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Is your brain safe from sugar?

Back in 2013 (when this post was first published), it was quite fashionable to 'quit sugar'.  Health and ...

When meditation fails. Alternative ways to calm an anxious mind.

Meditation and mindfulness are popular stress-busting tools. Interest in meditation and mindfulness as ways to reduce stress has ...

How to walk away from Alzheimer’s disease

10,000 steps. That is the magic number of steps we should walk every day to improve our physical ...

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health Anthony Hannan, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental ...
John Medina Brain Rules Walking Book Club

Brain Rules – Walking Book Club

The return of the Walking Book Club Lets kick this Walking Book Club off again!! Why walk and ...
brain exercise happiness mood neurotransmitter hormone [infographic]

The neuroscience of how exercise makes you happy [infographic]

Thanks to HealthCentral for this lovely infographic.  

Tips on stress reduction straight from an earthquake zone.

Remains of St Paul's primary school & parish church Jan 2011 I've just returned to Sydney from a ...

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