Report finds only 35% of Canadian youth get the physical activity recommended for brain health

___ Get­ting kids out­side and active could help with brain health: Par­tic­i­paction report (The Globe and Mail): “The phys­i­cal ben­e­fits of kids lead­ing an active lifestyle, includ­ing bet­ter heart health and a decreased risk of devel­op­ing Type 2 dia­betes, are well known. But a grow­ing body of research sug­gests there are sig­nif­i­cant men­tal ben­e­fits as well,…

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Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Prevention

We just received these two very thought-pro­­vok­ing essays on Alzheimer’s Dis­ease and brain health, as part of a writ­ing work­shop, led by Susan Hill in Lake­land, Flori­da, with a group of grade 9–11 home­school­ers. With­out fur­ther ado, here you are both Essays: Essay A. Pre­vent­ing Alzheimer’s at Work – By Josh H 5,000,000: that is the number…

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Brain Training and Brain fitness games

Fun quick arti­cle, titled Review: Lat­est Brain-Teas­ing Video Games, on Brain Train­ing, “Nin­ten­do Brain Age”, “Big Brain Acad­e­my”, “Hot Brain”, “Brain Boost”, “Brain Genius”, “Brain Juice”, “Brain Chal­lenge”, “Mind Quiz”… Please remem­ber to use our check­lists on How to Select the Right Brain Fit­ness Pro­­gram-short check­list or the full length ver­sion‑, if you are look­ing for…

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