Did you know that many foods common in the standard American diet are actually damaging to the brain? While you may often consider how the foods you eat affect your body, your brain is just as important to think about. The foods you eat today pave the way for your [...]
World Alzheimer's Month is an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. September 2020 will mark the 9th World Alzheimer's Month. The campaign was launched in 2012 by Alzheimer's Disease International. A special observance of World Alzheimer's Day is scheduled annually on September 21. [...]
Public Domain Feature Photo – By Andreas Praefcke: Renée Fleming und Christian Thielemann, nach einem Konzert in der Philharmonie im Gasteig In case you missed it in earlier social media posts, this music composed during the pandemic is too eloquently performed to miss! Here’s a link to Renee Fleming’s at-home [...]
Your brain is the most valuable tool you have when it comes to navigating a pandemic. Why?... Because it takes a healthy brain to make the best decisions when difficult situations arise. We all face thousands of decisions every single day, some more stressful than others. This stress, compounded by [...]
Did you know that many foods common in the standard American diet are actually damaging to the brain? Find out the best and worst foods to eat, and so much more during this LIVE online event! Click here to register! Alzheimer’s is currently affecting over 5.8 million Americans - and [...]
"As part of her role as Artistic Advisor at Large to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Renée Fleming has spearheaded a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health. The Sound Health initiative, in association with the National Endowment for the Arts, explores and brings attention to [...]
Currently, about 5.8 million people have Alzheimer's disease in the U.S., and two-thirds of these are women. Though these numbers are staggering and continue to grow each year, the good news is this: You can contribute to your brain health by making some simple diet and lifestyle changes, and this [...]
Alzheimer's is a diagnosis which currently affects about 5.8 million people in the U.S. While we’ve long been told that whether or not you end up with this diagnosis in old age is all dependent upon genetics, the most cutting-edge science is beginning to prove otherwise. Whether Alzheimer’s runs in [...]
Dan Buettner, author of "The “Blue Zones Solution,” and CBS News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook, join CBSN to talk about the connection between diet and living well beyond the average lifespan. Dan is an American National Geographic Fellow and New York Times-bestselling author. He is an explorer, educator, [...]
Finally, tonight’s the night. NYT best-selling author and doctor of Oriental Medicine, Dr. Pedram Shojai, teamed up with natural healing expert and renowned filmmaker, Nick Polizzi, to create the docu-series - “Exhausted!” The nine-part, nine-day free screening event covers everything about why exhaustion has become an epidemic in our country. [...]