Head Champ

The best thing about the future is it comes one day at a time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3371319/Midnight-snacks-bad-brain-Digesting-food-asleep-affect-organ-memories-formed.html

Digesting food while asleep is bad for your brain A study has suggested that midnight snacks 'are bad for your brain'. Researchers say that digesting food while asleep can affect the part of the brain where your memories are formed.

http://healthydietplan.pw/online-brain-training-improves-memory-and-performance-of-everyday-tasks-such-as-cooking-and-navigating-public-transport-in-older-people-alzheimer-039-s-society

Online brain training improves memory and performance of everyday tasks such as cooking and... This is according to a new study published today (3 November) in JAMDA. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/11/neuroscientist-shows-what-fasting-does-to-your-brain-why-big-pharma-wont-study-it/

Neuroscientist Shows What Fasting Does To Your Brain & Why Big Pharma Won’t Study It Below is a TEDx talk given by Mark Mattson, the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University, and one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying…

Use your head. Connect the left and the right (brain) and you'll be alright.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/more-schools-are-working-to-integrate-the-arts-into-classroom-learning/2015/10/14/d36c2e64-7201-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9_story.html

More schools are working to integrate the arts into classroom learning Educators hope that arts integration will help improve student academic achievement over time.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/where-americans-need-more-sleep_5616a8dbe4b0e66ad4c6d94e?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

Use your head. Get some sleep.

Where You Live May Determine How Well You Sleep Appalachia struggles with a disproportionate disease burden, and poor sleep is part of it.

Multitasking is a farce!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/06/the-impossibility-of-multitasking_n_7013076.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business

Why We Should All Stop Trying To Multitask Right Now People of all attention-span lengths understand how easily a text message, phone call or email notification can distract them from an important task. No one is fully capable of addressing them while staying focused on their current project -- at leas...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/health-science/is-fencing-the-answer-to-brain-health/2015/04/06/adb325f8-dbb4-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_video.html

Is fencing the answer to brain health? In Damascus, Md., a father and son face off against each other in weekly fencing matches. They’re certain of the physical benefits, but can the fast-moving sport also help cognitive health?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/health/sleep-better-yoga/index.html

Sleep better with six minutes of bedtime yoga - CNN.com These postures and meditative breathing will help you fall, and stay, asleep.

I applaud this man for using his head and thinking of the big picture. He ais a champion, a Head Champ.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/12496480/san-francisco-49ers-linebacker-chris-borland-retires-head-injury-concerns

Safety concerns force Borland retirement Chris Borland said he came to the conclusion that the risks of playing football outweighed the benefits, a decision he said he came to after studying brain injuries, concussions and the potential effects of playing football.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/temptation-in-the-neurons_b_6861836.html

Temptation in the Neurons Lack of self-control is at the root of many personal and social ills, from alcoholism to obesity. Even when we are well aware of the costs, many of us are simply unable to curb our desires and control our impulses. Indeed, so daunting is this psychol...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-r-beaudreault/can-dementia-be-prevented-through-nutrition_b_6847822.html

Can Dementia Be Prevented Through Nutrition? Despite growing evidence supporting the positive role nutrition plays in dementia prevention, nutrition is rarely employed as a prevention strategy. A new study may change that....