We are celebrating International Active Aging Week from the 25th of September to October 1st. Come join us! To celebrate this week, we are co-hosting six seminars throughout Ottawa, Ontario and offering a Wednesday evening online webinar for those of you who...
Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a series of mental exercises that stimulate the brain. Because of the concept of brain plasticity, we know the brain can continue to grow as we age. The key question for many of us is how do we make that happen? Growing...
The Brain Health Lifestyle® (a term coined by Dr. Paul Nussbaum) has five components – physical activity, mental stimulation, socialization, nutrition and spirituality. Each of these areas plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy brain. If you want to build a...
Dementia Changes Relationships – It Doesn’t End Them. Nicole Scheidl, Founder of Fit Minds Individual Programming Individual programming is the key to creating dementia care that is meaningful and engaging for individuals and their families. Every...
The book, Switch – How To Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip and Dan Heath offers excellent insight into the process of change both in your personal and professional life. They identify three ‘surprises’ about change that are not really all that surprising,...
A little while back, we reached out to all of you who use the Fit Minds programs to ask about the challenges and rewards of your work. We wanted to figure out what motivates you in the great job you do – day after day. I’d like to share the results of that...
As we age, it’s important to keep learning. Lifelong learning is essential for good brain health. That doesn’t necessarily mean staying in school for the rest of your life. But it does mean facing the world with an open attitude, ready to learn and to look...
A recent meta-analysis identified nine factors which increase the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. The analysis was published in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry by Dr. Yu of the Memory and Aging Center at the University of San Francisco. The risk...
By Anna Zavitz I was asked recently by a friend to help her choose a couple of nutritional supplements. She asked if I would accompany her to the store because it was so overwhelming. My plan was to take her to my favourite shop that specializes in supplementation and...
Did you know that being conscientious is one of the factors that reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease? Bob DeMarco of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room, listed nine important ways to delay or buffer against the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The one that...
