Maintain Your Brain How to Live a Brain Healthy

May 2008 Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle Find out what you can do to keep your brain healthy and help reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Attend the Alzheimer’s Association’s Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle, on May 13, 2008 (See page 5 for details). Find out what you can do today to be fit from the neck up! As one of the latest developments in the national public awareness campaign to “Maintain Your Brain,” the Alzheimer’s Association worked with a group of scientific and national experts to develop a new original curriculum targeting baby boomers with information on this timely topic. The workshop offers research-based advice to consumers on ways to enhance brain health and vitality. When we think about staying fit, we generally think from the neck down. But brain health plays a critical role in almost everything we do—thinking, feeling, remembering, working, playing—even sleeping. The good news is we now know there are things we can do to keep our brain healthier as we age—and these steps might reduce our risk of Alzheimer’s. Ten ways to maintain your brain: Head first—Good health starts with your brain. It’s one of the most vital body organs, and it needs care and maintenance. Take brain health to heart—What’s good for the heart is good for the brain. Do something everyday to prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke – all of which can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s. 1 Your numbers count—Keep your body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels within recommended ranges. Feed your brain—Eat less fat and more antioxidant-rich foods. Work your body—Physical exercise keeps the blood flowing and may encourage new brain cells. Do what you can – like walking 30 minutes a day – to keep both body and mind active. Jog your mind—Keeping your brain active and engaged increases its vitality and builds reserves of brain cells and connections. Read, write, play games, learn new things, do crossword puzzles. Connect with others—Leisure activities that combine physical, mental and social elements may be most likely to prevent dementia. Be social, converse, volunteer, join a club or take a class. Heads up! Protect your brain—Take precautions against head injuries. Use your car seat belts; unclutter your house to avoid falls; and wear a helmet when cycling or in-line skating. Use your head—Avoid unhealthy habits. Don’t smoke, drink excessive alcohol or use street drugs. Think ahead – start today!—You can do something today to protect your tomorrow. Please note: Alzheimer’s Association Maintain Your Brain® does not guarantee individual health outcomes. Reprinted with permission from the Alzheimer’s Association, Inland Northwest Chapter. Keeping brains healthy is a topic that I get very excited about and I’m delighted to have Joel Loiacono present the Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle workshop for us this month. As you read about the ten ways to maintain your brain in our feature article, you may want additional information, or you may have questions. If so, please join us on May 13 to learn more and to have your questions answered. Last year as I was perusing the shelves in an airport bookstore, I spotted Making a Good Brain Great: The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance by Daniel Amen, M.D. Knowing of Dr. Amen’s work, I was eager to start reading. I wasn’t disappointed. Needless to say, we now have this book in our library. It includes the following topics: “how to eat right to think right, how to protect your brain from injuries and toxic substances, how to nourish your brain with vitamins and do mental workouts to keep it strong, the critical component of physical exercise, and which kinds work best, and how to rid your brain of negative thoughts, counteract stress, and much more.” Our library has many resources available for you to check out on the promotion of brain health, nutrition, exercise, and well-being. See page 3 for new additions to our library on these topics. I am very pleased to announce that Marilyn Hodgson became a member of The Neurological Resource Center’s Board of Directors in April. She brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm. Welcome, Marilyn! 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Name______________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip______________________________________________________ Phone__________________________ Email______________________________ Please make your check payable to: The Neurological Resource Center 712 Swift, Suite 1 Richland, WA 99352 Your membership and donation are tax deductible. P. Cancado, M.D.; F. Cole, M.D.; Toomas Eisler, M.D.; Matthew E. Fewel, M.D.; De Martucci, R.N.; A.K. Sen, M.D.; C. Daniel Washington, M.D.; and Hui-Juan Zhang, M.D. Newsletter Editor: Heidi Hill Newsletter Assistance: Linda and Homer Boothe, Lisa Richards Executive Director Karen Hayes, M.A. 2 TNRC LIBRARY NEW ADDITIONS May 2008 ADHD ADHD—Living Without Brakes, Martin L. Kutscher, M.D., c.2008, 189 pages Dyslogic Disorder—Why Millions of Kids are “Hyper”, Attention-Disordered, Learning Disabled, Depressed, Aggressive, Defiant, or Violent—and What We Can Do About It, Bernard Rimland, c.2008, 192 pages (618.9289 Rim) The Alzheimer’s Answer—Reduce Your Risk and Keep Your Brain Healthy, Marwan Sabbagh, M.D., c.2008, 308 pages (616.831 Sab) Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias, Harry Cayton, Dr. Nori Graham, Dr. James Warner, c.2008, 236 pages (616.831 Cay) Your Time to Care—Wandering...What It Is and What to Do About It, 43-minute DVD (616.831 DVD 832) Autistics Guide to Dating, Emilia Murry Ramey and Jody John Ramey, c.2008 (616.85882 Ram) Families of Adults with Autism, Jane Johnson, Anne VanRensselaer, c.2008, 191 pages (616.85882 Joh) A Thorn in My Pocket—Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story, Eustacia Cutler, c.2004, 228 pages (616.85882 Cut) On the Spectrum—Children and Autism, c.2006, 24:35-minute DVD (616.85882 DVD 833) Ten Things Your Student With Autism Wishes You Knew, Ellen Notbohm, c.2006, 115 pages (616.85882 Not) Epilepsy—199 Answers, 3rd Ed., Andrew Wilner, M.D., c.2008, 250 pages (616.853 Wil) Epilepsy in Our Words—Personal Accounts of Living with Seizures, Steven C. Schachter, M.D. c.2008, 90 pages (616.853 Sch) ALZHEIMER’S AUTISM EPILEPSY FIBROMYALGIA Associated Symptoms and Diagnostics in FM, NFA, c.2007, DVD (616.74 DVD 829) The History and Future of FM, NFA, c.2007, DVD (616.74 DVD 830) Physiological Abnormalities in FM Patients, NFA, c. 2007, DVD (616.74 DVD 834) GENERAL The Brain Fitness Program, PBS Home Video, c.2007, 60-minute DVD (616.8 DVD 828) The End of Life—Helping with Comfort and Care, NIA, c.2008, 68 pages The Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50, c.2005, 701 pages (613.04 Mar) The Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory, Aaron P. Nelson, Ph.D., c.2005, 217 pages (612.8 Nel) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), CD-Rom (616.836 Aud NIH) Lupus and Other Related Information for You and Your Patients, c.2007, CD-ROM Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Ed., Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., Mary L. Hennessey, Steven W. Nissen, c.2008, 246 pages (616.834 Rum) Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs, Judy Winter, c.2006, 258 pages (649.1 Win) Your Child—Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Birth through Preadolescence, David B. Pruitt, M.D., Editor, c.2000, 469 pages (649.1 Pru) Telehealth Parkinson’s Meeting with Dr. Santiago— March 2007, DVD Stroke—The Facts, Richard I. Lindley, c.2008, 133 pages (616.81 Lin) 3 LUPUS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PARENTING PARKINSON’S STROKE Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle When: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Where: Hampton Inn 486 Bradley Blvd. Richland, WA Presented by The Alzheimer's Association & The Neurological Resource Center Certificates of Attendance are available. Refreshments Will Be Served Please RSVP by Calling 943-8455 Find out what you can do today to be fit from the neck up! As one of the latest developments in the national public awareness campaign to "Maintain Your Brain," the Alzheimer’s Association worked with a group of scientific and national experts to develop a new original curriculum targeting baby boomers with information on this timely topic. The workshop, Maintain Your Brain®: How to live a brain healthy lifestyle, is approximately 2 hours in length and offers research-based advice to consumers on ways to enhance brain health and vitality. May 2008 AD= Alzheimer’s Callaway= Callaway Gardens CFIDS= Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Fibro = Fibromyalgia Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2:00 pm MS @ TNRC 7:00 pm Traumatic Brain Injury @ TNRC 1:30 pm Parkinson’s @ TNRC 12:00 pm Tourette’s @ TNRC 11 12 2:00 pm Parkinson’s Tele -health @ Kennewick Gen. Hospital 13 2:00 pm CFIDS/ Fibromyalgia @ TNRC 6:30-8:30 pm Maintain Your Brain @ Hampton Inn, Richland 14 15 16 17 12:00 pm AD @ Guardian Angel 5:30 pm AD @ Callaway Gardens 1:00 pm Post Polio @ TNRC 5:00 pm Lyme Disease @ TNRC 21 22 23 24 18 19 5:00 pm Board Meeting @ Kadlec 6:30 pm MS @ Mid. Col. Library Kennewick 20 1:00 pm Caregivers @TNRC 2:00 pm Stroke @ TNRC 25 26 12:30 pm Male Caregivers @ Callaway 6:30 pm ADD Parents @ TNRC 27 28 29 30 31 6:00 pm ALS @ TNRC 6 May 2008 Support Group News ADD/ADHD PARENTS: 6:30 pm Monday, May 26 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. ALZHEIMER’S: (light meals served ) 12:00 noon Thursday, May 15 at Guardian Angel (Tudor House), 245 Van Giesen St., Richland. 5:30 pm Thursday, May 15 at Callaway Gardens, 5505 W. Skagit Ct, Kennewick. ALS: 6:00 pm Wednesday, May 28 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. AUTISM SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: Due to the increase in size of this group, and TNRC’s limited space, this group has relocated meetings to ARC of the Tri-Cities. Please contact Dana Tolick at 946-0619 or email danatolick@hotmail.com for time and location of April’s Autism Support Group. CAREGIVERS: 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 20 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. MEN ONLY: 12:30 pm Monday, May 26 at Callaway Gardens, 5505 W. Skagit Ct., Kennewick. CHRONIC FATIGUE IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME/FIBROMYALGIA: 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 13 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. EPILEPSY/SEIZURE DISORDER: This group will be held by request. LYME DISEASE: 5:00 pm Thursday, May 15 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. We will be discussing issues affecting Lyme Disease patients and their caregivers. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Co-sponsored with the MS Society. 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 6 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. 6:30 pm Monday, May 19 at Mid Columbia Library, Kennewick. Note special meeting date. PARKINSON’S: 1:30 pm Thursday, May 8 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. Laura Molu, PT, Kadlec Medical Center, will discuss “Falls Prevention”. All are welcome to attend. POST POLIO: 1:00 pm Saturday, May 17 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. STROKE: 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 21 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. Stephanie J. Libby, MPT, PT, will be presenting on Kadlec Medical Center’s new therapeutic technological equipment. The Wii is a video game that allows work on coordination and balance while having fun! The Lite-Gait system is a body weight supported treadmill system and the Bioness L300 is a device that assists with the prevention of “foot drop” during walking. All are welcome to attend. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 7 at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. TOURETTE’S: 12:00 p.m. Friday, May 9th for a brown-bag meeting at TNRC, 712 Swift Blvd., Ste. 1, Richland. Family potluck night will be happening on the 30th of May. Call Nan at 545-5631 or Christine at 9670258 for details. (We’ll look forward to bowling another time!) The Neurological Resource Center’s Purpose is to improve the quality of life for those affected by neurological disorders. We offer education and support on a wide range of conventional, complimentary and alternative medical therapies. TNRC does not advocate one type of treatment over another. We believe those decisions are best left to the individual and their health care team. 7 The Neurological Resource Center 712 Swift Blvd, Suite 1 Richland, WA 99352-3578 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 19 Richland, WA 99352 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED The NeuroTransmitter May 2008 Volume 27, Number 5 Save The Date! Teepa Snow is coming to the Tri-Cities on Saturday, October 25th, 2008! Southeastern Washington Autism Conference July 31-August 1, 2008 To register and begin receiving conference announcements, please send an email to: spectrumtrainingsystems@yahoo.com with the subject: Southeastern Washington Autism Conference. DR. SUSAN MARRA, MS, ND Lyme Disease and Naturopathic Care Large Pronto Electric Wheelchair For sale or trade for smaller one. Call Karen at 586-3332 Friday, June 20, 2008, 5:00 – 7:00 PM West Richland Public Library 3803 W. Van Giesen Street, West Richland, WA Dr. Marra is a naturopathic physician who practices in Seattle, Washington, and will be speaking on applying a holistic approach to Lyme Disease care. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. To register call: The Neurological Resource Center at 943-8455 8