Health & Nutrition Blogs
Brain Blog: Our hearts beat the language of loveHow Our Hearts Beat Together
|
Brain Blog: Top 5 Memorable Holiday gifts for late shoppers!This year give the gift of gratitude
|
Brain Blog: The brain heals itself!Neuroplasticity – why you can change your brain
|
Brain Blog: Krill Oil and ADHD Part 5: Test Your ADHD ChildSome resources for diagnosing ADHDEvery child (and adult) with ADHD or ADD is unique. If for most ADHD sufferers it is true that DHA (omega-3) levels are too low, that doesn’t mean it is automatically true for your own kid. So test before and after you start taking or administering omega-3 supplements. Here are some options: |
Brain Blog: Krill Oil and ADHD Part 4: Eat Your BrainsYour brain needs phospholipidsPeople with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) often have a deficiency in omega-3s and phospholipids. Unfortunately, omega-3 phospholipids can be found in only a few natural sources. The most studied source is cow brain. However, that research came to a crashing halt when, in 1986, mad cow disease broke out in the UK. Now it is no longer a good idea to eat brain or spinal-cord tissue. |
Brain Blog: Krill Oil and ADHD part 3: Burn, Sugar BurnADHD patients need sugar, but the right kindADHD and ADD patients are severely limited because they typically run on sugar. And typically, they function well for a few minutes, and then crash when their brains have used up all the glucose (sugar). In my neurofeedback clinic, the objective is to learn new brain patterns and behaviors, but it is frustrating for both patient and therapist when only the first 5-10 minutes of a session can be used optimally.
|
Brain Blog: Krill Oil and ADHD: Ideal Brain FoodFirst feed the brain, and then challenge the brainI often see patients in my neurofeedback practice who do not have enough brain energy to develop new brain patterns. They quickly burn through their glucose (sugar) and completely lose their productivity during the remainder of the session. This is not only unproductive and costly, but also frustrating for both patient and therapist.
|
Brain Blog: Krill Oil and ADHD Part 1: Brain Fats MatterWhy fats matter for kids with ADHDClinical research from Aker BioMarine shows that children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) who took krill oil for 13 weeks normalized their electrical brain-activity patterns through QEEG brain mapping. This was somewhat to be expected, because krill oil contains DHA phospholipids, a major bra |
The first organ that we develop is the heart; before we breathe, think, digest or suck our thumb, we must have that initial spark that makes our heart beat. 
The Holidays are all about giving, especially about material giving. It's a time when credit cards get stretched, and when we worry about running out of money. And let's not forget the stress about finding the right gift for someone. 
It’s fascinating how resilient the brain is and how it can miraculously rewire and restore itself. There are so many stories about people who, after extensive injuries or having part of their brain taken out, have recovered the lost function as one part of the brain takes over the damaged or missing part. In this series of brain blogs, I will be exploring ways to change and improve our own brains – neuroplasticity.
