7 Most Important Nutrients To Boost Your Memory

August 10, 2007 by  
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Memory is the mental activity of recalling learned and/or experienced information. There are 2 types of memory: 1. Short-term memory 2. Long-term memory In short-term memory information is stored for a few seconds or a few minutes. Such memory is fragile and is able to hold an average of seven items (phone numbers, credit card numbers, etc.). In long-term memory we store information for our life / jobs / etc. Sometimes, accessing information stored in long-term memory requires a conscious effort to recall: personal memories related to our experiences (episodic memory), factual data not connected to time or place (semantic…Read the Rest

10 Health Related Benefits of Water

August 6, 2007 by  
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The human body is made up of 60-65% water (lean people have more water in their bodies mainly due to the fact that muscles hold more water than fat). More researchers recommend 8 glasses of water a day in order to maintain our health, but sometimes this quantity might vary depending on life-style, nutrition, environment temperature, humidity, etc. The human body needs so much water because almost every cell in our body need water to function properly. Still, if you think that the human body accumulates daily 2 liters of water, think again! Our lungs expel daily about 3 cups…Read the Rest