Simon Evans

Fat: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Fat is bad for you. That’s what we were told for a long time. More recently, we’re told that some fat is good for you, like olive oil and fish oil. Then there are the downright evil fats, like trans fats. Unless you’re someone who spends a lot of time fig... Read >

Treating the Head with the Heart

It is common for people suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease to also battle depression at the same time. However, mental health care is often delivered by a different doctor, if at all, and is not well coordinated with care for ... Read >

Two Support Systems That Keep Your Brain Fit

Why is it that some people freak out when presented with challenges in their life while others handle them calmly and responsively? This is a question that psychologists have pursued for years and it essentially boils down to your coping skills. Now, a ne... Read >

BrainFit or Bust

The head bone connected to the neck bone, The neck bone connected to the back bone, The back bone connected to the thigh bone . . . Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk aroun', Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun'. . . remember that song? It's a bas... Read >

Can Tetris Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Stress exposure can be a major problem for people. Exposure to violence through war, terrorism, rape or domestic violence can leave your psyche damaged and haunt you for years to come. The prevalence of global conflict and our awareness of it due to insta... Read >

Eat, Drink and Be Brainy

More and more studies continue to emerge on the brain fit benefits of some food and drinks. The best part is that some of these are foods and drinks that many of us enjoy. We all know that fruits and veggies help our general health, but what other goodies... Read >

Gratitude for Brain Fitness

This week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. It is not just a time of year for stuffing our faces full of as much food as our stomachs can possibly tolerate before passing out in front of the football game on TV. Thanksgiving is really a time when we can reflect... Read >

Growing New Brain Cells - And Wiring Them Up

Not too long ago, scientists believed that adults couldn't grow new neurons in their brain. However, work over the last several years has debunked this myth. We now know that adults continue to grow new neurons throughout life, a process called neurogenes... Read >

Are You Stuck With the Genes You Were Born With?

There's a rapidly emerging research field centered around ‘epigenetics'. Essentially, this is the ability to modify your genes during your life to change their level of activity. Genes, in and of themselves, are just blueprints. In order to use them you... Read >

Untangling The Alzheimer's Brain

Alzheimer's is a debilitating disease where circuits in the brain literally get ‘tangled up' and cause cognitive problems. Research into the causes and possible treatments for Alzheimer's is intensive and beginning to provide rays of hope for families h... Read >

Can Walking Reduce Your Taxes?

In 2006, the total cost of health care in the United States was 2.1 trillion dollars, which is more than the gross national product of China. Yes, we spend more on healthcare than China spends on everything. We've all heard that the war in Iraq... Read >

Tai Chi for Your Head and Your Heart

We've written before about the benefits of Tai Chi for your brain fitness and your immune system. In fact, we go into some detail on this topic in a couple sections of our new book, BrainFit for Life. Now a new study shows some striking effects of... Read >

Is Fish Oil a Quick Fix for Your Memory?

A lot research has focused on omega-3 fats as good for body and brain function. Scientists have scrutinized these fats in everything from heart disease and diabetes to depression, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, ADHD and Alzheimer's. The lates... Read >

Make Love, Not Stress

The role of stress reduction is important to almost any health plan. Keeping your brain fit is no different. Constant stress, which plagues many in today's society, causes an elevation of hormones, including cortisol, that can be bad for your health. N... Read >

What are we Feeding our Kids?

Copyright 2006 Simon Evans There is a war raging within our bodies every day. One the one side are environmental toxins that we breathe, drink and eat and on the other side are our bodies defense mechanisms that fight to keep us healthy. This is not ne... Read >