By Sara Ryba, R.D., C.D.N

19:26 minutes (4.45 MB)
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, the author of the New York Times bestseller, Carved In Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife, is an expert on the cognitive changes that take place in middle age. What are the causes of brain fog and memory glitches? And what are the steps involved to fix it?

The average American spends nine years — that's right, almost a decade — of their life watching TV.

Yes, we all know that regular exercise benefits the body as well as the mind. But what if working out actually makes people smarter?

15:49 minutes (3.63 MB)
Listen to Tina's interview with Sharon Begley, Science Columnist for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and the author of the ground-breaking book, Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. They discuss the extraordinary collaboration between neuroscience and Buddhism.

From crossword puzzles to computer games, brain fitness — exercises for one's mind and memory — is a hot new topic on the horizon.