Bounce Back – Building Personal Resilience

Bounce Back – Building Personal Resilience

Will you bounce back from these challenging times? Do you feel stretched to your limit? We can grow when we face challenges or we can crumble. Growing in our mental resilience or ‘bounce back-ability’ is key. Bounce Back In their book Resilience: Why...
Dance: Exercise Your Mind and Body To Protect Your Brain

Dance: Exercise Your Mind and Body To Protect Your Brain

Thomas Carlyle famously said, “No pressure, no diamonds.”   Diamonds don’t form without pressure, and the analogy can be stretched to putting pressure on your brain through ‘thinking’ can also keep it sparkly and strong. Okay – maybe it is a silly analogy but the...
Is Your Mom or Dad Getting Enough Sleep?

Is Your Mom or Dad Getting Enough Sleep?

How would you rate their sleep quality? Are they sleeping a lot during the day and then not very much at night? Are you worried that they are not well-rested when they wake up in the morning? Getting a good night’s sleep is critical for good brain health, yet many...
Tips for the Holidays

Tips for the Holidays

Does the upcoming holiday season fill you with dread? Are you wondering how you are going to survive? The Christmas holidays are a wonderful time of year when family and friends get together. But they can also add stress to our lives. particularly when we are...
Brain Essential Nutrients and Breakfast and Beyond

Brain Essential Nutrients and Breakfast and Beyond

Nutrition is playing a crucial role in brain health, particularly in the areas of depression and dementia. Researchers are identifying key nutritional elements that play an important role in reducing depression and dementia risk and doctors are looking to implement...

Guest Post: How to Keep Your Brain Alive when You Reach Sixty-Five

As we’re getting older, our mental capacity and functionality wane. Although these processes don’t affect everybody the same way, our cognitive functions change over the course of years. The good news is that we can play an active role in keeping our brain fit. In the...

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Medical Alert System

While it’s never going to be easy to watch one of your loved ones start to deteriorate over time, modern technology and medicine can certainly help lighten the weight on your shoulders.   If you have someone in your life who is suffering from something that makes...

Ottawa Brain Health Week 2019

Join us for a complimentary one-hour presentation on brain health and cognitive exercises in celebration of Brain Health Week.   Monday March 11th 2019 at 10am – Landmark Court – 140 Darlington Private at 2pm – Queenswood Villa – 370...

The Rise of Pseudomedicine for Dementia and Brain Health

A recent article published online at the JAMA network looked at the rise of different therapies being promoted for dementia and brain health. In particular, the article took aim at the supplement market. The author argues, ‘the most common example of...

Guest Post: How to Take Care of a Parent with Dementia

Aging is an undeniable fact. Sooner or later, we are going to succumb to the calling of time, and with it, experience the inevitable deterioration of our bodies — with dementia being one of the most common health issues for the elderly. This is, however, more...