap) may make it much harder to enact positive change.

The unique combination of fatty acids found in coconut oil can serve up profound positive effects on your health including better brain function as well as body fat loss.

At ICVN, Dr. Susan Carlson presented evidence from recent studies she's conducted showing that DHA supplementation in the range of 600 mg - 1000 mg has been associated with decreased risk of pre-term delivery and higher birthweight, as well as a positive effect on infant's brain development.

«This could manifest, behaviorally, via magnified antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, reduction of intestinal permeability and the detrimental effects of LPS, improved glycemic control, positive influence on nutritional status (and therefore neurotransmission and neuropeptide production), direct production of GABA, and other bioactive chemicals, as well as a direct role in gut - to - brain communication via a beneficial shift in the intestinal microbiota itself.»

These explains the positive effects of meditation on the brain:

Teaching students about neuroplasticity and the brain's potential can have a positive effect on their self - perceptions and expectations for success in school.

The BBC website carried a story recently of children in Scotland using Nintendo's Brain Training for the first 20 minutes of every school day and finding that this had a positive effect on their learning.

In their book on moral panics around video games — Moral Combat — Markey and Ferguson dedicate a chapter to debunking some of the proposed positive effects of video games, like the widely exaggerated benefits of brain training games.

Early childhood experiences that promote relational health lead to secure attachment, effective self - regulation and sleep, normal development of the neuroendocrine system, healthy stress - response systems, and positive changes in the architecture of the developing brain.86, 87 Perhaps the most important protective factors are those that attenuate the toxic stress effects of childhood poverty on early brain and child development.3, 5,88

Touch helps reduce stress, has a positive effect on growth and brain development, and helps children develop the skills they need to make decisions.