Building Brain-Healthy Habits
Thursday July 09, 2026 - Jessica Gervais
Brain health is essential at all ages, not just as you get older. A representative from the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter provides research-backed guidance on brain health and the importance of taking action to protect your brain at every age. You’ll discover resources and tools to help build brain-healthy habits into daily life.
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What are Brain-Healthy Habits?
Brain-healthy habits are healthy lifestyle choices that positively affect your brain health. Brain health is a broad term that can include memory, thinking, emotional health, sensory, and movement. Research shows that a structured, healthy lifestyle program combining brain-healthy habits can protect cognitive function.
Brain-healthy habits are more than doing puzzles and challenging the mind. They are lifestyle actions that affect your overall health. Everything from exercises and eating right to getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy weight affects your brain. Brain health is also about protecting your head, controlling blood pressure, and being smoke-free.
Helpful Resources
It’s never too late or too early to prioritize your brain health. Consider these resources to start building brain-healthy habits.
10 Healthy Habits for Your Brain | Alzheimer’s Association
8 brain health tips for a healthier you | Mayo Clinic
Lifestyle Choices and Brain Health | National Library of Medicine
12 ways to keep your brain young | Harvard Health Publishing
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