MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain food'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820923&cid=t_145197_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F12%2Fthe-stupid-complex%2F Nowhere in the DSM-IV does it mention “the stupid complex,” but I’m telling you it’s an epidemic these days. I used to suffer in silence. But ever since I’ve come out of the closet, I swear I find a fellow sufferer every day. At my last therapy session, I was telling her how scared I was that everyone was going to find out that I was inherently stupid. She laughed out loud and said, “Do you know how many times I hear that a day?” Oh. Good. Then it’s not just me. I don’t know when it started. It could be a result of being a twin, and needing to form a sense of identity separate from my sister. Since she stole “tomboy” early on, I became “the brain,” except that mine didn’t work, but no one really knew that but me. And I was able to keep it a secret all throug... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820923 Thu, 12 May 2011 15:35:01 +0100 4820923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243897&cid=t_145197_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drneedles.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fomega-3-perfect-anti-depression-brain.html Fish oil may be more beneficial than drugs in the treatment of mental disease and depression.  Sixty percent of your brain solid matter is composed of essential fatty acids that are a large portion of their communicating membranes of the brain.  Brain cells have omega-3 in every  cell membrane.  If they don’t function well, neither will your brain.Only 5% of those on fish oil went on to develop full-blown psychosis versus 28% of those who got psychotherapy alone.  As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupunc... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243897 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:36:00 +0100 3243897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306908&cid=t_145197_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fimprove-your-maths-by-eating-chocolate%2F It’s a good month for coffee and chocolate. First, there was news about a study that found that caffeine reduces muscle pain caused by exercise and now researchers in England seem to think that mental arithmetic becomes easier when chocolate is involved. But before those of you trying to complete your tax returns go nuts on chocolate, you’d better have a good read of the study because it’s not as clear cut as us chocoholics would like it to be. Yes, it seems that the study participants, after partaking in large amounts of flavanols (the compounds found in chocolate), did do better when asked to count backwards in groups of three from a random number between 800 and 999. But when these same participants were asked to count backwards by sevens, the ingested chocolate was of no help. Ac... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306908 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:12:32 +0100 2306908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1553306&cid=t_145197_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F322096605%2F Try eating food with one chop stick.  It is possible, for certain types of food. But probably not the best approach. Let's now talk brain health. Dr. Larry McCleary is a former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital, and author of the The Brain Trust Program (Perigee Trade, 2007). He agreed to help us answer an important, yet often neglected, question: Given That We Are Our Brains, How do We Nourish Them? Alvaro: Dr. McCleary, Why did a former neurosurgeon such as yourself develop an interest in brain health public education? Dr. McCleary: For two reasons ... I am a Boomer and am trying to maximize my own brain health. Also, there is much exciting research documenting how we can be proactive in this regard. This information needs to be disseminated and I woul... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1553306 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:20:06 +0100 1553306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=862247&cid=t_145197_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fnice-but-naughty%2F - our addiction to chocolate Chocolate is the most widely and frequently craved food. People readily admit to being ‘addicted to chocolate’ or willingly label themselves as ‘chocoholics’. A popular explanation for this is that chocolate contains mood-enhancing (psychoactive) ingredients that give it special appeal. Evidence and logic, however, find little support for this. Substances present in chocolate which have been highlighted as potentially pharmacologically significant include serotonin, tryptophan, phenylethylamine, tyramine and cannabinoids. However, many of these compounds exist in higher concentrations in other foods with less appeal than chocolate. Professor Peter Rogers, from the University of Bristol, explains: “A more compelling explanation lies in our amb... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=862247 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:00:28 +0100 862247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841901&cid=t_145197_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F152438031%2Fshift_your_brain_back_into_gea.html We know much more about how certain foods enable the human brain to focus more, stay motivated, improve memory, and maybe even slow down brain decline that comes with age.Get back into gear after a holiday, Leslie Beck, Canadian based dietician at Globe Life Health reminded readers today - with a diet that starts when your feet first hit the floor.Research suggests breakfast, for instance,  can improve mental performance and concentration. How so? Cereals, toast and fruit raise blood glucose levels, which in turn fuels the brain after a night of fasting. Glucose kick starts mental energy, as it makes acetylcholine, a memory neurotransmitter. It's thought these breakfast foods provides a slower and more sustained release of glucose … and can boost memory and attention.To tak... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841901 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:05:59 +0100 841901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797208&cid=t_145197_107_f&fid=35670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanteriorcommissure.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fyou-are-what-you-eat.html I am so swamped...ugh, how does this happen. Yet, I gotta post on this:A group from Cambridge recently released a neat little study (pdf) on the role of leptin in eating behavior, food craving, and obesity. But first, a brief history on leptin.Leptin is a hormone released from adipose tissue (i.e. fat stores) distributed throughout the body, and has become a hot little protein in the study of metabolism and energy homeostasis - that is, how we balance eating, storing, and metabolizing food to maintain an internal balance in our energy reserves. Together with insulin released from the pancreas, leptin acts in the hypothalamus to inhibit the release of a little peptide called neuropeptide Y (NP-Y) and stimulate α-MSH neurons to release more of a substance called POMC. Release of POMC is ass... The Anterior Commissure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797208 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:31:00 +0100 797208