Maybe Not the Best Choice of Words


Updated 04/07/09 12:47 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Maybe Not the Best Choice of Words

Let's put aside for a moment the fact that this ad seems to make light of a very serious problem. Because even if this service did work, is making someone who has memory loss forget something really that much of an accomplishment? Source Read more

Babysugar Diaries: Pregnant Brain Is in Full Effect


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Pregnant Brain

I have always been a wealth of information on past events in my circle of friends. I can remember names and faces of random acquaintances and happenings from our early years. Two years ago, however, my memory began failing me about the same time my belly began to grow a baby. When scientists came out with a study proving that pregnant women experience more memory loss than a typical person, I Read more

Study Reports Maternity Memory Loss


Updated 02/08/08 5:02 PM · Posted by babysugar · 7 comments

Study Reports Maternity Memory Loss

A while back I wrote about having mush brain when I was pregnant. Now there is scientific evidence to show I wasn't alone. A new Australian study published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, found that pregnant women experience memory loss during pregnancy and it often lingers after the birth. To learn about the researchers' findings, read more Read more

Coffee Round Up


Updated 08/11/07 8:37 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Coffee Round Up

Caffeine and my favorite method of loading up with caffeine, coffee, have been in the news a lot recently. So I thought I should review a few reasons why NOT to give up the bean. I know that eye twitches really work your nerves, so when I saw this headline I knew I had to share it. Drinking coffee may prevent eyelid twitch. Pretty cool to know that drinking a regular cup of joe regularly can Read more

Relax Already: Chronic Worrying Can Lead to Memory Loss


Updated 06/13/07 3:58 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Relax Already: Chronic Worrying Can Lead to Memory Loss

If you feel like a stress case now, I just want to let you know that it could affect how well your memory functions in your future. Not that I want to add to your worries, I just provide another reason why it is important to keep your attitude in check. A recent study followed 1,256 men and women, all who were nearly 77 years old for over 12 years. Participants received medical and mental Read more

The Vow: Channing Tatum Is More Memorable Than the Romance


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The Vow Movie Review

It's no accident that The Vow's release date coincides almost perfectly with Valentine's Day. The film promises the kind of epic love story that many of us, like it or not, are more amenable to getting swept up in at this time of year: a man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again after a horrific accident leaves her with no memory of the last four years, or of him. Channing Tatum is Read more

The Couple Who Inspired The Vow


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The Vow Real Life Couple

Kim and Krickitt Carpenter sold the movie rights to their unforgettable love story back in 1996. But it took until this week for that film, The Vow, to come out. The Carpenters married in September 1993, and less than 10 weeks later, a car accident left them both injured and Krickitt in a coma. Once she woke up, she had no memory of her husband. Besides the coma and memory loss, The Vow doesn't Read more

5 Reasons You Need More Sleep


Updated 01/12/12 4:15 AM · Posted by Shape · 0 comments

Why You Need to Sleep

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Whether you admit you need help nodding off or are still in denial about the major suitcases under your eyes, chances are you could use an intervention: a full two-thirds of Americans say they have trouble getting enough shut-eye at least once a week. That’s pretty harrowing, considering that sleep is absolutely Read more

Sharpen Your Memory by Shedding Some Pounds, Study Says


Updated 04/15/11 1:00 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 0 comments

Losing Weight Will Improve Your Memory

If I were to put my gym membership to good use, I just might not need those ginkgo biloba pills after all. A new study, examining data from 109 bariatric surgery patients and 41 obese control subjects at Cornell Medical College and Weill Columbia University Medical Center, discovered that those who lost weight from surgeries demonstrated improved memory and concentration, moving from the slightly Read more

4 Don'ts For Your Next Breakfast


Updated 12/06/11 11:57 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

What Not to Eat and Do at Breakfast

When it comes to meals, breakfast is the champ. Instead of grabbing a muffin at the coffee shop to fuel your day, give the mealtime the attention it deserves. Here are four don'ts for the most important meal of the day. Don't skip it: Eating breakfast helps jump-start your metabolism after it slows down during your sleep. Not only that, but eating breakfast is an important tool in maintaining Read more