Keeping Your Brain Young and Healthy

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Carol_Chuang/545843]Carol Chuang

The human brain is an extremely complex organ. Despite rapid scientific progress, the knowledge about how the brain works in still evolving.

The brain contains about 100 billion neurons, which are highly specialized nerve cells responsible for communicating information throughout the body. For each neuron, there are roughly anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 synapses. A synapse is the connection between neurons that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron. Hormones and neurotransmitters are examples of chemical signals.

The old adage of humans only using 10% of our brain is not true. Every part of the brain has a known function. Humans continue to make new neurons throughout life in response to mental activity. When you learn something new, your brain undergoes physical changes. The brain keeps growing in the frontal and temporal lobes well into middle-age, which can be associated with better emotional development and wisdom.

Healthy Eating - Five Reasons To Start Using Chlorella

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Beverleigh_H_Piepers/123142]Beverleigh H Piepers

If you have not jumped on the green smoothie bandwagon, it may be time to start! More people are finding making a green smoothie is an excellent way to get their daily vegetable needs met and help keep their fiber intake up. When preparing your green smoothies, one food you will want to consider adding into the mix is chlorella, which is a form of green freshwater algae. Typically you can purchase this in powder form, just as you would the well-known freshwater algae called spirulina.

Top 3 Vitamins for Stroke Recovery (and Some Honorable Mentions)

During stroke recovery, proper nutrition is essential. A healthy diet can help you maintain a healthy weight – which can help reduce your risk of a second stroke – and provide your body with the fuel it needs to heal itself.

These essential vitamins for stroke recovery can be found in supplements, or they can be found in whole foods – which is a much better way to go.