Vitamin B1 is rarely discussed loudly. It does not have the popularity of vitamin D, it is not marketed as a beauty symbol like collagen, and it has not become a wellness trend in the way magnesium has. Yet thiamine - vitamin B1 - belongs to that quiet group of nutrients without which the body quickly begins to lose stability. It is needed to turn food into energy and to support the normal function of the nervous system, heart, muscles and brain. Deficiency can look very different from one person to another: from fatigue and weakness to serious neurological and cardiovascular problems.

You have probably heard of the so-called Mozart Effect — the popular idea that listening to the great composers music makes people smarter. In the most beautiful version of this myth, classical music supposedly helps children develop faster, learn better and even raise their IQ. It is an inspiring thought: turn on a Mozart sonata, and the brain begins to work more subtly, more quickly, more nobly. But reality, as usual, is far more interesting and more complicated.

Все таки заметно, что некоторые люди и в пожилом возрасте очень активны в смысле мышления, рассуждения и мозговой деятельности, а некоторые сдают. Причем некоторые сдают конкретно. Не хотелось бы так самому стать пеньком, правда? Так как же нужно тренировать мозг?

Eastern medicine has always looked at health more broadly than simply the absence of illness. At its centre are rhythm of life, emotional state, moderation, warmth, movement, breathing, attention to the body and the ability not to waste energy unnecessarily. Not every ancient recommendation should be taken literally as a medical prescription, especially when serious illness is involved. But many of these principles resonate surprisingly well with the modern understanding of stress, sleep, nutrition, recovery and self-care.