Maria Shriver’s non&#x2d;profit, Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, and protein&#x2d;bar company, Mosh, were both founded with one goal in mind: to fund research and education to combat gender&#x2d;based brain health disorders.

Neil Zevnik is a private chef who writes about food, the environment, and social responsibility as a way to make his small contribution to changing the world for the better. Find him on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/neilzevnik/">neilzevnik</a>.

Brain Health

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Health

We’ve all been there: forgetting where we left our keys or the name of the neighbour down the street. While a certain amount of forgetfulness is normal, it’s important to support our brain health to prevent more serious memory loss. That’s where the spice saffron comes in: not only does it impart flavour to your foods, but research suggests it may enhance your memory too.

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM, is an internationally bestselling author whose works include <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q9brUC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cultured Cook</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2IktQuO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Be Your Own Herbalist</a>. She is a certified herbalist, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and one of the world’s most popular natural health bloggers.

Spices

Here are 10 quick, easy, and natural ways to boost your mood.

Michelle von Hahn loves living a healthy lifestyle and will often be found cooking and baking recipes, which can be viewed on her Healthy Num Num blog and Instagram page (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/healthynumnumblog/">@healthynumnumblog</a>).

Mood-Boosting Foods

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

Isabela Vera is an independent consultant, PhD candidate, and writer focused on sustainable food systems.

Joanne Peters is an award-winning journalist.

natural medicine

You’ve heard the musical phrase, “Love is all you need.” It’s certainly true that our health flourishes with good old&#x2d;fashioned love—of any kind (friends, family, even your favourite sports team!). Find out how love affects our heart health and our brain health.

Relationships

What you do, what you eat, and how you live can help produce new neurons in the brain, which may aid your cognitive function as you age.

Margaret Littman is a journalist, stand-up paddler, author and lover of all things Nashville.

Synesthesia is a fascinating neurological condition in which one sense is simultaneously perceived by one or more other senses.

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time Vancouver-based freelance writer, alive contributor, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2L8h6s2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back</a> (Baker House Publishing, January 2019).

Is your depression a neurotransmitter problem, or could it be inflammation in the brain? Dig into the triggers and symptoms of brain inflammation, and learn strategies to extinguish the fire for better mental health, energy, and cognition.

Dr. Cassie Irwin, ND, works with soul-led women who are ready to expand their intuition and calibrate to their ultimate state of being.
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Inflammation

Burnout and occupational stress and wreak havoc on our health. Tune into the physical and emotional signs you need a mental health day.

Gina Kelly is a freelance writer and editor located in New Jersey, US. She is a certified health coach and writes about health and wellness.

Emotional Health

Healthy Aging

Lisa Petty, PhD, is a health advocate, writer, and educator who aspires to be the healthiest possible version of her human self.

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Carimé Lane is a Toronto-based freelance writer and lawyer.

Keeping you brain sharp and fresh never tasted so good. Try this delicious summer salad and give your brain health the boost it deserves.

Serves 4

Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Your brain loves comfort food just as much as you do! Try this hearty and satisfying warm potato salad recipe and let the comfort sink in.

Salad Recipes

Mid-day slump? Feed your brain with this colourfully delicious spin on this Japanese lunch dish with some additions your brain is sure to welcome.

Brain boosting supplements are all the rage but they don't need to be confusing. Learn more about the latest in brain health.

The latest in fitness? Brain exercise! Learn more about how to get your brain into the best shape of its life.

Michelle Cook is a freelance journalist living in Vancouver, BC.

Stress got you reaching for your smartphone? Learn more about the latest in technology for mental health.

Mental stimulation, maintaining strong social networks, regular exercise, good quality sleep, a healthy diet, minimal alcohol consumption, and no smoking can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline with age.

Daniela Ginta, MSc, NNCP, is a freelance writer who lives in Kamloops, BC.

Neuroplasticity

Brainpower was once said to peak in early midlife before an inevitable decline. But we’ve since learned a lot about brain plasticity (aka neuroplasticity).

Brain Health

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