Author: Tom Patriot

First Brain Training Exercise Positively Linked To Dementia Prevention Identified

Tom Patriot

Aging research specialists have identified, for the first time, a form of mental exercise that can reduce the risk of dementia. The cognitive training, called speed of processing, showed benefits up to 10 years after study participants underwent the mental exercise program, said Frederick W. Unverzagt, PhD, professor of psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. The proportion of participants who underwent the training and later developed dementia was significantly smaller than among those who received no cognitive training, the researchers said. There were measurable benefits even though the amount…

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Padma Lakshmi Embraces Her Stretch Marks in Racy Photo — See the Pic!

Tom Patriot

The Top Chef host proudly showed off her stretch marks on Instagram. Padma Lakshmi isn’t afraid to embrace every inch of herself. The longtime Top Chef host, 47, shared a sexy and revealing photo of herself on her Instagram story early Thursday, reclining on her bed in a sheer white turtleneck sweater while proudly showing off the stretch marks on her leg. “Hey stretch,” she wrote alongside her leg, as she looked off camera. Heart emojis were also used and placed around her head, as she smiled. The model isn’t one to shy away from baring…

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Get Flawless Skin Naturally

Tom Patriot

Natural skin care rules: 5 tips for great skin Can you go natural and get a great looking glow? You can if you follow these five simple tips for creating the gentlest beauty regimen ever. Avoid heavy-duty cleansers Unlike your pots and pans, “your skin needn’t be scrubbed or squeaky to be clean,” says Jeannette Graf, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at New York University Medical Center. So don’t overdo it. Mild, nondetergent cleansers—milks, gels, foams, or cloths—are your best bet. Scan the ingredient labels of products to see if…

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Aly Raisman Says Abuse by Team Doctor Began When She Was 15: ‘It’s Horrific What I Went Through’

Tom Patriot

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman‘s decision to finally set the record straight about the sexual abuse she received at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar wasn’t an easy one, she tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. “I was just so scared and nervous about what people were going to think,” says Raisman, who details the abuse in the pages of her aptly-titled autobiography Fierce, which will be release on Nov. 14. “I was a textbook victim, brainwashed to believe I was fine.” The 23-year-old former captain of the 2012 and…

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Megan Fox May Have More Kids with Brian Austin Green: ‘None of Them Are Planned’

Tom Patriot

Megan Fox isn’t necessarily planning on expanding her family with Brian Austin Green, but that certainly doesn’t mean she won’t. “None of them are planned, so I can’t tell you if I’m done,” Fox, 31, told Extra on Thursday, November 9, of having more kids with her husband. “My body is barely holding itself together. It’s, like, stitched together with bubblegum and Scotch tape. It’s gonna fall apart if I have another one.” However, the actress seems to have her hands full with the kids she shares with the 44-year-old actor: Noah, 5, Bodhi,…

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