Brain and Body Health

Brain and Body Health

10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Brain
April 2, 2012 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

Approximately one in three Americans is chronically sleep deprived, sleeping less than seven hours per night. Sleep is one of four physical requirements for life, along with air, water, and food. Yet far too many people fail to provide their brain and body with adequate sleep.

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Music and the Brain
May 8, 2011 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

Dr. Jennings,

I was wondering what you think the Christian’s relationship with music ought to be.  Since the Bible doesn’t speak to the popular styles of music of our day, is there any scientific research or human experience that you might cite in order to either recommend or caution against rock, pop, jazz, and hip hop style music?

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Mother’s Stress & Her Child’s Brain
January 11, 2011 Blogs, Brain and Body Health, Family and Relationship Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

I found much insight in your series Healing The Mind on Forest Lake Church’s website and recently discovered your website.  In one of your podcasts there was mention of a connection between stress during pregnancy and a child’s wellbeing.

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Thankfulness and Your Health
November 25, 2010 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

Happy Thanksgiving! Here in the U.S. we celebrate our annual Thanksgiving holiday on the 4th Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a traditional harvest festival, which has its American roots in Plymouth Massachusetts, when the Pilgrims and local native Indians gave thanks in 1621. 

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Addictions – Does Conversion Heal the Brain?
September 3, 2010 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

If there are pathways in our nervous system laid down with addiction, are they destroyed at conversion. or as we walk on a daily basis with CHRIST, or are they always there? In other word once an addict always an addict?

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Fasting: What’s the Point?
July 4, 2010 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

Please explain Fasting to me. I have never understood this topic too well. It seems that fasting is a way to make God answer your prayer when He wont answer it otherwise.

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How TV and an Angry, Wrathful God Damage Your Brain
May 31, 2010 Blogs, Brain and Body Health, Integrating Bible, Science, and Life Experiences Tim Jennings, M.D.

In order to understand the damaging effects that theatrical TV and wrathful depictions of God have on the brain we must first understand some basic brain circuitry.

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Marijuana – What Affect Does It Have?
May 20, 2010 Blogs, Brain and Body Health Tim Jennings, M.D.

I was just wondering what your input about marijuana use is. I have heard countless people say that it is not that bad for you. And I also never see people say drugs like cocaine and meth are bad for you, but it’s different for marijuana.

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ADHD
June 26, 2009 Blogs, Brain and Body Health, Mental Health and Healing Tim Jennings, M.D.

Please discuss Attention Deficit Disorder and Tourettes Syndrome and what causes it. 

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Biblical Approach to Addictions
May 29, 2009 Blogs, Brain and Body Health, Mental Health and Healing Tim Jennings, M.D.

Your thoughts on how to Biblically approach addiction would be helpful to me.  I heard a definition of addiction that included the idea that addiction is believing that there is life outside of Jesus Christ.  With this definition any area of life could easily be classified as addiction.

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