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Helpful Tips: Patterning Our Days
Kingwood Texas Connection | May 21st 2009 by Carla
Remember those days in kindergarten when your day was brimming with consistency? You knew the day began with Circle Time, followed by Center Time, then Recess and Snack. With each day you anticipated what was expected and you worked hard at each acti read more
Free ADHD Teleseminars for May
AngTherapist.com | May 7th 2009 by Leah
Here are ADDClasses’ free teleseminars scheduled for the month of May. ADHD and Exercise Date: May 19, 2009 Time: 9:00 pm EDT (New York Time) Instructor: John Ratey, MD Grab the Reins: ADHD is an Explanation, Not an Excuse Date: May 26, 2009 Ti read more
Free ADHD Teleseminars for April
AngTherapist.com | April 16th 2009 by Leah
Here is the list of free teleseminars being offered by ADDClasses for the month of April. Worry, Anxiety and ADHD Instructor: Sheri Hall Date: Tuesday April 21, 2009 Time: 9:00 pm Eastern Recharge, Renew, Refresh Instructor: Linda Hillger Date: Wedne read more
"SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain"
Science On Tap | February 11th 2009 by arj
Elucidating The Mind-Body Connection... 'We Are Built To Move'I've long thought that movement and touch are essentials to the health and well-being of living things ("You are built to move," writes the author), and I'm also much interested in the who read more
More Productive Studying By Raising Your Heart Rate
Study Prof - Study Smarter, Not Harder | January 29th 2009 by Cody
Exercise in many ways optimizes your brain to learn. –Dr. John Ratey In my personal practice I’ve found it helpful to get up from my studies or work every thirty to forty-five minutes and do some exercise … something to get my blood read more
Weight for it
More on Health | January 29th 2009 by Joy
A gym has replaced its dumbbells with human weights to encourage people to exercise. Members of Gymbox, London, can choose one of five people to lift, ranging from two short people to a 155kg man.The gym already runs a "chav fighting" self-confidence read more
How about some new neurons?
Luck is for Rabbits | January 25th 2009 by Fred
I found a really interesting book called "Spark" by John J. Ratey about how exercise effects the brain. I've jumped around a bit, but today I finished a terrific chapter on exercise and aging (a subject near and dear to my heart...no pun intended) read more
Take Your Brain To The Gym
Sports Are 80 Percent Mental | January 20th 2009 by Dan Peterson
As first seen on Livescience.com The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the bowl games are over and you have renewed your annual New Year's resolution to get back into shape... for real. Don't worry, you are not alone. Ac read more
Falling asleep on the Job - Take a Hike
Brain Based Biz | January 4th 2009 by Robyn McMaster
Ever have trouble staying awake at work? If you frequently experience afternoon slump you'll be interested in the Treadmill Desk invented by Dr. James Levine as a way to exercise while you're at your desk! Seems like there's no way you'd be sleepy if read more
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by…
Will to Exist | December 4th 2008 by Trevor Snyder
Spark explains the burgeoning research into how exercise is one of the key ingredients missing in the modern Western lifestyle. The author uses numerous anecdotal, statistical and research based examples to make a compelling case for improving qualit read more
Strenuous exercise and cognitive development
Austin Fitness Trainers | December 1st 2008 by bunnie911
Spark; Reviewed by Lynn E. O'Connor, Ph.D.I've been reading a fascinating book, Spark, by John J. Ratey. It's a quick easy read, a popular book, describing the role of exercise in neurogenesis, cognition and learning. It describes a pilot program in read more
Change in Plans
QAZSE.com | September 23rd 2008
I had intended to read it and then post my review of the book Delivered from Distraction by Edward M. Harwell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D. - but I never got around to it. read more
Why Religious Fasting Could Be Good for Your Brain
DrEddyClinic.com Integrated Medicine Blog | September 22nd 2008 by Dr. Eddy M.D.
By Andrea UseemRamadan is in its third week now, and the required dawn-to-dusk fasting often feels like a daily mini–marathon. By late afternoon, hunger and thirst have sucked me dry, leaving me sleepy, slow-minded, and sometimes short-tempered.I k read more
Exercise and the Brain for Baby Boomers
My Over 56 Blog | September 11th 2008 by Kerry Pettigrew
Some time ago I wrote about a book I had begun reading by the name of: “Spark” by John J. Ratey, M.D. The jacket cover describes it as: “The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain”. I truly believe it is a book th read more
The Creative Adder 2
A Morsel of Genius | July 15th 2008 by aMorsel
As a supplement to my previous post, The Creative Adder, I wanted to share some thoughts on adhd and creativity as discussed by Edward M. Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD in their book “Driven to Distraction“. They say there are severa read more
Exercise: the spark for your brain
RebootYou | June 20th 2008 by Lee Callaway
Does exercise benefit your brain?You bet it does, and if you want to know the many ways it does, get this book: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, by Dr. John J. Ratey with Eric Hagerman.“We all know that exercise makes read more
Mommy Einstein
MomsHomeRun | June 10th 2008 by Running Mommy
Recently Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey* stated that, during running, the brain produces the 'Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor', a kind of spinach for the brain, making it stronger and more efficient!Combined with the changes in the brain during pr read more
Dr. John Ratey Discusses Exercise and ADHD in New Book
Focused Distractsions: Musings on Life with AD/HD | April 13th 2008
The Science of Exercise and the Baby Boomer Brain
My Over 56 Blog | April 11th 2008 by Kerry Pettigrew
I just ordered a new book: “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman. I’m sure I will want to do a short review on the book after I read it. Here is a brief synopsis: R read more
A free ADHD teleseminar and a herd of Ratey’s
ADHDFamilies | April 9th 2008 by Jerry Russell
It would seem that there is more than one Ratey floating around in the world of ADHD. As a matter of fact, Nancy Ratey is the wife of Dr. John Ratey, who I discussed in my last post on this topic. Both Dr. and Mrs. Ratey are experts on the subject read more
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peacoxcreations | April 2nd 2008 by peacoxcreations
Between the Barbara Walters Special and the hype over John Ratey's book, "Spark", aging and exercising is becoming fashionable! From this wonderful group of participants in both, whose average age is just under 70, comes more inspiration to get goin read more
Using Exercise to Treat ADHD
ADHDFamilies | March 28th 2008 by Jerry Russell
Psychiatrist John Ratey claims exercise is "the single most important tool people have to optimize brain function." Dr. Ratey is a Harvard University professor and an expert on ADHD. His thoughts: If you get your body in shape, your mind will fol read more
Yet another reason to keep dancing
Dancing on the Edge of Science and Technology | March 13th 2008 by Katherine Watier
Not that I needed yet another reason to keep dancing, but...The Washington Post Express had an article about how to save your brain cells, and was encouraging people to choose hip hop or Kung Fu as their exercise of choice. It turns out there is a b read more
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Man-o-pause: PRoviding Men a Place to Breathe | February 21st 2008
The Mid-Life Brain & Beyond Want to build muscle, improve memory and condition the brain? In a recent USA Today interview, John Ratey, M.D. recommends working up a sweat at least four or five days a week if you find... read more
Wile E. Coyote, Super-Genius
VelociPete | March 23rd 2007
At our household we receive news from the future. On Tuesday March 23rd the March 26th edition of Newsweek magazine appeared in our mailbox. It's kind of like that show where the guy always got his newspaper a day ahead of time. I'm still trying t read more
CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategi…
Psychjourney Podcasts | January 8th 2007
Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, author of Listening To Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life interviews Dr. Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D. about his book, CrazyBuzy, Overstetched, Overbooked and About To Snap!Visit Dr. Honos-Webb's website an read more
Review: Driven to Distraction
Fighting Inertia | March 20th 2006
Well, in completely unplanned fashion, a non-fiction book snuck under my radar and ended up getting read before zillions of others on my never ending list.Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhoo read more
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