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Our minds consist of five main cognitive functions:
- memory,
- attention,
- language,
- visual-spatial skills,
- and executive function.
A fellow at New York City's Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Sam Parnia is one of the world's leading experts on the scientific study of death. Last week Parnia and his colleagues at the Human Consciousness Project announced their first major undertaking: a 3-year exploration of the biology behind "out-of-body" experiences.
Geezer loves naps as much as the next lazy person, but even he has found the best way to beat the blahs is often a quick bike ride. Now comes the Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter, reporting that researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that regular, low-intensity workouts—such as a leisurely stroll—can boost energy levels by 20 percent, and a light workout can delete feelings of fatigue by 65 percent.
Fat cells may shrink or grow in size, but not in number, a new study shows.
The findings, published in the advance online edition of Nature, hint that it might be possible to create new weight loss drugs that reduce the number of fat cells.
A breakthrough measurement of foods quality is the so called ORAC value of foods. It measures the anti-oxidant quality of foods. Quality nutritional supplement manufacturers have already started incorporating such measurement on their labels. This article by Dr. Larry Milam, talks about ORAC.
Not smoking, regular exercise, maintaining normal weight, and avoiding diabetes and high blood pressure seem to be the secrets of living to age 90, researchers say.
WHEN women reach a certain age, usually 50, their doctors routinely test their bones for signs of osteoporosis. But although men suffer from thinning bones as well, they rarely worry about the condition -- and their doctors rarely test for it.

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