Tariq Nelson

Omega-3 Fatty Acids good for the brain -

Omega-3 fatty acids — found in foods including walnuts, flax, and fatty fish such as salmon and sardines — may boost brain areas that govern mood.

Severe stress can damage a child’s brain 

Severe stress can damage a child’s brain, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The researchers found that children with post-traumatic stress disorder and high levels of the stress hormone cortisol were likely to experience a decrease in the size of the hippocampus—a brain structure important in memory processing and emotion