Say “Science Says Celery Saves Brain Cells” Seven Times
Posted on 21. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
photo credit: Francesca:Nocella
If you think that’s hard, try the original title from the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:
“Luteolin reduces IL-6 production in microglia by inhibiting JNK phosphorylation and activation of AP-1″
*Division of Nutritional Sciences, Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program, Department of Animal Sciences, and Department of Pathology, [...]
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Authentic Happiness And How To Find It
Posted on 17. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Suffering, in this life is an inevitability — happiness on the other hand, is a choice.
The power of positive psychology or “Learned Optimism”, can help you find it.
Consciously or not, most people believe that happiness can be found by either — a lifelong pursuit of “pure pleasure” or simply “getting what [...]
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Beginning To Forget: 10 Early Signs Of Alzheimer’s
Posted on 14. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Take a moment and commit to memory (with the help of your hippocampus), the 10 early signs of Alzheimer’s. Baby-boomers will remember (hopefully) that Joni Mitchell said it best:
“don’t it always seem to go, that,
you don’t know what you’ve got til’ it’s gone“
Feel free to share this information with family and friends.
And remember, [...]
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Your Brain On Accutane®
Posted on 12. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
So here’s the deal, medication has its place, but this one belongs on your face – NOT in your body!
photo credit: Syma Sees
Suicide and the depression that precipitates it, is common in North America. Common enough to be the third leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 24.
Acne unfortunately, especially [...]
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Are Medications Muddling Up Your Memory?
Posted on 03. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
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Don’t panic if you find yourself occasionally taking one or two of the medications listed below. Do panic if you find yourself taking them indefinitely. There is an inevitable biochemical price to pay for every medication taken. As it goes in the macroscopic world – so it is in [...]
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Forget Sex! Try Brainwave Entrainment Tonight
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Ok so maybe don’t forget sex, try brainwave entrainment in addition too, not instead of, or maybe along with, sex- but still try it tonight.
But wait, what I’m I even talking about? Call it “neurofeedback“, “brainwave synchronization”, or “thalamo-cortical resonance”, it’s all the same thing.
photo credit: Brymo
In case you [...]
