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Explore how to maintain a healthy weight and earn double points when you complete the Weight Loss After 50 challenge until 8/31/25.

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According to the Surgeon General’s 2023 Advisory, by what percentage can chronic loneliness increase the risk of developing dementia in older adults?

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Weight Loss After 50 Challenge

Earn double points with this challenge through 8/31/25.

Eat Right

This Plant-Based Cookbook Could Help You Live Longer

Brain-healthy recipes that tickle Americans’ taste buds

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TED Talks

How to make stress your friend

Research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case

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Engage Your Brain

Looking for a Solution? Try Mind Mapping

A colorful addition to your problem-solving tool kit

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Ongoing Exercise

Add Strength Training to Your Week

Resistance exercise offers head-to-toe health benefits

Building Brain-Healthy Eating Habits

Learn how the food you eat affects your brain. We make it easy for you to prep delicious, good-for-you meals that support your well-being.

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Eat Right

Get Back on Track When You Overeat

The right attitude makes all the difference

Eat Right

7 Nutrients to Take for Brain Health

To keep your head in the game, look for foods with the right stuff

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Eat Right

Meal Prep a Week of Healthy Lunches for Less Than $20

An inexpensive one-week plan for packable lunches

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Engage Your Brain

Your Brain in Your 30s

Even before midlife, a focus on brain health is important

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Manage Stress

Volunteering Is a Win-Win

Make a difference — for others and your own well-being

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Opening the Heart

Visualize someone who has played an important role in your life

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Be Social

Pen a Thank-You Note

Handwritten is heartfelt

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Eat Right

How the Gut Microbiome Affects the Brain

Small but mighty, the microorganisms in your gut have a big influence

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Manage Stress

Cultivate a Sense of Awe

Experiencing wonder may benefit mental health

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Manage Stress

Ways to Work Healthy Habits into Your Day

Your mind and body will thank you

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Ongoing Exercise

Yoga With Denise Austin: Exalted Warrior Pose

This pose involves extending and reaching to help stretch

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Meal Plans

30-Day Meal Plan to Support Weight Loss Goals

Eat more fiber, lower inflammation and lose weight in this 30-day meal plan

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Eat Right

Give Green Tea the Green Light

Start with just one or two cups a week

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Engage Your Brain

Write a Better To-Do List

This simple tool can help you feel calm and productive

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Ongoing Exercise

Step It Up

Extending your walks a little at a time can add up

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Manage Stress

Find Calm With the STOP Mindfulness Technique

Relieve stress and stay focused with this easy, do-anywhere meditation

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Legal Disclaimer: Staying Sharp, including all content and features, is offered for informational purposes and to educate users on brain health care and medical issues that may affect their daily lives. Staying Sharp is based on a holistic, lifestyle approach to brain health that encourages users to incorporate into their daily lives activities that are associated with general wellness. Nothing in the service should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Features including the Cognitive Assessment and Lifestyle Check-Ins, Additional Tests, exercises, and challenges assess performance at a particular moment in time on certain discrete cognitive tasks. Staying Sharp games are intended for entertainment and recreational purposes only. Various factors may affect performance, including sleep, tiredness, focus, and other social, environmental, or emotional factors. Performance is not indicative of cognitive health and not predictive of future performance or medical conditions.

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