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Engage Your Brain

Try Flower Arranging to Keep Your Brain Active

Creating a beautiful bouquet can do more than tickle your senses

Engage Your Brain

5 Ways to Master a Second Language

Get tips on how to take on the challenge of learning a new language as you age

Be Social

Old Friends Make Good Medicine

Reconnect with old friendships and experience the positive emotions that come with it

Engage Your Brain

Readers Share Their Favorite Healthy Habits

From puzzles to daily walks, readers share habits that keep their minds active

Engage Your Brain

Ready for a Change? These 3 Steps May Help

Take the first step towards a more fulfilling life by breaking out of your routine

Restorative Sleep

How Sunlight Benefits Your Brain

Daylight can help you focus, feel perkier and sleep better, research suggests

Eat Right

The Brain-Gut Connection, Explained

Learn how your brain and gut are linked and how to support their health

Eat Right

Superfoods to Support Brain Health

Eat your way to better brain health with these 10 nutrient-rich foods

Eat Right

This Plant-Based Cookbook Could Help You Live Longer

Savor brain-healthy recipes inspired by blue zones, where people live longer

Engage Your Brain

Absurdly Simple Tips for Your Brain Health

Don’t fall for pricey supplements or biohacking gimmicks

Ongoing Exercise

Exercise Helps Support Memory and Blood Flow

Working out nurtures the hippocampus and helps make the brain resilient

Manage Stress

Why You Shouldn’t Mix Menopause With Alcohol

The two are an unhealthy combination for mood and memory

Manage Stress

7 Simple Stress Busters to Try Today

Ease tension and anxiety with these science-backed tips

Restorative Sleep

What Happens to Your Brain When You Sleep?

Learn about three key functions of sleep and how they affect your brain health

Engage Your Brain

The Transformative Power of a Second Act

At 60, a musician turned a lifelong passion into a bold new chapter of life

Engage Your Brain

Menopause, Brain Fog and the Workplace

Is your productivity taking a hit? There are strategies to help

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