Weight Watchers Magazine (May/June 2010 Vol. 43 Issue 3) Pg. 48
This article titled "Brain Games" by Akiba Solomon was about new research of ways to keep memory sharp. One idea was to play video games with your kids. Learning and memory games may improve cognitive function. Another idea is to be social. Public health research determined that seniors who socialize the most have the slowest rate of memory decline. Another good idea is to eat green and drink blue. Research suggests that antioxidant and vitamin B-rich veggies help to keep your brain sharp. Also, the article suggest that if you prefer your memory boost in liquid form then try blueberry juice. Lastly, one should hit the weight room to improve memory. Doing an hour or two of strength training exercises per week enhances decision making abilities.
Chapter 6 deals with memory. The book discusses memory trace decay. It is a physical change in the brain, which occurs when a memory is formed. Over time, if traces are not used, then it will fade into nothing. Therefore by playing video games, socializing and eating green, perhaps we could truly save our memory from decaying.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Find Your Happy Place
Ladies' Home Journal (February 2009) pg. 112
Media Report four was obtained from the Ladies' Home Journal. This article is about finding your happiness. This article is about a man who was diagnosed with cancer. He was against all odds- he was supposed to die within six months but lived twenty-nine months. He lived long enough to show his family what it meant to accentuate the positive. This article describes how one woman, his daughter, decides to change the forecast for herself. She decides to steer away from negative thoughts in order to be happy. This article describes ways to not focus on negative thoughts. These ways include: laughing, counting blessings, playing to your strengths and doing good for others. This article explores how to create happy emotions.
Chapter nine deals with emotions. Emotions are a feeling that we get from a certain physical arousal. The chapter discusses Charles Darwin. Darwin felt that when emotions are expressed freely on the face, the emotion itself intensifies. This means that if you smile more then the happier you will be. The article about finding your happiness describes ways to be happier. One way that the article discuses is laughing. This information goes hand in hand with Charles Darwin's thought of smile and you will feel better.
Media Report four was obtained from the Ladies' Home Journal. This article is about finding your happiness. This article is about a man who was diagnosed with cancer. He was against all odds- he was supposed to die within six months but lived twenty-nine months. He lived long enough to show his family what it meant to accentuate the positive. This article describes how one woman, his daughter, decides to change the forecast for herself. She decides to steer away from negative thoughts in order to be happy. This article describes ways to not focus on negative thoughts. These ways include: laughing, counting blessings, playing to your strengths and doing good for others. This article explores how to create happy emotions.
Chapter nine deals with emotions. Emotions are a feeling that we get from a certain physical arousal. The chapter discusses Charles Darwin. Darwin felt that when emotions are expressed freely on the face, the emotion itself intensifies. This means that if you smile more then the happier you will be. The article about finding your happiness describes ways to be happier. One way that the article discuses is laughing. This information goes hand in hand with Charles Darwin's thought of smile and you will feel better.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Brain Food: Can diet help preserve your memory?
WBTV Health News Report on March 31
Media report three is on a news report from WBTV news on preserving your memory. This news report was on new research that suggests that a heart-healthy diet is a promising strategy to help keep diseases such as Alzheimers away. You should limit cholesterol and bad fats. You should also increase vitamin B intake. You can also eat more fish and green foods. Weight and blood pressure should also be lowered. Studies have shown that a healthy diet can help prevent mental decline.
Chapter six discusses memory. The information-processing model is an approach which focuses on the way information is processed. The book informs readers that nearly four million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. Sympotms begin with changes in memory (mild then severe). There is no present cure for Alzheimer's disease. The report from WBTV provides viewers with a way to help preserve memory. Since memory is very important, then a heart-healthy diet is worth trying.
Media report three is on a news report from WBTV news on preserving your memory. This news report was on new research that suggests that a heart-healthy diet is a promising strategy to help keep diseases such as Alzheimers away. You should limit cholesterol and bad fats. You should also increase vitamin B intake. You can also eat more fish and green foods. Weight and blood pressure should also be lowered. Studies have shown that a healthy diet can help prevent mental decline.
Chapter six discusses memory. The information-processing model is an approach which focuses on the way information is processed. The book informs readers that nearly four million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. Sympotms begin with changes in memory (mild then severe). There is no present cure for Alzheimer's disease. The report from WBTV provides viewers with a way to help preserve memory. Since memory is very important, then a heart-healthy diet is worth trying.
Suicide
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Ely Portillo and April Bethea
The Charlotte Observer April 4, 2010
Media report two was on suicide. A little girl was the only survivor in the four person murder/suicide. The mother and youngest daughter were suffocated and the older daughter was stabbed to death. Three victims and the man who killed them were all found dead. The victims were killed two weeks before murderer. The policed were tipped by the Uncle who was calling to check on his niece. Once police got to apartment officers called to the man upstairs and the man did not respond. Then they heard two gun shots. A child ran out. The man died from suicide.
Chapter 11 on stress, discusses a possible reaction to frustration. Escape or withdrawal are ways that people sometimes respond to their frustration. A drastic way of escape is suicide. One wonders how life can be so bad that you want to take your own life? This article deals with a man who was obviously stressed with unknown problems. This man reacted crazily by first murdering his family and then he tried to escape his enduring problems by taking his own life. Stress is serious.
The Charlotte Observer April 4, 2010
Media report two was on suicide. A little girl was the only survivor in the four person murder/suicide. The mother and youngest daughter were suffocated and the older daughter was stabbed to death. Three victims and the man who killed them were all found dead. The victims were killed two weeks before murderer. The policed were tipped by the Uncle who was calling to check on his niece. Once police got to apartment officers called to the man upstairs and the man did not respond. Then they heard two gun shots. A child ran out. The man died from suicide.
Chapter 11 on stress, discusses a possible reaction to frustration. Escape or withdrawal are ways that people sometimes respond to their frustration. A drastic way of escape is suicide. One wonders how life can be so bad that you want to take your own life? This article deals with a man who was obviously stressed with unknown problems. This man reacted crazily by first murdering his family and then he tried to escape his enduring problems by taking his own life. Stress is serious.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Stress and Weight Gain
Dr. Oz show on March 15, 2010
Media report one was based on the Dr. Oz show about stress and weight gain. During this show he revealed why stress can lead to unwanted weight gain. He also helped viewers understand how the adrenal glands affect the way your belly fat grows through description and a physical model. Dr. Oz states that when we are not happy a chemical is released from our brain which secretes steroids which in turn gets belly fat to grow larger. Dr. Oz revealed four tips to break the stress cycle. Those four tips include: Finding the acupressure point on inside of the wrist, a passion flower extract in which you mix with your drinks and using imagery to picture a peaceful setting. Dr. Oz's show revealed many ways to deal with unwanted stress.
In the text chapter 11 spoke of stress. According to the text stress is the term which describes the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are viewed as threatening or challenging. Stress shows up in many ways such as sleeping problems, frequent colds, eating too much or crying a lot. The Dr. Oz show revealed that stress has a huge impact on weight gain. When things in our lives stress us, we begin to gain weight. This show described many ways to help reduce stress which results in no weight gain.
Media report one was based on the Dr. Oz show about stress and weight gain. During this show he revealed why stress can lead to unwanted weight gain. He also helped viewers understand how the adrenal glands affect the way your belly fat grows through description and a physical model. Dr. Oz states that when we are not happy a chemical is released from our brain which secretes steroids which in turn gets belly fat to grow larger. Dr. Oz revealed four tips to break the stress cycle. Those four tips include: Finding the acupressure point on inside of the wrist, a passion flower extract in which you mix with your drinks and using imagery to picture a peaceful setting. Dr. Oz's show revealed many ways to deal with unwanted stress.
In the text chapter 11 spoke of stress. According to the text stress is the term which describes the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are viewed as threatening or challenging. Stress shows up in many ways such as sleeping problems, frequent colds, eating too much or crying a lot. The Dr. Oz show revealed that stress has a huge impact on weight gain. When things in our lives stress us, we begin to gain weight. This show described many ways to help reduce stress which results in no weight gain.
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