The Surprising Impact Exercise Has on Your Eye Sight
Exercise is even better for your health than previously thought. New research claims it has both vision and brain benefits.
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Why does exercise release dopamine and increase oxygen to the brain? Maintaining mental clarity involves a combination of specific vitamins, lifestyle habits, and understanding chemical balances.
Maria Shriver's Important Mission for Women's Brain Health and America's Adderall Epidemic
Journalist, author and former first lady of California Maria Shriver and her daughter Christina Schwarzenegger sat down with LIVESTRONG's Jess Barron to discuss their new documentary "Take Your Pills."
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What Just One Glass of Wine Does to Your Brain
Research shows that just one glass of wine or beer each night with a little extra on the weekends could be harming your brain, especially your memory.
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A Win for Gamers! Why You Should Play Super Mario Every Day
According to new research from the University of Montreal, Super Mario 64 can help to slow cognitive decline in older adults.
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LIVESTRONG Leaders Submit Important Panels for Austin's SXSW 2018! They Need Your Votes!
Vote now to get LIVESTRONG.COM VP and GM Jess Barron's and Social Media Director Lia Haberman's panel discussion ideas accepted for SXSW 2018!
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Does Blood Flow to the Brain Increase During Exercise?
When you exercise, increased activity in your muscles triggers an increased need for oxygen-rich blood. To meet this vital need, your heart rate speeds up and blood flow to your body increases.
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Effects of Brain Swelling
When any tissue in the body is injured there is a degree of swelling that results from bruising, chemical release and healing. But the brain is inside an enclosed skeletal shell, the skull.
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Why Do I Feel Lightheaded When Bodybuilding?
Strength training and bodybuilding place a lot of stress on your body. Heavy weights that cause you to strain more than normal can affect your blood pressure and heart rate.
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Signs of a Pathological Liar
It all comes down to gray and white--matter that is. A study conducted by Yaling Yang and Adrian Raine of the University of Southern California (USC) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, showed there are structural abnormalities in the brains of pathological liars.
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Medications to Increase Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps us feel pleasure and stay motivated. A lack of dopamine is also central to the development of Parkinson’s Disease and restless leg syndrome.
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Does Exercise Release Dopamine?
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter -- a molecule that neurons release to communicate with each other -- that is synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine.
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Vitamins for Mental Clarity
The brain requires daily nutrition for optimal performance. If this is not received, mental clarity is affected. Signs of reduced mental clarity include poor memory, trouble recounting specific times or locations, and an inability to cope with stress.
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The Parts of the Brain That Affect Learning
In the human brain, information must be stored in order for learning to take place. So, the areas of the brain that are most important to learning are those involved in memory. Other crucial areas include regions involved in processing information from the five senses and information about your body.
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Exercises to Help Venous Insufficiency
As you walk around and move throughout the day, the muscles in your legs contract, forcing blood up the veins of your legs. Valves in the veins keep the blood from flowing back down. When these valves weaken, they can't hold back the blood, and it pools in your lower legs.
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Does Exercise Help Diarrhea?
Diarrhea is the unpleasant occurrence of frequent, watery bowel movements. The stools are attributed to a number of causes, including poor diet and dehydration. Exercise is also imperative to a healthy lifestyle, but is not appropriate for treating diarrhea. In fact, working out can worsen diarrhea problems.
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Will Exercise Help Angina?
Angina is a type of chest pain that occurs when there is inadequate blood flow to your heart. It can be a precursor to heart disease. Exercise is generally good for heart health, but you must approach it carefully when you have angina to be sure you don't cause yourself more damage.
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Medulla Brain Functions
The brain is a complex organ. It controls and regulates everything your body does. The human brain is divided into sections. Each section is responsible for various functions such as breathing, speaking, vision and so forth. At the back bottom part of the brain is the brain stem.
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Exercises to Help Femoral Anteversion
Femoral anteversion is a condition where the femoral neck tilts forward, which causes the lower leg to rotate inward. The condition is present in 10 percent of children and usually corrects itself with time. Only when the rotation is in excess of 50 degrees is the anteversion considered a problem.
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Temporal Lobe Functions
Scientists and researchers have barely scratched the surface in their exploration of the different regions of the brain and how all parts work together to create thoughts, store memories and produce your unique personality. The temporal lobe is located beneath the upper areas of the brain, right by the ears.
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What Is Dopamine Responsible for?
Dopamine is a chemical in your brain that affects your emotions, movements and your sensations of pleasure and pain. Dopamine neurotransmitters are located in the deep middle region of your brain called the substantia nigra. There are five dopamine receptors.
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