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Household Chemicals Damage Cognition (And Small Changes You Can Make To Protect Yourself)

Female Health, Grounding, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

A recent study just published May 2016 in the journal Environmental Research reveals the extent of damage that common household chemicals are having on children… … impairing cognitive function and behavioral development. Chemicals that are routinely found in homes that are implicated in impairing cognitive function of children are commonly found in nonstick cooking pans, carpet pads, upholstery, and in electronics. Exposure during pregnancy to these and other toxic items containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is now definitively associated with decreased cognitive function of children later in life. These findings show that the mother’s concentration […]

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Jun 6 2016

How To Age-Proof Your Brain (plus 12 more medically proven anti-aging tips)

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

According to a recent study just published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, burning calories from physical activity is what preserves brain volume as we age, and is capable of slashing Alzheimer’s risk in half! Although we’ve long known that being physically active is neuroprotective, this latest study shows a direct correlation between energy expenditure (calories burned from physical activity) and the volume of gray matter in our brains. And excitingly, this brain boost is independent of cognitive status, meaning even elderly who have already begun to exhibit cognitive changes will benefit from increasing their activity level. The results

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May 31 2016

Autism Linked To Low Levels Of This Brain Chemical…

Medical Reports, Positive Parenting / By Laura Koniver, MD

Published December 17, 2015 in Current Biology, a new study finds and association between Autism and decreased action of GABA in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is calming to the brain. It helps to down regulate brain activity and it’s absence has long been associated with seizure disorders. After noting that a striking number of patients with autism have seizures, researchers looked into GABA activity in autistic individuals. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, researchers found an absence of inhibitory signaling in the brain while participating in activities that normally activate GABA pathways. The severity of the deficit

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Apr 4 2016

New Study Proves Dementia Is Preventable (Here’s How…)

Grounding, Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Here is some good news you don’t hear very often… …directly from the medical literature: Dementia is on the decline. Even with obesity and diabetes rates steadily increasing in a population that is aging, the rate of dementia is actually significantly decreasing, and has been for the past 30 years! Although our population is aging, the incidence of dementia has dropped by 20% every decade over the three decades. These results, recently published on Feb 10, 2016 in the New England Journal of Medicine, give more than hope… they give definitive proof that dementia is a preventable

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Mar 7 2016

Do You Know All 4 Of These Ways To Receive Healing Earth Energy?

Grounding, Intuitive Medicine, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

We all know that we depend on the physical presence and life supporting gifts from Mother Earth in order to be alive. Food, Air, Water, and directly physical contact in the form of Grounding are all essential to Well Being. In addition to eating well, hydrating fully, and breathing deeply, we can simply touch the earth directly to be electrically connected to this powerful and life changing healing energy flow. But beyond simply touching the earth, did you know there were other, less well known ways to resonate more deeply with the earth and to expedite your

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Jan 25 2016

Insomnia? 6 Unusual But Effective Ways To Deepen Your Sleep Tonight

Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

In the northern hemisphere, we are deep in the heart of winter… …it’s the darkest time of the year and the perfect time to catch up and fully repair any sleep deficit you have built up throughout the year. You absolutely, 100% ***NEED*** deep, restorative sleep! This is very important work. Make the time to DEEPLY SLEEP right now, when winter is gently urging you to hibernate. And even if you are in summertime in your part of the world, use this reminder to check in with your sleep habits and make sure you are supporting your health through

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Jan 4 2016

Reducing Background Anxiety Increases Mental Clarity: Here’s How

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Recently published in the Journal Of Neuroscience (June 2015) researchers looked at the role of norepinephrine in songbirds to determine what effect it has on stimuli detection and processing. What they found is that norepinepherine helped decrease the “background noise” of the brain, allowing songbirds to not only enhance their auditory signal detection but to accurately encode complex incoming information. With higher norepinepherine levels, the brain had less background activity and less spontaneous firing of neurons, allowing the songbirds to distinguish the relevant incoming information from irrelevant incoming information. Meaning… the less background noise in the brain, the

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Nov 23 2015

Household Chemicals Damage Cognition (And Small Changes You Can Make To Protect Yourself)

How To Age-Proof Your Brain (plus 12 more medically proven anti-aging tips)

Autism Linked To Low Levels Of This Brain Chemical…

New Study Proves Dementia Is Preventable (Here’s How…)

Do You Know All 4 Of These Ways To Receive Healing Earth Energy?

Insomnia? 6 Unusual But Effective Ways To Deepen Your Sleep Tonight

Reducing Background Anxiety Increases Mental Clarity: Here’s How

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