Over the past few months there have been conversations centered around brainspan (the length of time neural networks maintain the capacity for clear thinking, emotional regulation, sound judgment, and adaptive behavior)—> healthspan (the years someone remains physically healthy and free from major disease)—> lifespan (the total number of years a person lives). Healthspan and lifespan […]
There are two broad categories of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors include those we cannot change, such as age, genetics, and biological sex. Modifiable risk factors, on the other hand, are largely related to our lifestyle and overall health—and they represent an opportunity to protect brain function throughout life. […]
Over the past century, we have added nearly thirty years to human life expectancy. Advance in cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, infectious disease control, and metabolic medicine have dramatically reduced early mortality. But these medical victories have revealed a new challenge. Many people are living longer while experiencing prolonged periods of cognitive decline, emotional instability, sleep […]
There is no shortage of chaos, conflict, and uncertainty in the world today. The daily onslaught of crises from here at home to around the world, can leave us on unsure footing. How can we find peace when our world is crumbling? This chaos is beyond our means of control. Finding peace within this […]
There is no doubt that when we were young lack of sleep wasn’t considered a problem. Sometimes we wore it as a badge of honor. You could cram for exams and believe that was the best way to study! Partying hard back then was as it should be. The next day was painful, but it […]
Over the years I have researched and written about anything that might affect brain health. In the early years, sleep was not considered to be a top influencer on brain health. So, when my husband was diagnosed with sleep apnea, I started to take a closer look at how the quality of sleep overshadows our […]
Is Thanksgiving arriving just in time this year? There are some years when Thanksgiving is a family/friend’s dinner of gratitude for who we have and what we have in our lives. This year is so different. It has been a year of turmoil, and we may very likely be suffering from Crisis Fatigue. I researched […]
Over the past twenty years I have everything I could about brain aging and brain health. I am a leading-edge boomer, and I believed that all my friends, family, and acquaintances would be as excited as I was to learn that we could change our brains. Alzheimer’s didn’t need to be the death sentence we […]
Boomers and the Alzheimer’s Crisis Part One: The Alzheimer’s Crisis In 2015, I started the My Boomer Brain blog. One of my very first blogs was about the Elephant in the Room – Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s and other dementias were my focus of study while I was getting my master’s degree in gerontology. For the […]
Boomers and the Alzheimer’s Crisis Part Two: The Alzheimer’s Crisis Is the Boomer’s Crisis Brain aging and brain health were gaining attention in the mid-2000s. I was starting to experience some brain glitches during that time, and it scared me! At a conference on aging in 2006 I visited a booth by Posit Science. They […]
