ssbikingcouple.jpg (12683 bytes) Memorial BrainWorks, one of the newest Community Health Enhancement programs, is focused on helping you live a brain healthy lifestyle, at any age. Building your brain health from childhood through adulthood helps ensures your life will be vibrant, and your brain strong enough to resist some of the diseases often associated with mid-life and beyond. Plus, a well cared for brain allows you to remain independent as long as possible.

The terms brain health, cognitive fitness, mind health, neural plasticity, and even neurogenesis, are becoming common because of exciting breakthroughs in science and research. Almost daily, explorations about why we age the way we do are beginning to reveal a very strong connection between how we take care of ourselves particularly, our brain, and our experience of aging. This research is also focused on why some people are more susceptible to the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than others.

The good news for everyone is that the factors that influence how we will age and how sharp our minds will be as we get older, are mostly within our control. Most of the recommended behaviors for our brain health are things we know are good for us. Now, science is giving us a clearer understanding of the difference these behaviors can make for us in the long run for our quality of life.

We have many exciting ways to help you and your family on the path to brain healthy living.