Unlocking The power of the unconscious
Unlocking The power of the unconscious
Our brain is primarily a filtration device. The amount of stimuli presented in a single moment is overwhelming and our brain has evolved to help us sort through the stimuli in a manageable way. It’s not necessary to see every tree or leaf, to know ...
Three Amazing Facts About Blood and Brain Function
Three Amazing Facts About Blood and Brain Function
Unless it’s visible, we probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about blood. It’s a part of our anatomy that’s taken for granted. We know it’s in our veins. That it’s part of our circulatory system. But blood is vital to our overall physical and ...
Three Ways to Increase Mental Energy
Three Ways to Increase Mental Energy
When we feel our energy levels ebbing, we reach for a jolt of caffeine as a general response. Our daily workload, family obligations, and social lives have us on the move from the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep. But mental fatigue can ...
Three Morning Habits to Increase Memory
Three Morning Habits to Increase Memory
Increasing our memory can increase our ability to recall important information, encourage better focus and decision making, and allow us to think faster and work smarter. What if we could supercharge our day with three easy morning habits that not ...
Time Warping: How Your Brain Makes Time Feel Fast or Slow
Time Warping: How Your Brain Makes Time Feel Fast or Slow
Can you believe we are almost in the 10th month of 2020? For me, this year has absolutely flown by. But when I first went into lockdown, each day seemed to drag - it felt like my last experiences of "normal life" were miles into the past. Even ...
Why Resilience is Important
Why Resilience is Important
The ability to bounce back or recover quickly from adversity is an important skill to be cultivated. Building resilience helps us adapt to changes, cope with tragedy, and reduce our reactivity to everyday stressors. In fact, this process helps with ...
Aromatherapy For Our Brain
Aromatherapy For Our Brain
For thousands of years, humans have been using natural plant extracts as a source of medicinal therapies. Over the years, we’ve studied plants and have learned how to apply their different properties to benefit the field of medicine. In fact, many ...
Do Different Sound Waves Improve Brain Health?
Do Different Sound Waves Improve Brain Health?
Most of us are aware that sound creates a variety of emotions and responses. Sirens can cause us to feel anxious, alarmed, or alert. Listening to ocean waves can ease us into a relaxed state of calm. In fact, movies have been using music and entire ...
Five Fantastic Hobbies Promoting Brain Health
Five Fantastic Hobbies Promoting Brain Health
Hobbies improve our quality of life. They give us activities to engage in and things to look forward to outside of our careers. In fact, they can help us build relationships or be woven into our efforts towards a healthy lifestyle. Most importantly, ...
What Neuroscience Says About Whether You Should Wake Up Early
What Neuroscience Says About Whether You Should Wake Up Early
I am a professed ‘early bird’. I love nothing better than being awake in the quiet of the morning with my tea and time to think. Even now when I am on holiday, I am still up early as I have gotten myself into such a strong routine and always feel ...
