A common science trend is to study the connection between obesity and the brain, in hopes of discovering neuroscience-based therapies and treatments to help people lose weight. A new study has shown that people who are overweight or obese have a lower pleasure response to delicious foods like milkshakes, versus their normal-weight counterparts. Human and [...]
Tags: caudate, diet, food, pleasure
Posted December 16, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience, Research studies
Today a recipe for Strawberry Pomegranate Pie is featured as the Thinkfood Recipe of the Week. As you probably know by now, Thinkfood is a cookbook and online recipe program that features brain healthy recipes from 50 food bloggers. You might be surprised to learn that this week’s recipe was contributed by yours truly. As [...]
Tags: brain health, diet, food, pomegranates, recipes, ThinkFood
Posted November 3, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Odds and Ends
Barbara Strauch, author of The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain, spoke this week at Stanford. Strauch is the health/medical science editor for The New York Times and when she writes on brain topics, the articles consistently skyrocket to the top of the “Most E-mailed List.” I attended her lecture at the Center for [...]
Tags: barbara strauch, cognitive performance, diabetes, diet, grown up brain, improve memory, middle age, nutrition, obesity, old age
Posted October 1, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Exercise, Neuroscience, Physical exercise
Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present the first in a series of guest posts from Camille S. Finley, MBA, MPH. Camille is a fitness expert with a specialization in applying exercise and nutrition choices for brain health. In this series, she will pair specific workouts with recipes from the Thinkfood cookbook. Click on [...]
Tags: cardio, diet, Exercise, jog, jump rope, recipe, recipes, run, ThinkFood, walk
Posted September 15, 2010 by Camille S. Finley under Physical exercise
Back in June, we launched our Thinkfood Recipe of the Week program, to bring a brain healthy recipe to your inbox each week. Today we are pleased to announce that the physical cookbook is here and available for purchase on our website and on Amazon.com! ThinkFood is a cookbook that features brain-healthy recipes. We know [...]
Tags: book, brain health, brain healthy eating, diet, food, gifts, nutrition, recipe, ThinkFood
Posted August 31, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends
This Thanksgiving, why not give thanks for brain health at any age? One way to literally bring brain health to the table is to cook Thanksgiving dishes that feature brain healthy nutrients, and share the benefits with your friends and family. Let’s take a look at all the brain benefits the foods on your Thanksgiving [...]
Tags: diet, food, lifestyle
Posted November 25, 2009 by Karen Merzenich under Brain plasticity, Memory, Odds and Ends, Research studies
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