07 Jul
IM Blog, Science

More Dietary Change: The US Mint, fireworks and your health

We have covered a lot about nutrition in the past few months, but that doesn’t mean we are anywhere near the end of our series on nutrition. As it turns out, you need a lot of stuff. All of those chemicals on the back on nutrition labels and vitamin packs might actually mean something after all. If you thought it was all vitamins and minerals, you forgot about the fine print. Onward! This time, eating fireworks and poison for your brain. Yum!

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17 Apr
IM Blog, Science

Heavy Metal, Rock and Your Health

Nutrition is serious business; in fact, it is a multi-billion dollar business. Everyone is trying to cash in on the health craze with one fad diet after the other. One week it is bad to eat carbohydrates, the next week juice cleanses are all the rage, and before you know it someone is advocating eating like a caveman. With all the competing information out there, what does your body really need? Well, we are no nutrition experts, but here are a few essential minerals to consider in the third part of our brain food series, You Are What You Eat.

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25 Feb
IM Blog, Science

You Are What You Eat

Imagine that your body is a car. First things first, you aren’t going anywhere without fuel (calories from food). Secondly, the type of fuel you choose makes a huge difference. You can’t put diesel in a Honda Civic, just like someone with celiac disease wouldn’t eat gluten. But it goes farther than that. 93 octane burns better than 87. Compounds like NOS will cause massive temporary spikes in power, at a high cost. So, is the higher price worth it? And no, we aren’t talking about cars anymore.

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22 Jan
General Brain Fitness, IM Blog

A Heart to Heart About Your Heart

 

Let’s get to the heart of the matter. Your heart is the only thing keeping you alive, so it’s time to focus a little attention on the heart. February is National Heart Month and we want to remind everyone how important general health and fitness are for your brain. It isn’t just your waistline that will be hurting if you don’t take care of your body. Read more to find out how.

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