Will Walking Lower Blood Pressure?

Will Walking Lower Blood Pressure?

Is it possible?     Michael Wheeler, University of Western Australia says YES. His study involved 35 women and 32 men aged between 55 and 80 who tried these regimes: Sitting for 8 hours 1 hour of sitting then 30 minutes of moderate walking followed by 6.5...
Do Male and Female Brains Differ?

Do Male and Female Brains Differ?

It’s a myth.     It has long been thought that male and female brains are different. ‘Men are from Mars and women are from Venus’ is the kind of pop psychology that grew out of the belief that because ‘men have bigger brains’ they were better able to think...
Music and Verbal Memory.

Music and Verbal Memory.

Did you know? Listening to music may inhibit creativity.   Listening to music can be relaxing, but it may interfere with your ability to create, suggests a study published online Feb. 2, 2019, by Applied Cognitive Psychology. Researchers recruited 30 people and...
Brainfit® Coach Jude Walter, NewstalkZB

Brainfit® Coach Jude Walter, NewstalkZB

In May, Accredited Brainfit® Coach, Jude Walter, was the expert guest on NewstalkZB’s Health Hub. Listen to her tips and strategies and the answers she gave to the many listener questions that came pouring in. (Audio)
Does Walking Backwards Help Memory?

Does Walking Backwards Help Memory?

Did you know that people who  walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better short-term recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still. (Study reported in the January issue of...
7 Normal Memory Issues

7 Normal Memory Issues

Healthy people can experience memory loss or memory distortion at any age. Some of these memory flaws become more pronounced with age, but — unless they are extreme and persistent — they are not considered indicators of Alzheimer’s or other memory-impairing...