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Before you take a sip of a fancy wine – know this:

11 Friday Sep 2020

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If you think you’re drinking an expensive glass of pinot, you’ll not only like the wine more – you’ll think your whole meal tastes better! That’s according to menu engineer Gregg Rapp. He says, our perception of how something tastes is influenced by what we THINK we’re tasting. Take this study as an example: Researchers presented two different groups of people with the same red wine but with different labels. One label said the wine came from North Dakota – not known to be a wine hot spot… the other wine label said California. In taste tests, the “California” wine was rated much better than the “North Dakota” wine – even though every single glass was filled with a cheap Two-Buck Chuck. And people who thought they were drinking fancy wine also thought their meal was more delicious! Something to share with your friends at your next wine tasting!

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All sorts of factors can affect our memory.

17 Friday Apr 2020

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For example: Using an unusual typeface. Odd fonts – especially those that are hard to read, make us look more closely at the text. This means, we pay more attention to the material, and are more likely to remember it. Looking at an attractive person can increase your ability to recall information, too. People do better on memory tests if they briefly gaze at an attractive member of the opposite sex, first. It puts us in “impress your potential mate” mode. And our brain switches into overdrive so we can prove how smart we are – and that we’d pass that on to our offspring.

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Improve thinking and focus by placing a plant on your desk.

19 Wednesday Jun 2019

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We’ve said before that having a plant on your desk can improve your thinking and focus. That’s because being within eyeshot of something from nature triggers the release of positive brain chemicals that make you feel refreshed and recharged. Well, there’s even more to it than that. By afternoon, indoor air pollution is at its peak. And according to Johns Hopkins University researchers, those chemicals increase brain inflammation – which produce feelings of anxiety. But if you have a plant on your desk, it’ll absorb the pollutants and pump out oxygen, which can leave you feeling calmer. And one of the best plants you can get is a spider plant. It thrives indoors – is hard to kill – and within 24 hours, it’ll soak up 87% of airborne pollutants in the immediate area. And not just carbon dioxide. It’ll eliminate dangerous volatile organic compounds – like benzene, ozone, and formaldehyde – that are emitted by plastic, fabric, computer printers, and cleaning solvents.

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Want increased brainpower?

07 Thursday Mar 2019

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Eat more avocado! Research at East Carolina University found avocados contain high levels of vitamin K and pantothenic acid… a nutritional one-two punch that improves communication between neurons, and boosts production of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which boosts focus. After eating just half an avocado a day for a week, your risk of brain fog and memory lapses will be cut in half.

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Want to boost your brainpower?

01 Thursday Nov 2018

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Take a brisk 30-minute walk every day. The reason? Because the connectivity between brain circuits diminishes as we age – which tends to slow our thinking and muddle our memories. But researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that exercise helps revive those flagging circuits – and helps keep your thinking sharp.

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Sugarless gum has it’s benefits!

11 Thursday May 2017

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Chewing sugarless gum can increase saliva production, cleaning your mouth and reducing your risk for cavities. But gum can do something else, too. It can help you concentrate. The journal BioMed Research found chewing temporarily raises levels of hormones that make us alert and engaged in what we’re doing. And that helps you think faster.

Are you getting enough sleep?

20 Monday Feb 2017

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Going to bed at 11:30pm instead of 10 is no big deal, right? Not so fast! It turns out, missing even 90-minutes of sleep for just one night can reduce your daytime alertness by as much as 32%. That’s enough to affect your memory, your thinking ability, and your safety on the job and on the road.

Write down what you learn.

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

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Learning specialist Dr. Patricia Ann Wade says, when you do that, you encode it in your memory several different ways. Through hearing the information, the physical act of writing by hand – which stimulates the part of our brain that filters and processes our thoughts, and by translating the information into our own words. And the more mental links to the information we form, the easier it is to recall.

Boost your brainpower by gardening…

17 Friday Jun 2016

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…indoors or out! Studies show that there’s a certain type of bacteria in soil that we breathe in, and seeps through our skin – and it makes us calmer and better thinkers! The bacteria stimulate the growth of brain neurons, and boost production of the brain chemical serotonin, which reduces anxiety.

Here are 3 quick brain boosters!

08 Wednesday Jul 2015

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These come from brain expert, Dr. Cynthia Green – and her book “Your Best Brain Ever”…

She says, doing certain things for just 10-minutes a day can improve your cognitive performance overall – and your long-term brain health. So try these exercises to help increase your attention span and improve your thinking.

•Wear your watch upside down. It forces your brain to change its routine. It challenges you to process the information in a new way.

•Play Jacks. If you don’t know what jacks are, ask an old person – or Google it. It’s a game that requires fast action between your mind and movements. It forces you to stay focused and think flexibly.

•Doodle. Doing something that develops visual-cognitive skills taps into brain pathways most of us don’t use – because we’re usually reading or writing. So drawing or doodling develops another area of your brain that typically doesn’t get enough action.

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