Brain Health
For Optimal Aging

A few years ago, when I talked about neuroplasticity and the power of the brain to change itself – everyone was amazed. Now the era of...

According to the Harvard Business Review, US job vacancies have outnumbered job applicants since 2018. One reason being is that boomers...

Our world is in quite a chaotic, stressful state right now. We have front row seats to everything that is happening – exactly when it...

The Baby Boom is now emerging as the Elder Boom. How did the Baby Boom become the transformational generation, and what does that mean...

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain With all of life’s problems...

Over the past few months, I have been seriously looking at the issues of aging. I became a gerontologist almost twenty years ago. The...

Over the past few years, I have been talking about the risk factors associated with developing dementia. Dementia is not a part of...

The Christmas holidays are such a treasure trove of memories. The sights, the sounds, and the scents of Christmas have very accessible...

This year continued to be extraordinary in that it has pushed us to our limits and then pushed even further. Now we are right in the...

Feeling gratitude is a core piece of a brain healthy life. There is much written about it, and many suggestions of how to do it...

This is Thanksgiving week in the United States. Gratitude is then an obvious topic to reflect on. It is fortunate that we have...

No sooner did we get out of the surge of the pandemic, that we now must face inflation, job restructuring in large companies resulting in...

Never did we ever believe when we were much younger that we would be discussing hearing loss! That was in the realm of ‘old’ people, and...

Last year I received an Apple watch for my birthday. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure if I would wear it that much. I really don’t like...

When is the last time you had a belly laugh? It has been a while for me. As I looked over my state of stress lately, I realized I had to...

In November of 2021, I wrote a blog – Does Anger Define Americans Today? I wanted to elaborate on some of the findings in that blog...

These are such stressful times. Climate change, politics, social media, inflation, and deadly viruses are all blowing up the status quo....

Which scenario do you usually experience? Do you get good amount of sound sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to go? Or, do you get...

Over the years I have researched and written about anything that might affect brain health. In the early years, sleep was not considered...

Tips for Good Sleep Hygiene · Exercise regularly, but not within a few hours of bedtime. · Eat a balanced diet, and don’t eat...