Finally – RETIREMENT! The chance to kick back, relax and get out of the rat race. It is a goal we all share, especially on very stressful...

How You Make Memories There isn’t much thought given to memory when you are younger. It just seems to happen. If you are in school, you...

Memory is our life story, our solace, our joy. The thought of losing memory is also our biggest fear. There is a normal pattern of...

Have you ever had the experience of everything around you seem to fall apart? It could be deadlines looming, holidays happening, or end...

Do you feel that the stress response is just hard-wired in your brain? Most times I feel that way because my reactions to stressful...

Our Brain Has Its Own Cleaning System If you have been following my blogs for any length of time, you know that I am the brain’s biggest...

Recently, the standards for car emissions were relaxed which would then threaten air pollution standards. Thankfully, the automobile...

Essential oils play a large part in my life. I find that I am partial to different scents at different times. The seasons play a role in...

When I start to write a new blog, I pay attention to what the most current topic is that is getting a lot of attention. Right now,...

The countdown begins a couple of weeks before that long anticipated vacation time. Excitement builds as you get closer to the vacation...

Our knowledge base on Vitamin D has increased over the last few years. Vitamin D has generally been associated with Calcium absorption...

Over the past week there has been a lot of buzz about the risks associated with prescription drugs and dementia. I usually cover this...

I have been speaking to groups of older adults for awhile now. I cover the topic of medications when I am speaking about memory. All...

It is obvious and science confirms that we are in the process of climate change. What makes this different from other climate cycles the...

As I sit here listening to the rain falling on the roof – I am about to go nuts! It feels like we live in the rain forest right now. The...

We have been dog owners for a long time. The house seems too quiet and clean when there isn’t a dog around. And we miss the affectionate...

I am not sure why all this information about physical exercise is coming out right now but there seems to be a continual flow of articles...

Recent years have proven to be a renaissance for the integration of Mind-Body medicine. The idea that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs,...

A few years ago when I talked about neuroplasticity and the power of the brain to change itself – everyone was amazed. Now the era of...

As another drug trial fails in the quest to treat Alzheimer’s disease, another research study confirms the effectiveness of living a...