A few weeks ago, we hosted a Q&A session on Facebook about brain foods. Our own in-house chef/recipe developer/scientist Karen Merzenich answered people’s questions and I think we all learned a lot! For those who missed the discussion and prefer to read it in transcript form, I’ve re-posted it here. Question: Do the health benefits [...]
Tags: blueberries, brain foods, brain healthy recipes, brain supplements, chia seeds, food and the brain, gingko biloba, mercury in fish, omega-3, ThinkFood
Posted March 28, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Research studies
We talk often on this blog about the connection between foods and brain health. One of the brain healthy ingredients we recommend working into your diet is turmeric, a bright orange spice that’s a component of many yellow curry powders. In rats, turmeric has been found to reduce amyloid plaques, one of the physical symptoms [...]
Tags: brain foods, brain healthy eating, curcumin, curry, ischemic stroke, salk institute, TBI, ThinkFood, traumatic brain injury treatments, turmeric
Posted January 18, 2011 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
Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present the third 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 pairs specific workouts with recipes from the Thinkfood cookbook. Click on her [...]
Tags: brain exercise, brain food, brain healthy food, brain healthy lifestyle, brain healthy recipes, ThinkFood, yoga
Posted October 18, 2010 by Camille S. Finley under Physical exercise
Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present the second 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 pairs specific workouts with recipes from the Thinkfood cookbook. Click on her [...]
Tags: Exercise, garlic, lower body, salmon, spinach, squats, ThinkFood
Posted September 27, 2010 by Camille S. Finley under 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
You probably know by now that here at Posit Science we build clinically proven brain fitness programs so people can give their brains the best, most effective workouts possible. But we also know that brain training is just one piece of the puzzle. Diet, physical exercise, social activities, and other things all play a role [...]
Tags: brain healthy lifestyle, cookbook, cooking, eating, nutrition, recipes, ThinkFood, whole brain
Posted June 16, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Odds and Ends