http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/ Captivating Daily Puzzles to Cross-Train Your Brain Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-78294 Smartkit Brain Health/Improvement News Roundup | Smartkit Puzzles and Brain Teasers Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:22:54 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-78294 [...] plumbing important for brain power [...] [...] plumbing important for brain power [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Smog may reduce brain power · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:01:01 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-65 [...] As I’ve commented on in several earlier posts, the ability of your brain to function well is critically dependent on its blood supply. The better the blood supply, the better your brain will function as you get older. Avoiding atherosclerosis is incredibly important when it comes to maintaining brain power. [...] [...] As I’ve commented on in several earlier posts, the ability of your brain to function well is critically dependent on its blood supply. The better the blood supply, the better your brain will function as you get older. Avoiding atherosclerosis is incredibly important when it comes to maintaining brain power. [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-37 The importance of keeping blood vessels open and clean · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:30:36 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-37 [...] I’ve made several posts over the last several months stressing the importance of keeping your blood vessels open and free of atherosclerosis in order to maintain optimal brain power. [...] [...] I’ve made several posts over the last several months stressing the importance of keeping your blood vessels open and free of atherosclerosis in order to maintain optimal brain power. [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Keeping the brain’s pipes open · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:54:11 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-35 [...] As the vessels clog and narrow, blood flow diminishes to neurons, and they don’t work as well as they should. Memory, concentration, creativity, and problem solving ability all plummet. [...] [...] As the vessels clog and narrow, blood flow diminishes to neurons, and they don’t work as well as they should. Memory, concentration, creativity, and problem solving ability all plummet. [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-34 The huge impact of diabetes on the brain · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:48:42 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-34 [...] For one, diabetes damages the small blood vessels in the brain, and eventually rots these vessels to the point where they entirely close off. When this happens, the brain tissue fed by the blood vessel dies (i.e. a stroke). The diabetic brain therefore frequently looks like Swiss cheese, with lots of little holes scattered all over the place. As you can imagine, a brain littered with many gaping holes does not work well. [...] [...] For one, diabetes damages the small blood vessels in the brain, and eventually rots these vessels to the point where they entirely close off. When this happens, the brain tissue fed by the blood vessel dies (i.e. a stroke). The diabetic brain therefore frequently looks like Swiss cheese, with lots of little holes scattered all over the place. As you can imagine, a brain littered with many gaping holes does not work well. [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-17 The Vast Majority of Strokes in Your Brain are Silent · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:14:26 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-17 [...] Here’s a related post about how blood flow relates to brain power and memory [...] [...] Here’s a related post about how blood flow relates to brain power and memory [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Surprising effects of tobacco on teenage brain · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:35:15 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-11 [...] This doesn’t even take into account the chronic and severe damage tobacco smoking does to the brain’s small blood vessels, which I’ll save for a later post. [...] [...] This doesn’t even take into account the chronic and severe damage tobacco smoking does to the brain’s small blood vessels, which I’ll save for a later post. [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-7 High blood pressure and memory loss · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:48:55 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-7 [...] Related Post:Plumbing important for Brain Power [...] [...] Related Postlumbing important for Brain Power [...]

]]> http://www.smart-kit.com/s22/plumbing-important-for-brain-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Cook those tomatoes for better brain health · smartkit Brain Enhancement News Tue, 16 May 2006 04:53:08 +0000 http://www.smart-kit.com/22/#comment-2 [...] As mentioned in an earlier brain post, one of the most important aspects to keeping an aging mind sharp is to keep the blood vessels that feed the brain open. [...] [...] As mentioned in an earlier brain post, one of the most important aspects to keeping an aging mind sharp is to keep the blood vessels that feed the brain open. [...]

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