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Your Brain on Retirement
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...

Patricia Faust
Sep 26, 20195 min read
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How You Make Memories and Why You Forget
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...

Patricia Faust
Sep 12, 20196 min read
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The Older I Get, the More I Forget
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...

Patricia Faust
Sep 12, 20194 min read
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Your Brain on Stress
Have you ever had the experience of everything around you seem to fall apart? It could be deadlines looming, holidays happening, or end...

Patricia Faust
Aug 29, 20194 min read
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Worry and Anxiety Feed the Chronic Stress Cycle
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...

Patricia Faust
Aug 29, 20196 min read
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Our Brain Has Its Own Cleaning System!
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...

Patricia Faust
Aug 15, 20193 min read
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Environmental Toxins Effect on the Aging Brain
Recently, the standards for car emissions were relaxed which would then threaten air pollution standards. Thankfully, the automobile...

Patricia Faust
Aug 15, 20194 min read
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Treat Yourself to the Benefits of Aromatherapy
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...

Patricia Faust
Aug 1, 20192 min read
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When Our Body's Defense System Turns Against Us - Chronic Inflammation
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,...

Patricia Faust
Aug 1, 20194 min read
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Summer Time, Vacation Time, Brain Health Time
The countdown begins a couple of weeks before that long anticipated vacation time. Excitement builds as you get closer to the vacation...

Patricia Faust
Jul 18, 20193 min read
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Here Comes the Sun - the Need for Vitamin D
Our knowledge base on Vitamin D has increased over the last few years. Vitamin D has generally been associated with Calcium absorption...

Patricia Faust
Jul 18, 20193 min read
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Commonly Prescribed Drugs and the Risk of Dementia
Over the past week there has been a lot of buzz about the risks associated with prescription drugs and dementia. I usually cover this...

Patricia Faust
Jul 4, 20192 min read
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Over-the-Counter Drugs and Dementia Risks
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...

Patricia Faust
Jul 4, 20194 min read
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The Effect of Climate Change on Our Brains
It is obvious and science confirms that we are in the process of climate change. What makes this different from other climate cycles the...

Patricia Faust
Jun 20, 20194 min read
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Does Weather Influence Our Brain?
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...

Patricia Faust
Jun 20, 20193 min read
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Why We Love Our Dogs!
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...

Patricia Faust
Jun 5, 20193 min read
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The Brain Boost from Physical Exercise
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...

Patricia Faust
Jun 5, 20194 min read
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The Mind - Body Connection
Recent years have proven to be a renaissance for the integration of Mind-Body medicine. The idea that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs,...

Patricia Faust
May 23, 20194 min read
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Cognitive Fitness: Yes You Can!
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...

Patricia Faust
May 23, 20195 min read
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The Reality of Change and Becoming Brain Fit
As another drug trial fails in the quest to treat Alzheimer’s disease, another research study confirms the effectiveness of living a...

Patricia Faust
May 9, 20195 min read
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