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Is Summer Lowering Your Child’s IQ?

Hank Pellissier

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June 27, 2012

Caution: while your kids are having fun in the sun, their brains may be at risk. Learn seven summertime mind-melting hazards to avoid and get brain-boosting alternatives.

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Posted by Phen on 08/20 at 08:12 AM

” An excess of inactivity reduces oxygen to the brain, dimming neurons and literally causing frontal lobes to shrivel.”

Well, damn. Is lobe shrivelling reversible?

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