Tag: brain health
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Zinc: Small Mineral, Enormous Consequences When It Is Low
There is a particular kind of health decline that does not arrive with a clear announcement. Zinc deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems behind it. No single symptom that points an obvious finger. No dramatic moment where you know something has changed. Just a gradual accumulation of small things that individually seem…
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What Happens to Your Brain When You Do Not Sleep Enough
Something happened to me about four years ago that I still think about. I had been running on six hours of sleep for several months. Not dramatically short. Six hours sounds almost reasonable when you say it out loud. I was functional. I was getting things done. I told myself I was someone who simply…
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: What Your Brain Is Probably Not Getting Enough Of
Picture your brain for a moment. Not the abstract concept of it. The actual physical organ sitting inside your skull right now, processing these words, holding your memories, regulating your mood, deciding what matters and what does not. About 60 percent of that organ is fat. And a significant portion of that fat is made…