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Look on the Bright Side of Aging

During BrainHealth Week, the Empowering Women Through Brain Health conference brought together top national leaders to discuss women's brain health research.

Can a better outlook on aging benefit your brain?

When you feel something health-related is not right, it impacts family, partners, friends and work. Paying attention to hormonal changes is especially important for women's brain health, as menopause is a whole-body experience.

SCIENCE SAYS:

Aging comes with changes that are normal physiological events, and the brain has the ability to find a new “normal”. Recent research into women's brain health is advancing scientific understanding of how hormonal changes, like estrogen decline, impact longevity.

WAYS TO BEGIN:

  • Make proactive brain health part of your daily lifestyle — you are never too old to start making choices to positively impact brain health, through exercise, diet, mental activity and healthy sleep.
  • Keep stress in check — try strategies for managing stress, including different physical activities, approaches to breathwork and mindfulness practices, and create your personal toolkit for processing stress.
  • Give yourself some grace — patience is an underrated virtue, and by granting yourself patience and forgiveness, you are setting yourself up for greater happiness and success.
  • Pay attention to changes ask a health professional about your experiences and any changes you notice; ask about options that may promote hormonal health or ease hormonal transitions or other health concerns.

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TAKEAWAYS & HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS

Our third annual BrainHealth Week brought together North Texans to learn about brain health and celebrate human potential!