Author: Tom Patriot

VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves

Tom Patriot

A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Navy finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury–compared with those in a control group–have much higher levels of abnormally fast brain waves in a region that plays a key role in consciousness. The findings appeared in the journal Cerebral Cortex in May 2019. Using a neuroimaging process called MEG, the researchers concluded that the fast, or high-frequency, gamma waves were “markedly elevated” in two of the four lobes of the cerebral…

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Want to Retire Rich? Don’t Make This Common Mistake.

Tom Patriot

I talk to the authors of non-fiction books and learn how they apply their books’ lessons in their own lives. For this article, I talked to David Bach, author of The Latte Factor. As entrepreneurs, we like to see ourselves as financially savvy. Starting a business — and keeping it growing — requires the ability to work with money successfully. But here’s a fact that might surprise you: More than a third of entrepreneurs have no retirement plan. How is this possible? According to a report by Manta Trends, many entrepreneurs cite insufficient income…

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The new ‘runner’s high’? Some often mix weed, workouts

Tom Patriot

Eight out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal say they partake in the drug shortly before or after exercise, and most report that it motivates them to work out, helps them enjoy exercise more and improves their recovery, according to surprising new University of Colorado Boulder research. The paper, published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, is among the first to explore the complicated intersection between cannabis use and physical activity. While many assume the former impedes the later, the data suggest otherwise. “There is…

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Everyone Should Try the Neon Makeup Trend — Here’s How

Tom Patriot

Thanks to trend arbiters like the NYFW runways and the latest Fenty Beauty makeup collection, our editors already had a hunch that this summer would be all about neon makeup. Whether it’s electric blue liner or Barbie pink gloss, neon is always vibrant and surprising, so it’s only fitting that for 2019’s Met Gala themed Camp: Notes on Fashion, celebrities opted for the best and brightest neon makeup we’ve seen on the red carpets this season. Makeup artists rose to the occasion with hot-pink lipstick, strategically placed eyeliner, and eyebrow colors that in no way exist in…

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