Exercise: As you know, exercise has many benefits, including boosting brain cell production, reducing depression, and strengthening muscles, which can contribute to a reduction in falls and injuries, thus helping your patients maintain their independence.
Nutrition:
Nutrition is a vital part of our program, which will reinforce your message regarding the importance of healthy eating habits. Your patients will be provided with four new recipes in each workbook, all created with a healthy ingredients that benefit both the brain and body. Our recipes outline the nutritional value of each ingredient and explain, in detail, how the nutrients equip the body and brain to 'age well'. (Each recipe is simple to make and no cooking/baking is required.)
Brain Training: Our BrainFlex interactive workbooks are available through us or on Amazon, with a new workbook posted each month. The curriculum is designed for seniors to complete two sessions a week, over a four week period, however seniors can choose to complete the workbook at their own pace. The content provides interactive activities, recipes, exercises, and great conversation boosters too! It’s fun for seniors to do by themselves, in their downtime but even more fun to do with a group of friends. Each workbook goes well beyond the normal activities typically found in a book with 'brain games'. Based on the concept of ‘brain plasticity, ‘The BrainFlex' workbook, challenges seniors to continue learning new things, using creative, (outside of the box), thinking, while also using logic and reason to solve a variety of day to day problems seniors either have faced or are still facing. The activities allow for self-expression and spark innovative thoughts and ideas. Brain healthy recipes are a part of each workbook, along with detailed nutritional information about their ingredients, and why they are so important to the brain and body. ‘Research and Discussion’ sheets are included in each lesson, giving seniors the ‘why’ behind the activities as well as the opportunity to stretch their minds and stay informed about various issues related to ‘aging well’. Guides for exercise, meditation/prayer, deep breathing and self-affirmations are also included. Workbooks begin with an action plan seniors create with their families (and/or doctor), and each week they have the opportunity to journal what steps they have taken towards reaching the goals in their action plan, which are structured around the four pillars of ‘aging-well’. (Nutrition, Brain Training, Social Connections, & Exercising/Meditation & Prayer.) This is also a great way for doctors to track the lifestyle choices of their patients. Last, the activities that allow for self-expression are a priceless keepsake for families.
