Checklist: Are you doing all you can to Sustain and Extend your Brain Function into your Future?
☐ Arrange for your social stimulation
☐ Maintain healthy interpersonal relationships
☐ Enjoy at least one half hour of strength and endurance activities every day
☐ Choose healthy foods for your brain and body
☐ Protect your microbiome in your digestive system
☐ Organize quality and quantity of sleep time allowing restoration and repair
☐ Keep learning to create new brain cells
☐ Arrange for a toxicity screening from your health care provider or Public Health Unit
☐ Recognize stressors and respond to your needs for relaxing and re-energizing
☐ Learn ways to enhance your defenses against infection and fortify your diverse, balanced
immune system
☐ Discuss with your health care provider ways to maintain the hormonal nutrition and
balance your brain needs
☐ Contribute to community development that provides essential brain health resources for
exercise, recreation, socialization, inclusion and quality of life for all
Our Brains Matter is a movement of people of diverse backgrounds, ages and abilities seeking to live well by improving our brain health and by preventing harms to the brain via investigating best practices and advocating practical policies to PREVENT people from needlessly Experiencing Cognitive Challenges (ECC)
Initiating lasting change
Preventing concussions - A work order has been issued by Bruce County for a much needed crosswalk in downtown Lion's Head
Local food sources to improve nutrition for the brain in Long Term Care
Developing new recreation facilities - support fundraising for the Golden Dawn's re-application
Get involved! Western U - Our Brains Can
RIA - University based education programs for brain health - Very Useful Booklets to download
McMaster Can Dementia be Prevented?
McMaster Handout
OHIP coverage for Metabolic Syndrome: If you have been diagnosed with pre- diabetes, insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome, take advantage of OHIP coverage for supporting the life style changes you can make to REVERSE your condition and reduce your risk for cognitive decline.
Our Brains Matter is calling for a SUMMIT of all community members and interested groups to envision how we can prevent neurocognitive disorder (formerly dementia). If you are interested or would like to get involved, let us know here.