In my opinion, any time you need to consume something as a quick fix, you have a problem.- Jay White DLM

Really enjoyed this article on “How to Give up Coffee and Caffeine Altogether” over at DumbLittleMan, Tips for Life.

Came across this study showing Pomegranate juice has a beneficial effect on atherosclerosis of the arteries that feed the brain. To understand why brain health is critically dependent on clean and open blood vessels, read these earlier Smartkit posts:

• plumbing important for brain power
• The importance of keeping blood vessels open and clean

Here’s an earlier Smartkit post on how Pomegranate juice may reduce the buildup of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain.

A new study shows children whose mothers were exposed to even moderately severe stress during pregnancy have impaired Full Scale IQs, Verbal IQs, and language abilities. It’s probably also worthwhile to note here that the Mom’s state of health and diet preconception also plays an imortant role in determining a child’s brain power.

A flurry of new articles touting the renewed concern regarding brain cancer and cell phone use:

The potential link between mobile telephones and brain cancer could be similar to the link between lung cancer and smoking — something tobacco companies took 50 years to recognize, US scientists warned Thursday

However, it’s not just brain cancer you need to worry about. In 2006 we posted how cell phone radiation actually damages brain tissue.

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