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How using your legs keeps your brain healthy

July 4, 2018 Urbanatural

By Ana Sandoiu New research suggests that moving one’s legs is crucial for brain health. In fact, exercising leg muscles helps the brain to produce new neurons, the study suggests. The findings help researchers to better understand the progression of neurological and motor neuron diseases. Both astronauts and people who have been bedridden for prolonged periods of time experience a lot of physical changes. For one thing, whether it’s due to antigravity or bed rest, muscles tend to shrink. In actual fact, research has shown that restricted muscle activity affects the…

Grapes may act as a natural remedy to fight depression

March 31, 2018 Urbanatural

Natural grape-derived polyphenol compounds targeting cellular and molecular pathways associated with inflammation Including grapes in your diet may have positive impact on your mental health as researchers have found that certain grape-derived compounds might be developed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of depression. The results, published online in the journal Nature Communications, indicate that these natural compounds may reduce depression by targeting newly discovered underlying mechanisms of the disease. “The discovery of these new, natural grape-derived polyphenol compounds targeting cellular and molecular pathways associated with inflammation may provide an effective way…

Canola Oil May Worsen Your Memory, New Study Finds

January 8, 2018 Urbanatural

A new study,published in the journal Scientific Reports, indicates that regular consumption of canola oil may harm your learning ability and memory. A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, indicates that regular consumption of canola oil may harm your learning ability and memory. A team of researchers used a mice model to examine the effects of consumption of canola oil. Their study showed that besides brain damage, canola oil may be also linked to weight gain. Canola oil is the oil derived from rapeseed. It is a type…

7 Home Remedies to Help Boost Brain Power

January 6, 2015May 23, 2016 Urbanatural

In this fast paced world everyone’s looking be smarter and quicker than the next person.But what makes you that much better? The way your brain works. And just like all other organ in your body, the brain also starts losing its functioning as you age. So, wondering what you can do to give your brain that much needed boost? Well here are a few natural ways that might help. When it comes to improving the way your brain functions, there are a number of alternative therapies that can help. For instance deep…