5 Methods to Keep Your Brain Healthy

A neuroscientist, Dr Tara Swart, explains the 5 most effective methods to keep your brain healthy. Nutrition The top 5 brain-friendly foods are salmon, avocado, eggs, nuts and seeds, coconut oil and olive oil Although your brain only weighs 2-3 kilos, so its a tiny percentage of your body weight, it sucks up 20-30% of the breakdown products of a healthy balanced diet. So glucose…

How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?

Sleep gives your body a rest and allows it to prepare for the next day. It’s like giving your body a mini-vacation. Sleep also gives your brain a chance to sort things out. Scientists aren’t exactly sure what kinds of organizing your brain does while you sleep, but they think that sleep might be the time when the brain sorts and stores information, replaces chemicals,…

Psychology Talk: “Sleep and Dream”