Drinking coffee before sleep on purpose

Drinking coffee before sleep on purpose

Love coffee? Here’s a neat way to use it to enhance your focus and alertness better than just what the caffeine alone can do. Caffeine sometimes gets blamed for ill health. But there are potential benefits to it’s use as well. Studies show that having a...
Anaesthesia blocks high frequency brainwaves

Anaesthesia blocks high frequency brainwaves

More evidence that too many high frequency brain waves can cause stress (over-excitation). One common drug does what years of meditation may do. And gives us clues as to how to do the same drug free in a fraction of the time… Scientists have long wondered how...
DNA telomeres and ageing – the fountain of youth

DNA telomeres and ageing – the fountain of youth

Stress really can shorten your life. And science tells us why by looking at our DNA. Specifically by looking at what happens to a protective cell cap called a telomere. Avoiding stress is not the answer though. This is about building resilience. And resilience to...
Sleep deprivation hallucinations and serotonin effects

Sleep deprivation hallucinations and serotonin effects

A lack of sleep can effect your brain in the same way as psychedelic magic mushrooms or LSD. That doesn’t mean you should stay up all night to have a drug free trip though. Why does being overly tired have this effect and lead to a drop in accurate perception?...
Sugar, intelligence and brain activity

Sugar, intelligence and brain activity

Forget where you put that chocolate? It may be the chocolates fault. An excess of sugar effects your memory and creativity. The science of brain wave activity tells us why. Do you want to have a better memory and more creative inspiration? Cut down on sugar! An excess...

“I see red” – red light eye therapy update

‘I see red’ or I saw red, is one of those sayings that people use when they are angry. Red has long been associated with heightened arousal or warnings. Think stop lights and warning signs. But although this effect on arousal has some bearings in colour...