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Find Your Tribe to Be Happier & Live Longer
Have you found your tribe?
One of the MOST powerful ways to ensure a longer, more vital life is to take an active role in a COMMUNITY of like-minded folks.
Longevity experts report that knowing your role in a committed group with a common purpose is essential for a long and fulfilling life.
It can actually add years to your life.
So simple...yet so difficult in a world of technology and social isolation.
And it takes effort. Your tribe is not out there looking for you.
If you’re feeling ...
Daily Coffee Drinking Protects Your Brain
My family knows. You do not speak to me in the morning until after cup #3.
”My name is Allison and I'm a coffee-addict.” If you insist that I give up my cup of joe for supposed health reasons, I will break into a cold sweat.
And now, I don't have to...
Recent studies have found that drinking 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day in mid-life can be associated with up to a 65% reduction in risk for dementia and Alzheimer's Disease later in life.
1+2+3+4+5
Coffee activates our Nrf2 pathways, helping t...
Grandparents Who Babysit Live Longer
Yes, that's me, babysitting my 8-month old granddaughter.
She's adorable and I love her dearly, but there's a BIG side benefit to caring for her...
I will live longer.
Scientists have confirmed that grandparents who babysit live longer than those who don't.
I'll have a whopping 37% lower mortality risk than friends of the same age who have no "caring responsibilities."
They speculate that the time spent with the kiddos creates a sense of purpose and that those little bundles of life, move...
Drink Silicon-Rich Mineral Water to Protect Your Brain
How much dementia-contributing aluminum do you think a baby boomer has absorbed in their lifetime from...
- foods cooked in aluminum foil
- foods cooked in aluminum pots and pans
- drinks in laminated pouches
- cosmetics, antiperspirants and toothpastes with 'aluminum-something' ingredients
- aluminum-containing vaccines
Need I continue?
So, how do you get that aluminum OUT of your body?
Here's an easy, at-home, aluminum detox...
Drink Fiji water (no, I'm not paid for this plug).
Fiji water ...
Ditch Your Aluminum Foil to Protect Your Brain
Another super-simple dementia defense tactic...
Ditch your aluminum foil.
Yep, throw it out. Why?
Because aluminum can leach into foods that are cooked in it -- and at significantly higher levels if cooked with an acidic ingredient like tomato or lemon.
So what? Well, aluminum is a neurotoxin. There's mounting evidence that high levels of aluminum contribute to neurological diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
And the cumulative effect over a Baby Boomer's lifetime is daun...
Floss Daily to Reduce Dementia Risk
A quick bio-hack to reduce your risk of dementia. Super simple...
Floss!
🦷 Yep, that's it. Floss once a day.
Huh? What does flossing have to do brain health?
Studies show that diseases associated with low-grade inflammation, such as chronic gum disease, may play a substantial role in the pathogenesis of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Who knew?
If you have any signs of gum disease, like bleeding after brushing, better get out the floss and make it a non-negotiable daily habit.
It may save you...
Author
Allison Blankenship, DHSc, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, CDP
Brain Health Behaviorist
Sharing the latest in lifestyle strategies to enhance brain health, reduce dementia risk, and ease dementia care.
