It’s almost the end of January and New Year’s Resolutions have come and in some cases gone. How do you re-engage the motivation to achieve those goals that seemed exciting and within reach just a few short weeks ago? Setting the goal points our mind to the destination...
One of my favourite recipes that I discovered this summer is this Spicy Salmon Cake from the Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan by Liz Pearson and Marilyn Smith. It’s a great way to add fish into your diet and can be served as a main course or made into appetizer size...
A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience by researchers at McGill University demonstrated the effect of “pleasurable” music on the brain through the increased release of dopamine. The groups findings provides “neurochemical evidence that...
An article in the current issue of Chatelaine suggests that the best way to follow through on New Year’s resolutions is to enlist the help of one’s friends. Meet once a month, compare notes, encourage success and stick with the program….and a night...
In reviewing 2010 and contemplating the year 2011, I came across a quote that really struck me: “I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half...
Brain imaging confirms that we use different parts of our brain to remember verbal and visual-spatial information. The right-hemisphere is activated when we engage in visual-spatial tasks while the left-hemisphere processes verbal memory tasks. Right brain thinkers...
Even the US Army is revising their physical training program to incorporate more core strength building exercises like pilates and encouraging their soldiers to drink milk instead of soda. A recent report published in the New York Times indicates the Army is taking...
Since berries are all the buzz, I pulled out the blender tonight to try and create a fabulous smoothie that would appeal to the family but also destroy all those anti-memory toxins building up in my middle age brain. The recipe was a hit: 1/2 cup yogurt 3/4 cup milk...
As a busy working mom of seven, I don’t often get to drop my multitasking life and concentrate on just one thing – but in July of this year I was given such a gift. My father asked me to come home to be with them as my mom underwent major surgery. My flight...
