Knowledge Nuggets with Nina

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In this episode:  Your brain’s natural tendency to be self centered How to use that to serve YOU and WHY you should Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things!  Sources: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/to_be_happier_should_you_focus_on_yourself_or_others https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000588 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_types_of_kindness_will_make_you_happiest https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-faultyour-brain-self-centered.html

In this episode:  Neuroplasticity & growing through what you go through Gratitude, affirmations and resiliency  Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things!  Sources: https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/mente  https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40362 https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/

In this episode:  Nutrition & diets Emotion eating & how nutrition impacts mental, physical and cognitive health Tangible tips to evaluate nutrition  Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things!  Sources: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00240/full https://www.healthline.com/health/emotional-eating#2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-017-9577-9 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666316300691 https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

In this episode:  The brain & anxiety, what causes it, what helps it HOW exercise actually can improve the functioning of your brain in GENERAL and with anxiety Two tangible tips to utilize for anxious moments  Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things!  SOURCES for this episode:  https://positivepsychology.com/exercise-neurological-benefits/

In this episode:  Intro to all things brain and neuroscience from a “friendly” perspective Why you care about any of this Gratitude practice technique and WHY it’s important from a scientific perspective Did you geek out with me about any of the facts, tips or tricks I shared today? Is there something you specifically want to hear more about and get some tangible tips & tricks for how to tweak to improve your daily functioning? I would love to connect, geek out, and hear your takeaways or suggestions! DM me on instagram @nina_stevens and we can chat all the exciting things!  Sources for this episode:  https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Know-Your-Brain https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/