As a leading edge baby boomer woman, I’ve been facing some of the less than fabulous telltale signs of aging. In fact, my body parts seem to slipping and sliding with a vengeance and landing right around my middle. As my friend Caryn Leschen says, “Just when you’re getting it all together, your body falls [...]
A note to senior couch spuds–get active! Movement is good for your brain. Increased blood flow, resulting from aerobic activity, brings greater amounts of nutrients and oxygen that feed brain tissue. Aerobic exercise has been shown to significantly enhance cognitive skills in areas such as scheduling, planning, and task coordination. Vigorous movement raises levels of [...]
In a recent post, I talked about cross-training your brain. Following up on that theme, I thought it might be fun to tease your little gray cells a bit. Here are five riddles that ought to challenge your synapses to fire with stimulation. So take a gander, give them your best, and then scroll down [...]
Unfortunately, like the rest of our body, our brain can get a bit flabby with age. Yep, there’s no denying it—going gray doesn’t necessarily help the little gray cells. But the good news is that we can do something about it!
Just like lifting weights on a regular basis is good for muscle tone, routinely lifting [...]
I had the great good fortune to be a guest blogger over at Great Adaptations, a site that’s dedicated to getting SMARTER! It’s the place where brain health meets imagination.
I invite you to take a look and check out other posts on Suzanna’s fascinating exploration of our little gray cells. She got lots of tips [...]
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