<story><title>Crosswords don’t make you clever</title><url>http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/08/quick-study-neuroscience</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>peterwwillis</author><text>I went to a conference on Multiple Sclerosis with a friend who has the disease, and one of the much-hyped research topics (this was a few years ago) was how more and more papers are finding a link between low levels of Vitamin D and severity of the disease. Essentially, vitamin D may lesson symptoms or even make you less susceptible to the disease.&lt;p&gt;This is a pretty good article about natural vs supplemental Vitamin D intake: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marksdailyapple.com/vitamin-d-sun-exposure-supplementation-and-doses/#axzz2cWFDNpxb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.marksdailyapple.com&amp;#x2F;vitamin-d-sun-exposure-supple...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Crosswords don’t make you clever</title><url>http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/08/quick-study-neuroscience</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ltcoleman</author><text>I 100% agree with this article in my own life.  Went through a huge lifestyle change, and noticed my entire life and cognitive ability grow once I started exercising, getting out more, and really experiencing life with friends and family.  If you want to be lazy that&amp;#x27;s fine, but after having my eyes open to a better, more energetic, more intelligent self, I would never go back to the couch and bon bons</text></comment>