How to improve brain power is very much akin to how to improve muscle power.

If I want more strength in my bicep, I need to increase the number of muscle fibers in my bicep, by using resistance training.

When I stress the muscle doing curls, my body will allocate muscle building resources to the bicep, increase the number of muscle fibers there, and viola, my bicep grows.

The same techniques work for brain power, although the human brain actually aids and abets the process by creating new brain cells everyday for us in a process called neurogenesis.

The resistance training is providing our brains what is called a novel learning experience. If those new neurons are not challenged by some basic change in our routine, perhaps like using the other hand to work your computer mouse, (did you shudder?) or a computerized brain fitness program, your brain may not keep them.

When challenged those new brain cells migrate to the area around the hippocampus where memories are made.

Without our memories folks, we lose who we are, and that is a sad thing to have happen.

OK, so we can do some resistance training to lock in the day’s new neurons, which enhances another very important aspect of the human brain, its neuroplasticity.

Neuroplasticity is the word used to describe the brains constant efforts to rewire itself by neurons searching out new neurons for connection. If those connections are deemed beneficial by your brain, a process which happens in your sleep, they are kept and are available for improved brain power.

The more neurons available for connections, just like muscle fibers in the bicep, the more mental hefting you can do, and the longer you will keep your memories.

If you are not going to try out using your less dominant hand to run your computer, then you might want to try out the dual n back task as a way to challenge your brain. The dual n back task is one of those computerized brain fitness programs that we can fit conveniently into our daily schedule, like a trip to the gym. The research on this particular tool was made public in 2008, so it is very new, and interestingly enough, one of the results of the practice is an increased IQ.

If you are a Boomer or Senior, then you should check out the IMPACT and ACTIVE studies. Or read Norman Doidge, MD’s book called The Brain That Changes Itself for very exciting discoveries.

Michael S. Logan is a brain fitness expert, a counselor, a student of Chi Gong, and licensed one on one HeartMath provider. I enjoy the spiritual, the mythological, and psychological, and I am a late life father to Shane, 10, and Hannah Marie, 4, whose brains are so amazing. http://www.askmikethecounselor2.com

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Copyright (c) 2009 Caroline Radway

If you are still struggling to get to the gym three times a week for your weekly dose of exercise, you can stop beating yourself up about it right now! Most of us can’t find the time needed to get to the gym this often, and rather than feeling guilty and promising yourself you will manage it next week, why not try a change of tack?

After all, the definition of madness is repeating the same thing over, while expecting different results.

If you can’t get to the gym, don’t blame your lack of commitment or motivation. Blame the model. Getting to the gym involves travel, changing, finding a locker, finding equipment that is free and coming into contact with a lot of other people’s sweat. Not surprising it can often be the last place we want to be at the end of a hard day at the office.

Instead, why not invest in a chunk of cast iron, that you can store at home and that you can use any time and anywhere?

Instead of struggling to find the will to workout after a day at the office, get up 15 minutes earlier and do a pre-breakfast metabolism boosting session that will have you burning fat all day, feeling super-charged and energetic, and help you sleep better at night (so you feel fresher in the morning, despite the alarm going off 15 minutes earlier).

10 – 15 minutes a day, or 20 – 30 every other day is not to hard to find, especially if you take my advice and make time rather than hoping to find it somewhere (after all, it is elusive and rarely ‘found’).

An example workout:

Start with a dynamic warm up – squats, lunges, shoulder circles etc with no weight, for a few minutes.

2 handed swings – 1 minute

1 arm kettlebell chest press – 15 on each side

2 handed swings – 1 minute

1 arm kettlebell row – 15 on each side

Figure of 8 pass and hold – 15 on each side

1 arm military press – 15 on each side

Figure of 8 pass and hold – 15 on each side

Windmill – 10 on each side

Kettlebell Russian Twist – 15 on each side

Plank – as long as you can!

Perform this circuit one or 2 times through, resting as you need to depending on your fitness level (decrease the rest as you get fitter). Be sure to stretch your main muscles, paying attention to tight areas, after every session.

This is the by far one of the best ways to start your day – boosting your metabolism, mood and energy levels so you are bound to hit the rest of your day with style.

Caroline Radway is a certified Personal Trainer and kettlebell coach who wants you to get the fitness and fat loss results that you deserve. Check out her blog for more articles: http://www.kettlebellebody.com/blog/

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I run a business myself so I know that when it comes to ordering or re-ordering medical supplies, the process can get quite aggravating and very frustrating at time. Most people wise up and will find a store that offers everything they need for their specific business – in this case nursing home supplies and medical supplies. There are stores offline that offer these products in one store, but they are also more expensive. Wouldn’t you rather have convenience AND price? When shopping online it’s not unheard of to find stores that not only offer one stop shopping, but they will also offer better prices, bulk options and wholesale options.

All of these variables are going to allow you to literally get more for your money. It doesn’t matter if it’s a popular brand name product, or not. Or if it’s a special item, or not. If the store offers it, chances are you will save money on it. And best of all since its one store offering all the products you need anyway, you are also going to save yourself a lot of time once ordering comes around again! Now all you will need is your list of supplies and a checklist.

Once you go on the site you will very easily be able to start adding products right to you “cart”, and once you are ready to check out, you will be asked to enter in a business license number or wholesaler license. I’ve found about 10% of sites online that do offer wholesale do NOT need any kinds of proof from you that you are a real business or company. The other 90% will need some kind of proof from you have it be your driver’s license number, business license or your bulk wholesaler license.

I’ve been told that the reasoning behind this is because a site might offer supreme prices as is, but they will offer “special” discounts to bulk and wholesalers – obviously a wholesaler is a person that would buy and sell these products themselves in their own store. Well, if they offered the wholesale price to just anyone that “walked” into the store, then everyone would get the special prices! Also, I do believe there is something else to do with the way your government is set up with purchasing in your specific location.

If you aren’t sure if a site takes a license or not, simply email them or call them and ask them! Most of these sites online that sell any kind of products or more specifically nursing home supplies and medical supplies are more than happy to answer whatever questions you may have about these kinds of things along with product info, suggestions and recommendations for specific products and more!

Give it a try and see how it works out for your business! I can almost guarantee that you will end up saving a lot of money and a lot of time! Even if it does take you a little more time to pick out products, when it comes to medical supplies it’s going to be less frustrating and less stressful!

UnitedMedSupply.com is an energetic and competitive national medical supplies and nursing home supplies distributor, servicing Hospitals, Clinics and Physicians in the business-to-business healthcare provider arena.

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