Category Archives: Brain Function

Dear Friend, We all have experienced stress at some point. Frankly, many of us actually experience stress on a regular basis. The degree to which we experience stress, though, can vary greatly, from being somewhat stressed by sitting in traffic to getting extremely stressed when running late to an appointment. The reasons and causes of ...click here to read more

Getting a splitting headache can ruin anyone’s day, and there is no other group of people knows this more than those afflicted by migraine headaches. There are several triggers and risk factors for a migraine, and your current weight plays a key role, according to a new study. Migraine headaches affect nearly 12 percent of ...click here to read more

The third leading cause of cancer death in American men (after lung and colorectal cancers), prostate cancer kills about one out of 39 men. Although it’s a serious condition that can lead to death, most patients do not die from it. There are over 2.9 million patients in the U.S. who are still alive today ...click here to read more

Getting older comes with many luxuries such as retirement, spending more time with family, and even allowing the opportunity to see the world. However, as we age, our sleep is one thing that often suffers. A lack of restorative sleep has been seen to promote mental and physical ailments in our seniors and even elevate ...click here to read more

We all know that staying fit and exercising helps control our weight and prevent disease, but the benefits may also extend to brain health as well. According to a new study, the health of your heart and blood vessels when you’re younger plays a significant role in the healthy aging of the brain. The researchers ...click here to read more

The importance of getting a good night’s sleep cannot be stated enough. But with all the proven benefits of regularly getting your well-deserved seven to eight hours, everybody has their own, subjective reasons for making sleep a priority. Some people are just lucky enough to have a sleeping schedule of clockwork precision. They don’t even ...click here to read more

Dementia is a term used to describe significant cognitive impairment. These impairments are often seen in two or more critical brain functions such as memory, language, judgment, and reasoning. Deficiencies in these aspects of cognitive ability can significantly affect a person’s daily functioning, making them require constant aid. The most common form of dementia is ...click here to read more

Stroke and heart attacks are usually a phenomenon reserved for older adults, as younger people typically have good health. However, a new study shows that high blood pressure and diabetes—major contributors to heart attack and stroke—are becoming increasingly prevalent in younger demographics. New research suggests that strokes are happening to Americans under 65 years of ...click here to read more

Being forgetful is something we have all experienced from time to time, and it can be frustrating when we finally remember what we forgot. Forgetting to pick something up from the store or forgetting your phone at home: these are all minor nuisances, but when we realize we forgot something, we always tell ourselves it ...click here to read more

Surviving a stroke is often considered a triumph of modern medicine and human will, but it can leave those afflicted with debilitating side effects that can affect their quality of life. This often means that those who are fortunate to still be breathing after a stroke will likely be on a regimen of medication to ...click here to read more

Physical and mental health are two sides of the same coin, although we often fail to acknowledge it. It’s understandable—physical ailments are quite obvious and even palpable, while mental health issues are usually undercover and subtle. Because mental health conditions like depression affect your mood, behavior, and outlook on life, they are treated on their ...click here to read more

World Parkinson’s Day marks the birthday of Dr. J. Parkinson, and it is the day that the world bans together to help increase public awareness of this terrible disease. We here at Bel Marra want to do our part, so we have compiled a list of articles dealing with Parkinson’s disease stages, Parkinson’s diseases symptoms, ...click here to read more

April is Stress Awareness Month, and we here at Bel Marra have put together a list of very informative articles to help everyone deal with stress and to both identify the causes and help cure stress. Here you will find information on age-related macular degeneration, heart artery dysfunction, and tips to reduce stress. It takes ...click here to read more

We often find ourselves lying awake in bed not being able to fall asleep, and unfortunately, this phenomenon only gets worse as we age. We all need sleep in order to maintain healthy brain function and support physical health, and this is mainly achieved by reaching deep sleep. However, more seniors are seeing their sleep ...click here to read more