Further evidence to support the brain benefits of exercise
The brain benefits of exercise kick in in three phases…
Inexpensive saliva test let’s you know when you’re neurons are multiplying
What if a simple saliva test could tell you if your brain is in ‘growth mode’ or ‘survival mode’? New research has debuted
Exercise Before You Socialise
Muller x My Protein commissioned me to dig into the scientific research on the impact of exercise on the human brain for a recent PR campaign “Sweat to Spark”. They wanted to know if there was any evidence to support the idea that exercise primes our brains for social interaction. As it turns out, there’s plenty!
Green Tea – a “smart” drug? by Dr Jack
Drinking green tea has long been associated with relaxation and, indeed, scientific investigation has now backed this up. Furthermore, the more green tea a person consumes, the lower the risk of cognitive impairment.
The Fast 800
This book is a triumph in terms of providing just the right balance of practical advice, scientific reasoning and ultimately hope – that when armed with the right information, it is completely within all of our powers to shift excess body weight for good.
Opting Out of Infirmity
Have you ever noticed that people seem to be ageing better these days than they did a few decades ago. For years I’ve been wondering why people in their sixties don’t look as old as they used to and I think I’ve finally figured it out…
The Runner’s High by Dr Jack
People who exercise regularly have lower rates of anxiety & depression, even boasting greater cortical thickness in the prefrontal cortex & medial temporal lobe
Hot Topics in Neuroscience by Dr Jack
I finally took the time to categorize and tally as many of my recent Tweets as I could get my hands on to clarify what topics have been hottest in recent times.
Sort Your Brain Out – new book by Dr Jack Lewis and Adrian Webster
Sort Your Brain Out – endorsement: “I thought it was accessible, thought-provoking and full of useful, easy-to-follow tips about improving your everyday life through a better understanding of the brain.” Killian Fox, writer for the Observer and other publications
Gyms of the Future – Good for Body, Good for Brain by Dr Jack Lewis
Exercise is good for health, we all know that. That said it is also clear that the whole world is utterly fixated on the benefits to the body. The considerable potential benefits of physical exercise for the brain are invariably overlooked. As proof of these benefits continues to trickle in and the exact mechanisms by which exercise improves brain function gradually makes itself apparent, I’m guessing we’ll find ourselves increasingly inclined to take regular exercise for our brain’s sake.