Brain Fitness Carnival July 2007

We are excited to host the July 2007 edition of the Brain Fitness Carnival, which includes articles on Health and Well-Being and the latest education and research.

Healthy Mind

Senia presents The A.P.E. Method to Get Out of a Bad Mood posted at Positive Psychology News Daily.

Jeremy Wong presents Becoming Smarter by Meditation posted at Becoming Smarter, saying, "Meditation and it's benefits on the brain – become smarter, a higher brain activity, heightened awareness, better focus, better memory and better learning ability."

Shaheen Lakhan presents Working Out Your Brain posted at GNIF Brain Blogger.

Marc and Angel presents 10 Irrational Thoughts Rational People Often Think posted at Marc and Angel, saying, "Irrational thoughts occasionally occur in the minds of all people. Intelligence does not make someone immune to irrational
thought."

Research, Education and Professional Development

FitBuff presents Don't Get Glad, Get Mad! posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, "Their findings, detailed in this month's issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, suggest that anger helps people focus on the cues that matter most to making a rational decision and ignore cues that are irrelevant to the task of decision-making."

Joshua Hwang presents Education from a Buddhist perspective: Jinfeng's Rice Cake posted at Learning, The Gravy Way, saying, "A little post on how we can use some Buddhist teachings in everyday learning: both as a teacher and student. After reading it again the tone seems a little tough, but I'm actually a softy."

Brett Steenbarger presents Bridging the Gap Between Hot and Cold Cognitive States posted at TraderFeed.

Stephanie West Allen presents Mind advice? Bring attention to the conflict posted at Brains On Purpose™.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Health for lawyers and us all posted at SharpBrains Brain Fitness Blog.

Health and Wellness

Matt presents Keep Your Mind Active posted at EverydayChange.com, saying, "Keeping your mind active and young with neurobics."

James Bishop presents Depression, Omega 3 and Clever Fries posted at Finding Optimism, saying, "New "functional" foods, with nutrients added, are hitting supermarket shelves everywhere. Manufacturers like McCain are clearly concerned about our diets."

Anne-Marie Nichols presents An Interview with Nordine Zouareg, author of Mind Over Body: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All in Your Head posted at A Mama's Rant.

Michael Scanlon presents Five foods for your brain posted at Lumosity.

Jimson Lee presents Pre-Competition, Energy, Focus and Mental Alertness Drinks posted at Speedendurance.com, saying, "A good collection of OTC drinks to improve alertness, awareness, and focus during exercise."

Medicine

Christian Bachmann presents Make use of early Alzheimer's plateau posted at Med Journal Watch, saying, "When the brain is attacked by Alzheimer's disease, it fights back and gives you a last chance to make the best of the rest of your life. Take it!"

Eli Feldblum presents Alzheimer's Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments posted at B12 Patch

Science

Charles H. Green presents Lie Detection and a Truthful Society posted at Trust Matters, saying, "Will infallible lie detectors ever exist? And what would it mean if they did?"

Andreas Engvig presents Apes, Speedy Learners, and new Brain Fitness Channel posted at SharpBrains Brain Fitness Blog.

Personal stories and techniques

Tracee Sioux presents Second Generation Mean Girl posted at So Sioux Me, saying, "Can we heal our childhood fashion wounds through our children? I think if we try we create new wounds where there were none. A look at what is driving the school clothes fashion show – is it a mother's memory of Mean Girls?"

almomento presents Simple Steps to Discover Your True Destiny posted at BurstCreativity.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of brain fitness using our carnival submission form.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.