11 Foods You Need For a Bright Mind If your memory is worse than it was ten years ago, you should know that your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s has risen. Did you know that food can play an important role in getting your memory back to where you want it to be? It’s never […]
Vitamin D, which is technically a hormone rather than a vitamin, is a crucial nutrient. Unfortunately, many Americans – even those who eat a good diet – are vitamin D deficient. Typically, we get a vitamin D boost from the sun, but because we are wearing more sunscreen and spending more time INS
In our modern day world, it seems too easy to get caught up in the daily worries, to allow them to consume us. It seems like we don’t have enough time to stop and slow down either, just wearing ourselves out. Ultimately, this leads to an abundance of stress. Many times stress doesn’t just
When your brain gets sick or ages, it is never just one biological mechanism, such as blood flow, that fails us, it is generally multiple mechanisms, such as blood flow, toxic buildup, nutrient depletion and inflammation. This gives us the blueprint on how to help overall brain health – i
Omega-3 fatty acids are absolutely essential to your overall health, we need them to build brain cells, but believe it or not, our bodies don’t manufacture these essential nutrients on their own. To receive omega-3s, we have to incorporate certain foods into our diets and additionally make up the
That’s right; at BrainMD we care about more than “just” the brain, because everything in your body affects your brain, just as your brain affects everything in your body. In addition to Valentine’s Day, February is also host to American Heart Month. Heart disease is the number one cause of d
Two seemingly decadent treats, coconut and chocolate, have gotten such a bum rap, many people avoid them. Don’t do it. First and contrary to popular opinion, coconuts are not considered fruits, but seeds. And hundreds of studies have explored and proven that coconut meat is chock-full of br
Blood flow is essential to life. Blood brings nutrients to your cells and takes away toxins. New research suggests that brain cells do not age as fast as we thought. Rather, it’s our blood vessels (the ones that feed our brain) that affect our brain cells as we age. If you want to keep your b
When you think of love or falling in love, romantics tend to connect those emotions to the heart, which may be the wrong organ entirely… In time for Valentine’s Day, potential lovers everywhere can start shifting their thinking, and begin to understand that true love – and all of the magnifice
You may have heard the term before or seen it on a vitamin bottle – but what is this chemical messenger and why do you need it so much? Tyrosine is an amino acid required to produce three major brain neurotransmitters: dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine. Your adrenal glands, located on top o