Brain Health
For Optimal Aging

The evolution of brain health is moving at break-neck speed right now.  However, there was a time when it wasn’t even recognized as being anything of value.  Wellness programs focus on physical health.   

 

At the same time, the ravages of dementia were gaining attention.  There was no specific plan of care for regaining cognitive function during the 1990s.  Memory care units were referred to as ‘lock-down’ units.  As the number of cases of dementia increased, more lock-down units were opened but appropriate care was scarce.  I saw this firsthand, and it shook me to the core. 

 

In the early 2000s, researchers were releasing results of studies identifying neurogenesis and neuroplasticity.  The brain could recover lost volume and create new synaptic connections.  We could change our brains!  This is where the beginnings of The Boomer Brain were founded.  There was not much attention given to brain health at that time and this was the time when Boomers were going through their forties and fifties — the perfect time to slow brain aging.  Now that brain health has been embraced to prevent Alzheimer’s, there have been international efforts to educate and encourage the brain-healthy lifestyle.  However, Boomers are now in their sixties, and seventies, and are facing increasing risks of developing dementia.

 

This book focuses on Boomers as we make our way through our later years.  The aging process is tough, and there are so many changes that we don’t feel we have any control over.  There is no secret sauce, or magic pill that can turn back the time to your younger brain.  This book captures the why and the how of aging changes and turns them into your starting point for making critical updates to your brain.  Gaining an understanding of how your lifestyle history impacts your Alzheimer’s risks is an important part of planning for your ageless brain.  Having the knowledge, strategies, and tools is necessary to change your brain and life. Knowing how to use them and committing to the change process are your keys to successful aging.  Remember, your brain doesn’t know how old you are!  It ages by the lifestyle that you lead.  It is never too late to change your brain!