We ask our brains to perform many complex tasks every single day. Our brains age differently, based on a wide variety of factors including normal aging, lifestyle, genetics, environment and more. However, one of the hallmark changes for our cognitive aging is slowed processing speed. One of the first mental processes impacted by biological age …
Episode Summary Join us as we discover how to create an engaging, impactful resident experience on Care – the Resident Experience Podcast from Welbi. This month, host Terry Wang chats with Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA, Founder & Creative Director of Virtual Brain Health Center about brain health and how communities can take a …
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engAGE Your BrainBy LeAnne Stuver, M.Ed., BSN and Dr. Krystal Culler, DBH, M.A. IntroductionHave you ever wondered how your brain makes sense of the world? Our traditional senses connect us to our world and help us interpret our immediate environment. Collectively, our senses work together rather than separate from one another. (We likely do not notice until something …
An Evening Chat with Conversations to Remember Join our guests, Torie N. Pendleton, Dr. Krystal L. Culler, and Christopher Doran, as they speak from their vast wealth of knowledge about establishing effective, meaningful relations with individuals with dementia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqqWhXAO7lg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfX7WKFd_9o&t=182s Check out our Director of Lifelong Learning, LeAnne Stuver, M.Ed., BSN, in this conversation with Amy Temperly of A Mighty Good Time. LeAnne shares more about our programs and discusses key components of active aging. Tell us about your offerings and what you love most about them. What do you consider the most important …
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EcopsychologyNature has a profound impact on your brain, your behavior and your ability to connect with others. Being immersed in nature or simply viewing a nature setting yields benefits for your health. We are drawn to nature, and it can impact our stress, mood, nervous system, immune system, blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, perception …
Have you ever purchased an item or decided not to purchase an item, based on its color? This is a common experience for most people. Think about your wardrobe. Consider the color of the car that you drive. Or the color of your dream home. Research has found that 62-90% of your reactions are based …
Do you have a preference for a bedtime? Or do you tend to complete certain activities at a specific time of the day? Have you given much thought to “why” this may occur? For this blog, we are going to take a bit of a dive into the brain and its role in our internal …
Our bodies are hardwired to move. We want to move, but over the years, we have become more sedentary through various aspects of our lifestyle, from the way we navigate our world to how we seek out purposeful physical exercise for our health. Ultimately, our brains need our bodies to move. But what is physical …
To say that life is stressful in recent times might be an understatement for most. Collectively, we are living through the second year of a global pandemic that has shifted our lives in various ways (social, physical, vocational, etc.) and global unrest is escalating with every daily news cycle. Stress is a normal and unavoidable …
