I want to be like an elephant…if only I could remember why

I want to be like an elephant…if only I could remember why

My sisters and I shared a moment recently, laughing nervously about the basic things we sometimes forget…a keypad code we’ve used hundreds of times, where to turn when driving to a popular destination, the spelling of a common word. The list goes on. What does it mean? Just that we are getting older? Too much…

Protect your brain with social interaction

Protect your brain with social interaction

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is the final post of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find the previous tips…

Protect your brain with sleep

Protect your brain with sleep

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 4 of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find Tip #1 move more…

Protect your brain by exercising it

Protect your brain by exercising it

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 3 of that series. If you are interested in past tips, you’ll find Tip #1 here and Tip #2 here. This…

Protect your brain with these simple diet tweaks

Protect your brain with these simple diet tweaks

Last month I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 2 of that series. If you are interested in Tip #1, you can read about it here.  This is the part…

Protect your brain: a simple prescription for fighting off dementia

Protect your brain: a simple prescription for fighting off dementia

Well, we made it. We survived 2020. I do understand that there is nothing magical about January 1. New beginnings can happen…or not happen…on any given day…with any given breath. I gave up setting formal New Year’s resolutions several years ago. Still…there was something about this January 1 that felt like a reset to me,…