Wellness in the News for December 2023
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Stressful pregnancy affects children's behavior
New research published by the American Psychological Association finds that psychological distress during pregnancy has a persistent effect on children's risk for aggressive, disinhibited, and impulsive behaviors, and that this behavior extends all the way up through the teenage years. The findings are consistent with theories that suggest that exposure to stress hormones in utero can affect children's brain development
The Chinese and many other cultures have always known this to be true. Finally, a well-designed study has nailed it.
Dancing slows the aging process three ways
- Physically: Dancing builds strength, endurance, and flexibility.
- Mentally: Most dancing requires the learning of specific moves and steps.
- Socially: Crazy fun leads to friendships and a sense of belonging.
Disney's Goofy is 91 years old and look at him swing!
"If you can walk, you can dance." -African proverb
Excess body fat generates excess heat
Confirmation of this fact is found in these 3 recent studies from UCSD, UCSF, and the Salk Institute.
The good news is that you would stay warm and cozy during a long Stone Age winter. The bad news is that we live in the hustle-bustle of a modern world in which burning embers can easily catch fire somewhere-anywhere-in the body. Inflamed swollen joints, burning or throbbing pain, reddish itchy skin & eyes, manic behavior, blurred vision, anything with "itis" on the end, restless insomnia, angry fits, autoimmune problems, strokes, heart fibrillations, & more.
Preventing age-related dementia
In this study from the American Academy of Neurology, they affirm the existence of "amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease." As a mind gives up on learning and growth, cerebral circulation weakens. Body fluids stagnate in the cranium. Crud accumulates around idling, moribund brain cells and slowly suffocates them.
People who follow their passions have the best chance of living long, healthy lives. On the other hand, a life without passion is a life not worth living.
Making friends with hunger
Welcome physical hunger into your life on a daily basis.
Your body will thank you.
Brain implant may enable mental telepathy one day
A speech prosthetic developed by a collaborative team of engineers, neuroscientists, and neurosurgeons from Duke University can translate a person's brain signals into what they're trying to say. This technology will eventually help people unable to talk due to neurological disorders regain the ability to communicate through a brain-computer interface.
And much else.