“I’m not kidding; it’s Miracle-Gro for the brain!” The statement reminded me of some ridiculous infomercial infecting late night TV. In this case however, it was generated from the mouth of a world class neurobiologist, so I took notice. He was speaking of a substance called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). What ...
May 02, 2016
Norman Cousins, while struggling with a severe neuromuscular disease, said, “Laughter is like internal jogging. Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.” Those of you who regularly scan Reader’s Digest remember a column titled, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Indeed it is, and sometimes we forget ...
