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Email for: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Brain Improvement & IQ Newsletter Issue #105, September 6-7, 2004 In this issue: -> Sponsor of the Week -> “IQ Tests” of the Week -> Brain Improvement Products and Services -> ARTICLE: Your Second Brain – written by Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler -> ARTICLE: The Top 10 Busting Brain Myths: Creating Greater Possibilities – written by DuAnne Redus -> BOOK REVIEW: Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child – By Laurel J. Schmidt -> High IQ Societies -> How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter Current Subscribers – 42,849 subscribers. Removal instructions are listed at the end of the newsletter. 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Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/colin1.html ** The Einstein Factor : A Proven New Method for Increasing Your Intelligence - by Win Wenger, PH.D.& Richard Poe The Einstein Factor will give you a breakthrough set of tools that will allow you to raise your intelligence, concentration, and insight to much higher levels. These processes will do much more than just raise your IQ. They contribute to a more important goal – elevating your overall brain power and enhancing memory, creativity, reading speed, specific talents, and general brain health. Using Dr. Wenger’s Image Streaming technique, you’ll bypass inhibitions and access the powerful capabilities of your mind, which has virtually unlimited potential. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/einstein2.html HOW TO ADD A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WEBSITE HERE If you want to share information about your website in our newsletter, please go to the following webpage and fill out the form. Visit our website at http://www.selfgrowth.com/form-ad-brain-newsletter.html <a href=http://www.selfgrowth.com/form-ad-brain-newsletter.html>Click Here for Hyperlink</a> ---------------------------------------------------- *** ARTICLE: Your Second Brain – written by Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler *** ---------------------------------------------------- Ever had a physical sensation that something wasn’t quite right? Or perhaps an odd feeling that a situation was somehow dangerous? Or have you had “butterflies” in your stomach just before an important meeting or situation? That was your second brain in action... “My second brain?” you ask. Yes. Unknown to most people, we actually have two physical brains. You’re intimately familiar with the brain encased in your skull. But did you know you also have a second brain in your gut? Actually, over one half of your nerve cells are located in your gut. And you may be even more surprised to learn that your second “gut brain” contains neurons and neurotransmitters just like those found in your skull. Plus here’s something that may come as even more of a shock! Just like your primary brain, your “gut brain” is also able to learn, remember, and produce emotion-based feelings. The expression “gut-level feeling” isn’t just a “saying.” We really do have feelings in our gut. Our two brains communicate back and forth via a major nerve trunk extending down from the base of your brain all the way down into your abdomen. Because of this, your two brains directly influence each other. When one brain becomes upset, the other joins right in. That’s why your stomach might get “fluttery” because of anxiety before an important meeting. Or why a late night spicy snack that’s hard on your stomach might also give you some nasty nightmares. ** The Mystery of the Second Brain How do we happen to have two brains? During early fetal development both your “gut” (esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon) and your primary brain started to develop from the same clump of embryonic tissue. When that piece of tissue divided, one piece grew into your central nervous system (your brain and cranial nerves). The other section became your enteric nervous system (your “gut brain.”) During later stages of fetal development, these two brains then became connected via a massive nerve -- the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the longest of all our cranial nerves, and creates a direct connection between your brain and your gut. Because of this direct brain-gut connection, the state of your gut has a profound influence on your psychological well being. ** How it Works Your “gut brain” -- known to scientists as the enteric nervous system (ENS) -- is embedded in the sheaths of tissue lining your esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. And, nearly every brain-regulating chemical found in your brain has also been found in your gut brain -- including both hormones and neurotransmitters. In “The Second Brain,” Dr. Michael Gershon, a professor at New York City’s Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, refers to the entire gastrointestinal system as “the body's second nervous system.” "The brain is not the only place in the body that's full of neurotransmitters,” Dr. Gershon explains. "One hundred million neurotransmitters line the length of the gut -- approximately the same number found in the brain." Actually, the total of nerve cells in your gut is greater than the total nerves connecting the rest your body to your brain. This complex circuitry allows your “gut brain” to act totally independent of the brain in your skull. **Your “Sleep-Gut Brain” Connection As research on the circuitry between our two brains progresses, neuro-scientists are understanding more and more about how we act and feel. For example: Our brain and gut are so interconnected that both have natural 90-minute “sleep cycles.” In the brain, slow-wave sleep is interrupted by periods of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep during which dreams occur. The gut has corresponding 90-minute cycles of slow-wave muscle contractions. But as with the brain’s REM sleep intervals, these cycles are interrupted by corresponding short bursts of rapid muscle movement. **Your “Stress-Gut Brain” Connection Little needs be said about the connection between stress and our gut. In many ways, this may be the most visible brain-gut problem of our times. Anyone who has ever become emotionally upset knows the immediate effect on their gut. Your stomach “ties itself in knots,” rumbles and growls, and stops digesting. The results include chronic indigestion, ulcers, and a whole host of unpleasant conditions. If your stress is chronic, or intense enough, your colon may even go into spasms. **Your “Pain-Gut Brain” Connection But our “gut brains” also help us in some amazing ways. They are a primary source of pain relief. The “gut brain” naturally produces chemicals (benzodiazepine) found in many pain relievers, and anti-anxiety drugs like Valium. And like your primary brain, your “gut brain” also has opiate receptors. “Drugs like morphine and heroin also attach to the gut's opiate receptors,” pain management specialist Dr Michael Loes tells us. “And both brains can become addicted to opiates." ** Mastering Your “Gut Brain” Many mystical and natural healing practices consider the belly a major center of energy and higher consciousness. In China, the gentle arts of Tai Chi and Qigong emphasize the lower abdomen as a major reservoir for life energy and health. The belly is considered the “dantian,” a key center for higher consciousness development. It’s important to have your “gut brain” operating at its best. Start by paying attention to what’s going on in your digestive system. Remember, your gut is about a whole lot more than just digesting your food -- it also reacts to and digests your inward and outward “realities.” About the Submitter Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler is a quantum-self.com Personal Excellence Mentor and pioneer brainwave researcher. Visit Quantum-Self for more original articles by Dr. Jill, fr.ee self tests, brain quizzes, and the web’s best mind-expanding tools. Subscribe to their LandOnYourFeet and get a sizzling FR.EE Prosperity minicourse! http://www.quantum-self.com (c) 2004 All Rights Reserved ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** ARTICLE: The Top 10 Busting Brain Myths: Creating Greater Possibilities – written by DuAnne Redus ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brain power decreases as we age. Even though neurons regularly die off, the brain contains ten to twelve billion neurons. If neurons died at rate of 1000 daily, that 1% would be lost over an entire lifetime. Human brain deteriorates slower than any other organ. 2. Our thinking preferences are unchangeable. Preferences are as changeable as we are. The old way of thinking told us: See it to believe it. Modern-day thinking tells us, I will see it when I believe it. A person tends to see what she expects to see and miss what she is not expecting. 3. Airheads are spacey. Oxygen is essential to brain function. Although the brain amounts to only about 2% of the body's weight, it consumes about 25% of the body's oxygen intake. "Air in the head is positive." Expectations and belief are confounding factors in the effects of aging. 4. Short-term memory loss comes with aging. The brain remembers outstanding events better than something that has no zing. We think approximately 60,000 thoughts a day---and 95+% are the same thoughts. 5. Only the brain remembers. Research shows a body/brain connection. Memory is also recorded in the cell tissue of our entire body, e.g. taste, touch, smell can stimulate memories in our cell tissue. 6. Sorting information is a matter of sequencing. George Miller research from Harvard showed that the immediate memory span appears to be limited in the number of items that it can hold: "The Magic Number Seven Plus or Minus Two." He suggested that "chunking" information increases our capacity to sort and hold more memory. 7. All men are right-brained thinkers and all women are left-brained thinkers. Men and women can think with both sides of their brain. The fact is we need practice to strengthen our capacity to be flexible thinkers. 8. The brain produces chemicals that make our moods. Our moods produce brain chemistry. Runners produce different chemicals in their brain than couch potato thinkers. 9. Some people are not creative. The creativity of youth can be reclaimed. Children are naturally creative, but only half the adult population considers itself creative. 10. The creative community and the business community are like oil and water. It's nearly impossible for them to work together. The business community and the creative community think differently and are turned on by different kinds of work. The business community is smart in one way, and the creative community is smart in other ways. These different smartnesses are complementary and are often misunderstood. About the Submitter This piece was originally submitted by DuAnne Redus, Business, and Psychology, Executive coach, Corporate Trainer, Retreat Leader, who can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visited on the web at http://www.wholebrainleaders.com/. DuAnne Redus wants you to know: I am a corporate coach, trainer and retreat leader for Whole Brain Leaders. I began coaching in 1993 and have taught and coached internationally. The original source is: Paul Maclean, Deepak Chopra, Peter Russell, etc..... ----------------------------------------------- ** BOOK REVIEW: Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child – By Laurel J. Schmidt ** ---------------------------------------------------- A terrific title full of hands-on learning games, Seven Times Smarter will provide parents and homeschoolers with all sorts of interesting activities that bring kids new skills and a better appreciation of the different ways of learning. The book begins with a short introduction that introduces readers to the seven intelligences: visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, musical, kinesthetic, logical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Each of these types of intelligence presents a different type of learning style and different set of personal strengths; parents and educators with a firm grasp of this concept are better able to modify their lessons and activities so all children have a chance to shine. With simple suggestions like "be a good listener" and "ask good questions," this is not a book that requires extensive training or purchase of a lot of new products, but rather one that encourages you and your kids to take advantage of items you already have around the house. Projects like learning or inventing a secret code are geared for verbal kids and require nothing but pen, paper, and imagination; a container of pipe cleaners and tin foil kept in the car is sure to provide plenty of visual/spatial enjoyment for carpoolers. Activities like play-acting or puppet making combine many kinds of intelligence--with a handy list of fairly obvious icons for each type, it's easy for parents to identify which ones their kids will most enjoy. Chances are you'll have at least as much fun as they do. --Jill Lightner The list price for this book is $15.00. To purchase it for $9.98 at a 33% discount from Amazon.com, go directly to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0609805096/selfimprovemeonlA/ ---------------------------------------------------- ** HIGH IQ SOCIETIES ** --------------------------------------------------- American Mensa, Ltd., 1229 Corporate Dr. West Arlington, TX 76006 - 1-800-66-MENSA .Open to individuals who have scored in the top 2% on a standardized intelligence test. Founded in 1945 by R.Berrill and L.Ware. Name of Journal: Mensa Bulletin Visit them on the web at http://www.mensa.org International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, c/o Harry Callahan, PO Box 34304, Omaha, NE 68134 -- Open to individuals who score in the 99.9th percentile on a standardized adult intelligence test. Founded 1974 by Chris Harding. Name of Journal: Telicom Visit them on the web at http://www.crosswinds.net/~ispe/ Intertel, P.O. Box 150580, Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 797-7210-- Open to individuals who have an IQ at or above the 99th percentile on an accepted test. Founded in 1967 by Ralph Haines. Name of Journal: Integra Visit their website at http://pw1.netcom.com/~snoflo/intertel1.html Mega Society, c/o Rick Rosner, 5139 Balboa Blvd #303, Encino, CA 91316-3430--Open to individuals with an IQ in the 99.9999th percentile. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Noesis Visit their website at http://www.ultrahiq.net/MegaSociety/ One-In-A-Thousand, PO Box 539, New York, NY 10101 (Ronald K. Hoeflin, Founder)--Open to persons with measured IQs in the top 1/10% of the population. Name of Journal: Oath Visit them on the web at http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/oath.html Prometheus Society, c/o Robert Dick, 13 Speer Street, Somerville, NJ 08876--Open to individuals exceeding the 99.997th percentile of general intelligence. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Gift of Fire Visit them on the web at http://www.prometheussociety.org/ Triple Nine Society, PO Box 29, Dover, MA 02030-0029--Open to those individuals who score in the top 99.9th percentile on a standardized intelligence test. Visit them on the web at http://www.triplenine.org Sinistral SIG, 200 Emmett Ave., Derby, CT 06418 (203) 735-1759-- Open to left-handed people whose IQs are in the top 2% of the population and who are eligible to be members of Mensa. The International High Five Society, 3546 Devon Hill Road, Toledo, OH 43606-1102 (419) 474-3809 FAX: (419) 474-1009, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Five is open to anyone testing above the 95th percentile on a standardized test of intelligence. The International High IQ Society The International High IQ Society was founded in April, 2000 to enable the bright people from around the world to come together on the internet. 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