Your Brain on Boo!

Your Brain on Boo!

Fear sets off a chain reaction of events in our brain.  It kicks off a rapid and deeply wired, non conscious set of responses designed to save our life. One could say there are two key types of fear: The sudden, extreme and short lasting kind – like when someone jumps...
Brain Benefits of Beta-carotene

Brain Benefits of Beta-carotene

Whether you prefer pumpkin pie or pumpkin carving, there are many benefits to this big orange vegetable: Carving pumpkins comes from a centuries old Irish tradition and myth about a devious man named ‘Stingy Jack.’ The name ‘Jack o’ lantern’ (Jack of the lantern)...