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
It’s a hustle, bustle week of prepping the big feast, traveling and eating differently than normal. Most of us welcome or take these changes to our schedule and routines in stride. However, that isn’t always the case for older adults, especially those with memory issues. This week as you connect with your family and friends, … Read more
It’s a hustle, bustle week of prepping the big feast, traveling and eating differently than normal. Most of us welcome or take these changes to our schedule and routines in stride. However, that isn’t always the case for older adults, especially those with memory issues. This week as you connect with your family and friends, … 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
In order to remember something most of us would choose to write it down. But where you write it down makes a difference. How many times have we all written something important down on a random slip of paper, only to lose the random slip of paper-ughh! Being organized in your physical world can help … Read more