by Kaplan Brain & Body | Feb 15, 2022 | Blog, General Health Advice
We should be sleeping approximately one-third of our lives or about eight hours a night. In addition, the most important hours of sleep are the hours before midnight. A good night’s sleep will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the winter and 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the...
by Kaplan Brain & Body | Jan 4, 2022 | Blog, General Health Advice
It is not recommended to be a creature of habit, so make sure you “switch it up.” The brain does not like it if you are always doing the same thing. The leading researchers and neuroscientists have found one of the top three ways to improve memory is to perform novel...
by Kaplan Brain & Body | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, General Health Advice
We have been told to stay out of the sun because it is dangerous, but that is usually bad advice unless you have a history or a high risk of skin cancer. The sunlight actually helps prevent most cancers with all of its health benefits. The key is not to overdo it, but...
by Kaplan Brain & Body | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, General Health Advice
A recent Harvard study suggested that sitting may have more of an influence on an early death than smoking. If your job requires sitting, make sure that you get up every twenty minutes, move for 20 seconds, and look 20 feet away. Set an alarm, get a cooking timer, or...
