ORIGINAL ANALYSIS

Yoga 4 Brain Health Meta-Analysis

Military Mind: Mental Health Moderators of Increased Risk for Dementia in Members of the Armed Forces by David Webster and Aubree Kozie

March 9, 2020 No Comments

Members of the military often come to find that their past experience in the armed forces defines much of their lives moving forward. Veteran health and wellness are no exception to that. Research continues to uncover not only that military veterans experience higher rates of dementia, but that this increased prevalence is likely related to their time in the service.

Read More »

Head in the Game: Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Diseases By David Webster and Aubree Kozie

February 19, 2020 No Comments

There has long been a suspected link between neurological diseases and brain damage. Given the immediate symptoms of a head injury include several symptoms such as confusion and memory loss which are also observed in those affected by dementia, it does seem likely that the two share neurological underpinnings. Those who incur a head injury may exhibit such symptoms temporarily, or permanently, depending on the severity of the brain injury (Graff-Radford, 2019).

Now, research from the professional sports world may be helping to reveal and clarify the specific interactions between these two associated conditions.

Read More »

This is a Man’s World: Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease By Aubree Kozie and David Webster

February 7, 2020 No Comments

In the case of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the James Brown song is correct–this is a man’s world. Women are drastically more affected by the disease and its devastating effects, with over 60 percent of Americans currently diagnosed with AD being female. AD risk for women in their 60’s is double that of breast cancer. Women are also disproportionately the caregivers of those affected by AD, again totaling over 60% of care partners.

Read More »

What a God send! A review of Dr. Dale E. Bredesen’s book End of Alzheimer’s

October 12, 2019 No Comments

Sitting with my fifty-eight-year-old sister while she was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s was devastating. I have never felt the same level of despair and hopelessness in any other situation in my adult life. The message I continued to hear from her physicians was “there is nothing we can do”. Watching her cognitive decline without understanding a way to provide relief was beyond a doubt some of my darkest days.

Read More »

Holistic Balance: Yoga and the Endocannabinoid System

October 12, 2019 No Comments

You are standing in a yoga class, eyes dead ahead, sweat on your brow, one foot firmly planted on your mat the other against your thigh in tree pose. You inhale, and at the bottom of your exhale, you rest in this position which is both active and peaceful. Balanced.

Read More »

Get one-month FREE access to our online yoga membership site.

Sign up to our mailing list to get one month free (Value $97)

We guard your privacy and will not sell/share your personal information.
We will contact you with information related of things of interest on an occasional basis.
To read our Privacy Policy Click here