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Stay brain healthy with the #SummerChallenge!

July 7, 2016

The Alzheimer Society of Ontario wants to help you reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia with the #SummerChallenge. This summer we have come up with four simple steps that can help you to keep your brain active and healthy! Eat Healthy: Challenge yourself to bring your lunch to work each day, saving you from the unhealthy, but tempting, restaurants near the office! Lucky for you, fruits and vegetables are in season and delicious this time of year! Pick up some healthy greens…

My grandparents brain healthly lifestyle inspired me

October 19, 2015

I was in my late teens when I decided to move in with my grandparents. I thought it would be something new and they were aspiring vegans with a great vegetable garden. They lived in a retirement community and, being the youngest person to take residence there, I caused quite a stir. Nevertheless, I took over their spare room and immersed myself in the life of a retiree. They started every day with a smoothie, full of healthy fats, fruits…

Great-for-you-foods you need to be eating

February 25, 2015

You are what you eat, which might mean you could be a cup of coffee and a doughnut right about now. Food is powerful. It affects your mood, your mind, your hormones, your sex life, or whether or not you feel like just losing it some days and running away with the mailman.