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In this issue: -> Sponsor of the Week -> �IQ Tests� of the Week -> Brain Improvement Products and Services -> ARTICLE: You're Feeling Very Sleepy � written by Dr. Kathie F. Nunley -> ARTICLE: Chewing and Speedlearning � written by Donna Holman, CPA -> BOOK REVIEW: Discover Your Child's Learning Style: Children Learn in Unique Ways�Here's the Key to Every Child's Learning Success � By Mariaemma Willis, M.S., and Victoria Kindle Hodson, M.A. -> High IQ Societies -> How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter Current Subscribers � 42,741 subscribers. Removal instructions are listed at the end of the newsletter. Send all questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (732) 761-9930 ------------------------------------------ ** SPONSOR of the WEEK ** ----------------------------------------- F.R.E.E. MEDITATION E-COURSE FOR BRAIN IMPROVEMENT & IQ SUBSCRIBERS Each "Daily Meditation" is an exercise, inspirational message or tip to help you calm the mind and improve health. 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Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/einstein2.html CENTERPOINTE - THE MOST POWERFUL MIND DEVELOPMENT TOOL ON EARTH- -Experience powerful FREE on-line demo of what many describe as "the most powerful personal growth/mind development tool on Earth." Float away into states of super-pleasurable, deep meditation with Holosync� sound technology. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/center2.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: You're Feeling Very Sleepy � written by Dr. Kathie F. Nunley ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- With all the research cropping up lately about sleep, educators, parents, and school boards are becoming increasingly concerned about students' sleep habits. The latest research is showing that sleep not only is a time for cells and general body tissues to heal, refresh, and repair, it is also the time when our brain maintenance is in full swing. Sleep is the time when nerve cells branch in our brains, hardwiring in the day's learning. Children who are sleep deprived after learning new information are unable to process and use that information as well as children who are not sleep deprived.(1) So just how much sleep is enough sleep? While individual bodies vary, there are some general rules of thumb for sleep. We've heard for years that we need 8 hours of sleep at night, but the truth is that the length varies widely and the amount tends to decrease with age. Young children need tremendous amounts of sleep not only because they are growing, but because their brains require a great deal of maintenance time. So how much is enough? What you really should be doing is going to bed at night and sleeping until your body says, "OK, we're done here, wake up." Unfortunately most of us override the body's own system with such things as alarm clocks, thereby depriving ourselves of a properly maintained brain. The average adult, 33- 45 years of age needs 7 hours of sleep a night. This means, that if you need to wake at 6 am, you should be sleeping by 11:00 PM. That doesn't seem to be an impossible task for most adults. But let's look at school-aged brains. The average high schooler needs 8.5 hours of sleep. A middle schooler, 10 hours. Children in elementary grades first through fourth should be getting 10.5 and preschoolers, 11 hours of sleep.(2) Anyone overriding their brain's own maintenance department is losing out on the opportunity to develop their brains and their intellect to its full capacity. Because most middle and high-schooler's bodies are running on an "owl" day rhythm, meaning their bodies have a tendency to stay up late at night and sleep later in the day, it makes it nearly impossible for them to go to bed early enough at night to get all the sleep they need and still wake in time for school. After all, how many middle schoolers do you know who can go to sleep at 8:30 at night in order to be rested for a 6:00 am wake up time? How many of America's students are sleep deprived? Ask yourself, at your school, what percentage of students have been woken up this morning by artificial means, i.e.: alarm clocks, parents, siblings? That's the percentage of students in your school who are not getting the rest they need. A bit frightening I think. Sources: (1): *Binks, et.al, Sleep, 1999(May), V. 22(3), 328-334. *Wolfson, A. 1998. Child Development, Vol 69(4) 875-887. *Blunden, S., et.al, 2000. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, Vol 22(5) 554-568. * Stickgold, R., et. al. 2000. Nature Neuroscience, Vol 3(12) 1237-1238 (2) Huffman (1994). Psychology, 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. About the Author Kathie F. Nunley is an educational psychologist, author, researcher and speaker living in southern New Hampshire. Developer of the Layered Curriculum� method of instruction, Dr. Nunley has authored several books and articles on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and other problems facing today's teachers. Full references and additional teaching and parental tips are available at: http://Help4Teachers.com Email her: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** ARTICLE: Chewing and Speedlearning � written by Donna Holman, CPA ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- �GET THAT GUM INTO YOUR MOUTH!� If you want to improve your memory and intellect � start chewing while you study. Put something in your mouth and masticate, be it Wrigley�s gum or a Macintosh apple, adults and kids learn faster and remember more than non-chewers. We are talking about 3rd graders through high school, including college students. Teachers since time immemorial have considered �chewing� a mortal sin, yet the latest scientific research proves that it is a genius-maker. Professionals and executives who try chewing discover the power of insulin, oxygen and glucose in enhancing their learning-curve. Can you imagine learning your Power Point presentations or how to abstract your journal articles in �half� the time? Some of the research experiments included both simple and complex memory, word and picture retrieval, telephone numbers, and basic analysis. They all come easier with chewing. Professor Andrew Scholey of the University of Northumbria, (Great Britain), a specialist in cognitive research said in March, 2002, �The participants who chewed performed (significantly) better in tests and working memory.� Our field tests duplicated Dr. Scholey�s success. Could you use a 15% increase in long-term memory, and a shortening of your Learning-Curve? Here�s how it works: there were three groups: one chewed gum, the second did not chew anything, and the third, put nothing in their mouth and �chewed� air. Huh? Here�s the science behind it: chewing stimulates a faster heartbeat, which in turn causes a surge in �insulin� to our brain. Why? The chomping action of our jaws makes our mouth water, and fools our glands into expecting the next meal, and they release a surge of insulin. The increased heart beat increases oxygen and glucose to our brain (mind-food!), so we remember 15% better. The greater the oxygen that reaches our two hemispheres, the faster we learn and longer our retention. When we are stressed, we take in �less� oxygen, and learning falls like a rock. Glucose is brain food, it increases our learning energy. That�s all there is to it. PROFOUND FACT: There are insulin receptors in both our left and right hemispheres that enhance learning and improve memory retrieval. The science behind it that our brain is flooded by neurotransmitters when we chew that seeks out their neuroreceptors. Consequence: our concentration is focused and a window of opportunity is opened for effecting learning. Coda: chewing produces insulin, increases oxygen and glucose flow to our brain � all (IGNITE!) learning. Back to the research, Dr. Scholey, who found what we chew makes no difference, just that our jaws keep working so let�s hear it for Spearmint, Juicy Fruit or Sugar-Free menthol gum. The heartbeat of the �real� chewers increased three beats per minute faster, while the �make-believe� chewers increased one-and-one-half beats. The control group of �normals�, the non-chewers, show no improvement in memory or learning capability. Why? They did not chew, did not increase their heartbeat, got no surge of insulin, oxygen nor glucose. Their engine was running on fumes. Okay � what do we take away from this latest research from our British cousins? If you are a kid or adult and have something to learn that will requires at least thirty minutes � start off with either some gum and keep it going throughout the session, later you can switch to an apple. Chew slowly, it will reduce your stress too. One thing � spread the wealth for the commonweal � tell a kid or an exec our secret, and improve the world � one homo sapien at a time. N.B. We discovered that �chewers� increase their reading speed up to 15%. One last point: Parents have been judgmental about �music� while studying, and the evidence is that those who listen to �upbeat� tunes learn more, faster and remember it longer. Further research showed us that Baroque classical music, which incidentally has 60 beats a minute, is far and away more conducive to improved long-term memory while studying. Why? Our resting heart - beats at �60� too, and a relaxed body and mind learns up to 50% better. It�s no coincidence that music that copies our heart beat makes us stress-free, so we learn faster and remember it longer. Turn on the music! CODA: If kids and adults learn better with music � and it does prove out, give �chewing a try for an additional increase in speed learning power. We recommend you start with a stick of sugarless Spearmint � my favorite. Would you take the next ten minutes to permit yourself to add up to 20% to your long-term memory for NUMBERS? This is the first session: the objective is to substitute nouns for numbers. Why? Personal and scientific research shows that kids and adults have difficulty remembering a string of numbers, yet it is easy to remember a �story�. Here�s the first step � if you would like to have an upward leap of up to 75%. Learn these conversions and you will soon release your genius � really. #1 (one) is a BUN; create a mental image of a frankfurter in a bun. #2 (two) is a TON; see a mountain of coal.. a ton of it. #3 (three) is a TREE; your favorite � a Cherry, Maple or Oak? #4 (four) is a DOOR; Does it have a peep-hole? #5 (five) is a FIFE; the musical instrument � see it? #6 (six) is a STICK; it can look like a �bat� #7 (seven) is HEAVEN; how does heaven look to you? #8 (eight) is a MATE; it can be your significant-other or an Australian friend. #9 (nine) is a SWINE; a big, fat porker. #10 (ten) is a HEN; See Col. Sanders chase it with an ax. Try closing your eyes and repeating it, then do it backwards. See the pictures in your mind. That�s it for your first lesson � we are converting numbers to words for easy association later. Question: What is #11 (eleven)? Don�t over-think it � use what you have learned. Release your talent. About the Submitter Donna Holman, CPA is a partner in a Miami, Florida accounting firm, and an educator. She is the CEO of her own company, Speedlearning Institute, an affiliate of Long Island University, 8th largest college in the U.S. For more FREE brain-improvements, please visit her website: www.speedlearning.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** BOOK REVIEW: Discover Your Child's Learning Style: Children Learn in Unique Ways�Here's the Key to Every Child's Learning Success � By Mariaemma Willis, M.S., and Victoria Kindle Hodson, M.A.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It has become widely accepted that not all children learn alike. Some grasp information best by reading, while others learn better through listening or discovering concepts in a hands-on fashion. Two longtime educators--Mariaemma Willis and Victoria Kindle-Hodson--suggest in this guide that there are actually five aspects to a student's learning style beyond the simple modes of visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. Their "learning style profile" takes into account a child's talents, interests, preferred learning environment, and disposition, as well as the three more familiar modes. Written as a workbook, with a series of do-it-yourself assessments, the guide offers parents a chance to diagnose their child's learning style in all five areas. A chart of activities accompanies each style. The assessments are uncomplicated and almost too simplistic. And the writers convey an idealism that may not fly in some schools, suggesting that parents encourage teachers to adapt to their child's learning style, accepting, for instance, a video-taped report instead of a written one from a visual learner who conveys his talents better on screen than on paper. Understanding the assessments' results and applying them involves careful--and lengthy--reading. Still, a parent who follows the workbook from cover to cover could gain insight into why a child is struggling in school and head off the labeling of yet another "learning misfit." --Jodi Mailander Farrell The list price for this book is $19.95. To purchase it for $13.27 at a 33% discount from Amazon.com, go directly to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0761520139/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. 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