When I was a child, the "elders" in my family always advised eating fish, saying it was "brain food." Not caring much for fish in those days, I brushed their comments aside. But, as with so much, they were on the right track. Each year, more and more information appears-- confirming the importance of diet in the way we think and feel. Its effects are far greater than one might imagine. They even extend to the reduction of aggression.

For example, researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands conducted a study of 221 prisoners, ages 18 to 25. Of that group, 116 were given daily supplements containing vitamins, minerals and omega-3 for one to three months. The other 105 received placebos. Reports of violence and aggression declined by 34 percent among the group given supplements; at the same time, such reports among the placebo group rose 13 percent.

One doesn't have to go to the extremes of being in prison to consider the value of a healthy diet, particularly since so many children today eat so poorly. If you are interested, there is an excellent post which gives lots more information on this vital topic. You can find it at http://www.care2.com:80/greenliving/feed-your-brain.html

Posted by Marion Blank at 02:43 PM
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Twins have long been known to have special psychic connections. Now through a strange adoption experience, there is a new intriguing tale for us to ponder. It concerns a particular set of twins who were given up for adoption at birth--each going to a different family. Further, neither of the adoptive parents were told that their child had an identical twin.

One of the twins used to go around telling her friends that she felt she was "missing a twin." Following up her hunch, at 33 years of age, she decided to search into her history-- and was amazed to find that her intuition was correct. (Almost certainly, living together in the womb for nine months leaves lots of memories--even though we cannot put them into words.)

As with many twins, once they were united (reunited?) they also found amazing similarities. Though one was living in the US and one in France, they both became writers, they both have the same favorite movie (a German film called Wings of Desire) and both are Francophiles. If you would like to learn more about their story or if you know families with twins who might be interested, their complete story is available in book form in "Identical Strangers" published by Random House.http://www.identicalstrangersbook.com/

And as for the adoption process, unfortunately those sort of practices were acceptable a few decades back. Fortunately, on that score, things have changed.

Posted by Marion Blank at 12:27 PM
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