Strength training improves cognitive decline and provides neuroprotective benefits for the hippocampus. But don’t get too caught up in targeting types of exercise for specific brain regions.
The A-to-L-to-Z of Alzheimer’s – Free Webinar
Free webinar to learn the 18 lifestyle factors related to Alzheimer’s, a little-known sleep fact, and why brain games are not enough for brain fitness.
Should Brain Fitness Cost an Arm and a Leg?
Stop making fitness fancy. Fitness is not a product. Health is not something you buy. Brain health is no different. But it likely will not stay that way. It can be hard enough to be healthy even when it does not cost a small fortune. I believe fitness – including brain fitness – should be available […]
An Ounce is Not Heavy Ehough
Prevention needs a ribbon. An ounce of prevention appears to not be heavy enough for many people with too many waiting to act until they need to carry several pounds of cure.
Take 3 Months Not Off
Alzheimer’s doesn’t come out of nowhere – it comes out of everywhere. I had to go on hiatus from this blog to work on a big brain fitness and Alzheimer’s project that is coming soon.
Brain Games are NOT Enough
Sit still or take a pill? You bet I will. The reality of brain games cannot live up to the unrealistic expectations we put on them, but “moving brain games” can fulfill the promise of brain health.
Still Pill or Thrill Pill?
Our big fancy brains took us from all fours to walking on two legs to hunting, to farming, to sitting on our asses all day looking at screens…eliminating the very thing that caused our brains to become as advanced as they are. Movement = Anti-Dementia Pill
Sweet Spot of Stress
Zero stress is the wrong goal. Find the sweet spot of stress and feel engaged. On either side lie the dangers of boredom or burnout.
Limited Vocabulary
What if you limited the vocabulary you use to describe exercise? What if the only words you knew were positive and motivating?
Stress…Needs Better PR
Stress gets a bad rap. Stress is not all bad and all stress management techniques are not all good. Both are highly individualized to you.