How well did you sleep last night? If we don’t get enough sleep one night, we can just make it up, right? Wrong! We cannot “catch up” on our sleep, so sleeping well each night is essential for a healthy mind and body. Sleep is integrally important not only for your body but for your … Read more
How well did you sleep last night? If we don’t get enough sleep one night, we can just make it up, right? Wrong! We cannot “catch up” on our sleep, so sleeping well each night is essential for a healthy mind and body. Sleep is integrally important not only for your body but for your … Read more
It’s that time of year, the hustle, bustle, shopping, wrapping, cooking and stress. Stress creeps in this time of year as we add more and more to our already full to-do lists. We want to celebrate and enjoy the season but often find ourselves more stressed than joyful. For those without family and friends around them, this can … Read more
Ever feel like you have mental cobwebs, like your brain is dusty, overloaded or can’t think straight? You can’t remember like you used to, you’ve experienced “baby” or “chemo brain”, you aren’t sleeping well or maybe your brain is just working so hard it’s stressed. Numerous things affect our brain and how we think. Whatever the … Read more
We all have heard the saying, you are what you eat. At MemoryMinders we also say your brain is what you eat! Eating healthy, not only benefits your body, but your brain too. Research is continually pointing us to certain foods for our brain wellness. Generally, a diet high in antioxidants, Vitamin B, Omega 3 … Read more
Did you know that your brain truly is the nerve or control center of all that you do? You brain has over 100 billion nerve cells called neurons and uses 20% of the oxygen and fuel your blood carries. If you are thinking really hard, it can use up to 50%! All of this is contained … Read more