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celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 2 Jun

Leptin is a hormone primarily produced by fat cells that act as a key regulator of energy balance and body weight. It signals the brain --specifically the hypothalamus -- when the body has sufficient energy reserves, reducing...

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Don't Let Life Become too Passive

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 21 May

The brain ages faster when life becomes effortless. We need to continue to have daily physical routines such as stirring soup, writing notes, watering plants, opening jars, or folding laundry. The brains remains sharp because...

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That Morning Light

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 21 May

(This may not be of interest to younger mylotter so feel free to scrool on to find something else. ) Getting older some of us don't realize how just doing certain small things each day us feel more positive about...

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Hello again, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 21 Apr

I spent most of the day using my brain on paperwork of some sort, and I am tired from that. While the computer was warming up I went to get the mail, which was and "invitation" to fly on all domestic airlines...and...

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Interesting About Dehydration

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 2 Mar

I read an interesting article recently about why we may remain dehydrated even when we feel we are drinking enough water. Deep in the brain is a control center called the hypothalamus and among its many jobs is to signal us when...

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Good night, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 27 Feb

It's 9:23 by my computer clock, and I need to get to bed. My brain is pretty fried. I'll be glad to have two days not having to think about what to do and where to go every second. I'm also looking forward to getting some...

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It’s not just time-wasting!

Fleur @Fleura (34935) • United Kingdom 27 Feb

Ever since I started on this garden birds survey for the British Trust for Ornithology (which was three years ago this week!) I have been obsessively glancing out of the window every few minutes, jumping up with the binoculars if...

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My brain hurts...

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 2 Feb

I went to the office to try to print out the papers I was sent to fill out, and had to ask for help because it wasn't my computer. Then, I texted someone with a question. She answered, and then I wrote something in the wrong...

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Education in the age of AI

APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE @mytunemagic (273) 2 Oct

A lot is going on in this era with AI taking hold of classrooms and the teacher. Thousands of meetings, discussions, conferences are going on to impress upon us the importance of AI. Why? So that our brains which were not even...

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The Brains of Men and Women are Different

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 11 Sep

I found it interesting about the differences of the male and female brains. The size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence. Albert Einstein had a smaller than average brain. The volume of certain regions of the brain...

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Morning Re- hydrating

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 3 Sep

I just watched a great video. Part was on the subject of hydration. Starting your day with 16-32 ounces of clean, room temperature water before coffee, tea or breakfast. Room temperature water is easier on the stomache than cold....

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Wasted day...

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 27 Aug

It's nearly 3 p.m., and all I've done today is sit here in front of the computer, and not even myLotting. I don't have a book to read, either. I should be myLotting, but my brain is feels fried. ...

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World Brain Day.

Judy Story @jstory07 (148720) • Roseburg, Oregon 22 Jul

Your brain gives you the five senses, You brain helps you to think so you can get through the day. Your brain gives you self awareness, So we know who we are, So we should protect our brain by wearing a helmet when we are on a...

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Went...

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 4 Jul

Brain's working less well than usual today, but I went to Staples to check to see if they had something, which they didn't, and then I headed over to Safeway. When I was nearly to the store, I saw my neighbor's mom with Ariel and...

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Went for a walk...

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 20 Jun

to hopefully wake up a bit, but that didn't really work. I have 1,410 steps anyway. I'd like to get something done around here. I did some reading, but I want to at least get one or two "chores" done, at least. My...

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A charity in Kentucky hosts a walk to raise awareness of brain injuries

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 May 25

An event that was hosted by The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky hosted an annual event in Louisville Kentucky on Saturday May 10. It is very nice for the Brain Injury Alliance to invite the citizens of the state and world t...

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Pajamas and Lavender ~ About Sleep ~ Part One

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 29 Apr 25

We all need a good night's sleep. Sleep helps our body rejuvenate and repair itself. We give it a good workout daily. It is crucial to our physical and mental well-being. Here is just a few of the things our sleep does for our...

sleep

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I Finally Figured Out the Mid-Week Puzzle Secret Solution

Jim Bauer @porwest (112780) • United States 16 Feb 25

For a long time on Bing, I'd given up on the midweek puzzle, which consists of eight squares you have to put together. A few times I solved it by "accident," but then I did some research and tried it out, and it still takes...

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Plastics In Our Brain?

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 5 Feb 25

Recent studies have revealed that tiny shards of manoplastics are not only embedded in the kidneys and liver but also in the brain. The amount -- about l standard plastic spoon full. According to the report: "tiny shards smaller...

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Sleep ~ Part One in a Series

celticeagle @celticeagle (189809) • Boise, Idaho 23 Dec 24

Did you know that there are four individual stages of the sleep cycle? They can be determined by an analysis of the brain activity during sleep and shows distinct patterns that characterize each stage. These change throughout the...

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