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Eat Right

Bake Fish to Support Brain Health

The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish may help support cognitive function

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Ongoing Exercise

What to Eat to Fuel Your Workouts

The right foods can help you feel energized and strong

Eat Right

Power Your Breakfast With Protein

Add protein to your morning meal to stay full and energized

Engage Your Brain

Memorize a Masterpiece for Brain Health

Challenge your brain by learning a favorite verse by heart

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Manage Stress

Mindfulness in Your Digital Life

Three practical ways to be more present and purposeful

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Restorative Sleep

Practice to Activate Your Vagus Nerve

A simple breathing practice to help you extend the length of your exhale

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Engage Your Brain

Make a Learning Plan for Brain Health

Follow these steps to help you learn something new or acquire a new skill

Manage Stress

Overcome the Stigma of Seeing a Therapist

Challenge misconceptions you may have about getting counseling

Ongoing Exercise

Stand on One Leg to Test and Improve Balance

Help reduce your risk of falling and support healthy aging with this easy exercise

Engage Your Brain

A Number Trick for Remembering Names

Use quick number cues to help your brain hang on to new names

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Manage Stress

'Just Like Me' Compassion Practice

This guided visualization practice invites us to look at how we are similar

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Ongoing Exercise

Walk and Talk for Your Work Meetings

Think outside the conference room by swapping sitting for walking

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Manage Stress

Mindfulness Practice: Soften-Soothe-Allow

Bring awareness to the presence of pain or difficulty in your body

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Engage Your Brain

Remember Appointments With Visual Cues

Use images and rhymes to help recall where you need to be and when

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Manage Stress

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Self-Care

To be kind to others, you need to start with yourself

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Ongoing Exercise

Work Out With Denise Austin: Lunge Series

Adding this exercise to your routine can help build lower-body strength

Activity Batches

Manage Stress

Boost Your Happiness

Activate Staying Sharp to try 7 activities to add joy to your days

Be Social

Elevate Your Social Game

7 Staying Sharp activities that make spending time with others easy and fun

Restorative Sleep

7 Staying Sharp activities to help you make restorative sleep a priority

Mindful

Restorative Sleep

5 Steps to Wind Down and Fall Asleep

Meditation to stop tossing and turning, and get some quality shut-eye

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Manage Stress

Practice to Notice, Shift, and Rewire Your Brain

When things don’t go to plan, it’s easy to spot ways things have gone wrong

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Manage Stress

Guided Meditation to Foster Forgiveness

Let go of the tendency to add to suffering during challenging situations

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Meditations

A forest with tall trees with the text "Thoughts 5 mins"

Thoughts Meditation for 5 Minutes

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A small boat on calm water at sunset with the text "Slow Breathing 15 mins"

Slow Breathing Meditation for 15 Minutes

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A body of water and mountains at sunset with the text "Expanding Awareness 20 mins"

Expanding Awareness Meditation for 20 Minutes

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