Entries by Janet Rich Pittman, SCALA, CDP, MCWC

70Plus Ski Club…Are you a Member?

 Amazement…Fascination… Awe…jolt through your body when you merge with the next snow skier in the lift line who just happens to be 71 years of age. From conversation riding the lift up together, Kathy and her husband Bob, age 74 who himself is a snowboard instructor, started skiing in their 30s and just love it.   […]

What is Dementia?

     Age in most countries is associated with wisdom.  Today, here in the US, age is associated with dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s.      Dementia strikes the majority of its victims around age 63, specifically between age 60 and 64. But actually, getting dementia as you age is like breaking your leg as you walk […]

Marketing Hats off to United Airlines

Good Brain Health is the passion of TheBrainNerd.  My mission is to talk to as many as possible on brain health, healthy life styles and dementia prevention.  In traveling about to a speaking engagement my marketing hat was quickly engaged as I sat wide eyed to the in-flight video as I settled into a seat […]

Corn for Breakfast? You’re Making Your Brain Mad

This is your 3rd Post of Breakfast Brain Foods When you load up on your special corn flakes cereal you are actually speed starting your dementia. Here’s how corn causes dementia…3 Facts. Most cereals contain fat building high fructose corn syrup.  Second your cornflakes are processed which means nutrients from this vegetable are stripped and synthetic […]

Coffee with Breakfast: it Prevents Dementia

This is Post 2 of your Breakfast Brain Food Series Coffee is a natural, organic food and it helps prevent cognitive decline—to prevent dementia leading to Alzheimer’s Disease.  Yep, your morning Joe prevents Dementia… but there’s a catch. While many studies on mice and rats suggest that caffeinated coffee protects against Alzheimer’s Disease, direct human evidence […]

From now on…Blueberries for breakfast.

Blueberries are incredible brain foods we can eat for breakfast that will be eneficial to our brains as well as keep us going to mid morning snack or to an early lunch.  Did you add some blueberries to your oatmeal this morning? Right off the bat, know eating fresh fruits and vegetables not only slows brain […]

Are You Ready?

For a 10K, 5K or 2 mile funrun? How about a bowling or table tennis tournament? Are you ready for any other big athletic event? How about cancer or a stoke? Are you ready, mentally and physically, to tackle a grave illness? If I said “me neither” that would probably make you feel better. But I’m […]