I just returned from presenting my Engaging Your Brain lecture series aboard the Coral Princess, and want to share about the ways taking a cruise can help your brain health.  My acronym for this is Brain SENSE, and I found that you can pretty much hit all of these brain fitness lifestyle behaviors while on a cruise vacation! First… Continue reading →

Have you noticed that you receive appointment reminder postcards from your dentist, but not your hairdresser?  Ever wonder why?  Read on to find out. PII? No, that’s not a typographical error in the title. PII is an acronym for Positive Attitude, Interest, and Intention. These are three things you need to have to have if… Continue reading →

This is the second part of a two-part post regarding the survey of 50-75 year olds I conducted in 2013, with responses from 907 people.  These results will be presented in more depth in a poster session at the Aging in America Conference this March in San Diego, sponsored by the American Society on Aging… Continue reading →

Happy New Year!  This is an excellent time to decide to take better care of your brain.  Last spring, I surveyed almost 1000 people ages 50-75 living in various regions of the United States to learn what they know about brain health (defined as memory and thinking skills) and how concerned they are about this… Continue reading →