Brain Health

Science has spoken: music isn’t just good for the soul. It may be one of the most powerful tools we have to protect our aging brains. A new study found that older adults who consistently listened to music reduced their risk of developing dementia by nearly…

I was scrolling through the comments on Sixty and Me the other day, and I noticed a beautiful, recurring theme: the pure, stubborn joy of learning something new. One of you mentioned finally mastering a tricky Mahjong strategy. Another was diving into Italian for a “bucket list” trip, while someone else…

I’m terrible at names and used to joke that I was having (pardon the ageism term) a “senior moment” when I forgot someone’s. But as I got older, I started wondering if those moments were more than that. Have you ever forgotten a colleague’s name mid-sentence, not someone you just met, someone you’ve worked alongside?

I wrote an article for Sixty and Me in 2020 entitled Don’t Be Afraid to Do Something Badly… At First. It was inspired by the boredom associated with the pandemic restrictions, resulting in having…

We used to read 300-page novels and fall asleep to the shipping forecast. Now we’re told that our attention spans are shrinking, that we can’t handle more than a ten-second reel on our phones. And yet my own phone cheerfully reports two to four hours of screen time a day…

I’ve always been interested in brain health, especially after reading more about neuroplasticity. But I never worried about my brain much. It was just there – ready, reliable, always on call. But as I got older, I noticed little shifts: forgetting why I walked into a room, forgetting names…

As caregivers, we often search for ways to help our loved ones preserve their independence and sense of self – especially when signs of cognitive decline begin to show. A groundbreaking new study gives us practical hope. The U.S. POINTER trial, one of the largest and most…

I have to admit I have been on a ton of diets in my life and unsuccessful with every single one of them. You name it; I have tried it …and failed. In the past, my dieting was always with the purpose of improving my looks. I just kept searching for the next…

We know supporting brain health is necessary to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s. But in addition to the often endorsed crossword puzzles and Sudoku, there are some ancient time-tested techniques to ensure robust cognitive fitness. In this article I wanted to offer a couple of easy…

When I was younger, I never gave much thought to toxins and how they might be affecting my brain. But after watching my mom – and later, my partner Mark’s father – slip into dementia, I started asking hard questions. Could everyday exposures be quietly chipping away…