Welcome to the new year! The onset of a new year causes many of us to make a fresh start in some way or another. New projects, attitudes and goals abound, but let’s be smart about our goals. As our family discussed new year goals, our daughter reminded us to be specific in order to … Read more
The holidays bring their own kind of stress. For a person experiencing memory issues and those who love them, it can ramp up to unforeseen levels. This only increases memory problems and the correlating domino effect that creates. Caregivers feel it too, even more so than their loved ones at times. Time for some holiday … Read more
Do you blaze your own trail and use all of your brain power? Most of us could put more of our brains to good use daily. It’s estimated we only utilize a tip of the iceberg amount of our brain’s capacity. Yet most of us are okay with this. Why? Thinking deeply or doing complex … Read more
It’s that time of year when political ads, calls, debates, mailings, and commentaries can overload our stress levels Stress happens even if we don’t realize it, impacting our memories more than we think. But we can beat stress to remember well. Everyday activities like simply watching the news, conversing in a coffee shop, or dining … Read more
The crisp air, the cool breeze blowing through the trees and the frosty dew of morning all are signals that autumn has finally arrived. My sensory attention rose when the leaves almost turned color overnight and the humidity of late summer shifted to the briskness of October. Yet I still made the mistake of not … Read more
To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question for many of us. The priority of sleep matters whatever stage of life we’re in, from infancy to our last days. Infants, parents of infants, stressed teens or adults, and/or older adults wrestling with sleep issues.enges. Infants, children, and teens need extra sleep for brains … Read more