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May 04
Virtual Brain Health Center + A Mighty Good Time

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 […]

May 03
Your Brain on Nature

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 […]

Apr 02
Memory Enhancement: Your Brain on Color

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 […]

Mar 07
Understanding Our Internal Clocks: The Basics

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 […]

Mar 07
Physical Movement: Think It. Move It. Do It.

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 […]

Mar 03
A Head-to-Toe Stress Detox Primer

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 […]

Feb 09
Migraine Accommodations Benefit Brain Health for all Employees

Migraine health = Brain health = Overall health   How do migraine accommodations benefit brain health for all employees? Sarah reports to her manager, Katherine, that she has been struggling to work with migraine. Sarah is an excellent employee, and Katherine wants to offer support to prevent Sarah from having to leave the company. However, […]

Feb 09
Optimizing Brain Health in the Office

Bringing Brain Care to the Front of Migraine  Have you ever been in a meeting when it was shared that a coworker was out for the day due to a migraine? Let’s call her Lucy. Claudia makes a remark about it just being a headache and infers that Lucy probably just didn’t have her work […]

Jan 02
Make Your Brain Fitness Goals S.M.A.R.T.er!

This is the time of year when many people may set goals, resolutions or intentions for a wide variety of personal health and wellness goals that stretch from weight loss, finances, food, to fitness and more. While our personal goals are at the forefront of our minds, or at least at leading some conversations and […]

Dec 05
Migraine and Your Brain Health

Brain Health Discover useful tips to optimize your brain health- in and out of the office.  Expert Guest: Dr. Krystal Culler, DBH, MA, Founder & Creative Director of Virtual Brain Health Center Discover useful tips to optimize your brain health- in and out of the office. Questions Answered in this Webcast: – What does it […]