Can Stress Lead to Dementia?
Category: Brain Health
We all know how detrimental stress can be to our health. But can it actually lead to dementia? The hormone cortisol is the one connected with stress and as our […]
My 7 Steps of Prevention
Category: Exercise
Prevention is described as to keep from happening or to be in readiness for. Here are my own personal “7 steps” of prevention that I feel have made a difference […]
Brain Awareness Week!
Category: Brain Health
This week we are celebrating “Brain Awareness Week” ~ Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. […]
Want to Preserve Your Brain Cells?
Category: Brain Health
With Alzheimer’s Disease affecting over 5 million Americans and newest estimates that 46 million more Americans will suffer from this disease, the slightest suggestion that there is something that can […]
What is your New Year’s Strategy?
Category: Exercise
As we all begin a new year, oftentimes we have a plan. A plan for better health, or to incorporate more exercise in our everyday routine, or perhaps a plan […]
What? Stress is Making Me Have More Belly Fat?
Category: Holidays
As the holiday season goes into full swing many of us take on too much and experience that unwanted stress. The American Medical Association states that Americans are under stress […]
“You can’t change your genes, but you can change your lifestyle,”
Category: Exercise
Each morning our alarm rings to let us know it is time to go to our daily water aerobics class. Once I am in the pool and working out, I […]
Is Your Brain Shrinking?
Category: Healthy Aging
A simple thing like losing your car at the nearby mall can make you feel like you are losing your mind. Why can’t you remember such a simple thing as […]
Are You Giving Your Kidneys a Second Thought?
Category: Healthy Nutrition
I ask that question because frankly I never did until the day I was suddenly experiencing severe high blood pressure and the doctors immediately began to check my kidneys. According […]
The Heartbreak of Following in my Father’s Footsteps
Category: Healthy Nutrition
I was only twelve when my father had his first heart attack. He was just 42 years old. Three heart attacks later he passed away at the age of 52. […]