Experts believe that if you do only one thing to keep your brain young, it would be to exercise. Higher exercise levels can reduce dementia risk by 30 to 40 percent compared with low activity levels. Physically active people tend to maintain better cognition and memory than inactive people, and also have substantially lower rates of different forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Working out helps the hippocampus, the region of the brain involved in memory formation. The hippocampus shrinks as we age, leading to memory loss. Research suggests that exercise can reverse the shrinking process.

Experts recommend 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, but even as little as 15 minutes of regular exercise three times a week can be beneficial to the brain.

One study found that older women who participated in a weight training program did 13 percent better in terms of cognitive function than women who did balance and toning exercises. Researchers believe that resistance training may increase the levels of growth factors in the brain.

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The brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body. There is mounting evidence that feeding the brain healthy foods can help us maintain a healthy brain well into our old age.

Adding some “superfoods” to your daily diet can help increase your odds of maintaining a healthy brain for the rest of your life. Here are some suggestions:

Blueberries—Fresh or frozen, adding blueberries to your diet can help protect the brain from oxidative stress and may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Studies have shown that diets rich in blueberries significantly improved both the learning capacity and motor skills of aging rats, making them mentally equivalent to much younger rats.

Wild salmon—A “clean” fish in plentiful supply, salmon is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are essential for brain function. Omega-3s also contain anti-inflammatory substances. Other oily fish that provide the benefits of omega-3s are sardines and herring.

Nuts and seeds—Just an ounce a day of nuts and seeds can boost vitamin E levels to lessen cognitive decline as you get older. The choice is wide: walnuts, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, filberts, almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seed, and unhydrogenated nut butters such as peanut butter, almond butter, and tahini. Raw or roasted doesn’t matter; choose unsalted if you need to restrict sodium.

Avocados—While the avocado is a fatty fruit, it has monounsaturated fat, which contributes to healthy blood flow, which contributes to a healthy brain. Avocados also help with hypertension, a risk factor for the decline of cognitive abilities.

See our May 5, 2003 post for Part II.

Dr. Jane Stewart at Optiminds has earned a reputation for helping to improve the study, reading, math and cognitive skills of students of all ages. Learn more about Optiminds’ customized tutoring programs by calling Dr. Stewart today at (248) 496-0150 or email her at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit the Optiminds website at: optimindsct.com.

A study conducted on older adults involving 16 weeks of training in inductive reasoning demonstrated that participants were more willing to try new activities than a control group. The intervention consisted of a classroom-based inductive reasoning training program that focused on novel pattern recognition. Participants also did home-based Sudoku and crossword puzzles. Puzzle sets were matched to each person’s skill level based on his performance during the previous week, and increased in difficulty when appropriate.

Participants underwent personality trait and inductive reasoning tests before, during, and after the study. The authors reported that post-test openness scores were higher for the training group than for the control group.

The “use it or lose it” tag is often attributed to these types of studies and the results of the study suggest that “using it” also can lead people to view themselves as more open; openness to experience is linked to better health and decreased mortality risk.

The brain is a muscle and responds to strengthening and conditioning just like any other muscle in the body. If it doesn’t get exercise, it gets out of shape. At Optiminds, our focus is on helping you maintain your mental capacity as you grow older. Our brain fitness programs for seniors take brain performance to new levels by strengthening nerve cells and improving cognitive and concentration power. This helps you to get your life back so you can start living again.

Ask us about our Senior Brain Fitness Classes, every Tuesday at 1:00 at our Southfield location.

Dr. Jane Stewart specializes in helping people of all ages improve their cognitive skills at two locations: The Brain Development Center in Novi and Optiminds in Southfield. Contact Dr. Jane Stewart at (248) 496-0150 or email her at: jstewart@optimindsct.com.

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Simple things, such as playing memory games on your mobile device or jotting down letters backwards, may help our gray matter maintain concentration, memory and visual and spatial skills over the years. Even tweaking every day routines can help—for example, brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand; or crossing your arms the opposite way you’re used to.  You might even try flipping pictures of your house upside down. The exercise forces your brain out of its familiar grooves because every time you look at the upside down image, your brain has to rotate it. This gets your brain out of its ruts and shakes things up.

The idea of mental workouts marks a dramatic shift in how we understand the brain these days. We used to think that we were stuck with what we were born with, but now we understand that the brain is a lot more plastic and flexible than we thought. Challenging the brain stimulates neural pathways and boosts the brain’s chemistry and connectivity, refueling the entire engine.

Research shows that people who engaged in mentally challenging games do, in fact, show improvement in cognitive functioning. They get faster at speed games and stronger in memory games, for example. What’s less clear is whether this improvement transfers to everyday tasks, like remembering where you parked the car or the name of your child’s teacher.

Like diet and exercise, mental maneuvers may boost brain health in ways science still doesn’t understand. Hopefully a mix of these factors just mix might stave off the effects of Alzheimer’s and other age-related diseases.

Dr. Jane Stewart specializes in helping people of all ages improve their study, reading and cognitive skills at two locations: The Brain Development Center in Novi and Optiminds in Southfield. Contact Dr. Jane Stewart at (248) 496-0150 or email her at: jstewart@optimindsct.com.

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The program provides a safe, inspiring environment for social engagement and intellectual stimulation, where participants will feel welcome and comfortable. People with early stage dementia, including Alzheimer’s, and their caregivers are invited to participate in gallery discussions about art led by DIA staff and volunteers with expertise in this area.

All participants, including caregivers, are encouraged to contribute to the discussions, which are based on the observations and connections made by the group. Each person will receive a small print of a DIA artwork so conversations can be continued after leaving the museum.

The goal of the program is to enhance Alzheimer’s patients’ quality of life through mental stimulation, communication, personal growth and social engagement. Similar programs have been shown to increase the mood and self-esteem of dementia patients and their caregivers immediately following their visit and for days afterward. For more information, call 313-833-4005 or click http://bit.ly/meetmeatthedia.

Dr. Jane Stewart at Optiminds has been helping people of all ages improve their cognitive and memory skills. Find out more about Optiminds programs by calling us today at (248) 496-0150 or email us at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit our website at www.optimindsct.com.

At the same time, there have been great advances in understanding the disease and national policy has begun to move forward as well. In 2011, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act mandated a national plan to coordinate research efforts to fight the disease which is predicted to impact 16 million by mid-century.

Also in 2011, new guidelines were issued for diagnosing the disease for the first time since 1984. Highlights include the following points:

• Alzheimer’s must be viewed in three stages, with the first stage beginning long before the initial symptoms are recognized.
• Diagnosis ultimately will include cognitive testing and general neurological assessments, along with medical tests that show changes in the brain—as opposed to relying largely  on a doctor’s judgment and reports from the patient and loved ones.

Cognitive skills are the underlying brain skills that make it possible for us to think, remember and learn. They allow us to process the huge influx of information we receive each and every day at work, at school and in life. Cognitive skills include a wide variety of abilities that are necessary for analyzing sounds and images, recalling information, making associations between different pieces of information, and maintaining focus on a given task.

Dr. Jane Stewart at Optiminds has been helping to improve the cognitive skills of clients of all ages. Find out more about Optiminds brain fitness programs and cognitive skills training by calling us today at (248) 496-0150 or email us at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit our website at www.optimindsct.com.

In 1995, an enormous national study of Americans was initiated to determine the role behavioral, psychological, and social factors play when it comes to how people age. The study is called “Midlife in the United States” or Midus. When it began, more than 7,000 people 25 to 74 years old were drafted to participate so that middle-agers could be compared with those younger and older. Midus is still going on today. Through Midus and other studies, researchers continue to uncover new information about our brains as we age.

For example, one of the brain’s most powerful tools is its ability to quickly scan a vast storehouse of templates for relevant information and past experience to come up with a novel solution to a problem. The older we are, the more information we have stored, which is probably why we associate wisdom with age—and why mental capabilities that depend most heavily on accumulated knowledge and experience—such as settling disputes and enlarging one’s vocabulary, get better over time.

Richard E. Nisbett, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Michigan, has long argued that when it comes to intelligence, experience can outrun biology. According to Nisbett: “Older people make more use of higher-order reasoning schemes that emphasize the need for multiple perspectives, allow for compromise, and recognize the limits of knowledge.” Most important, they discovered that despite a decline in fluid intelligence, complicated reasoning that relates to people, moral issues or political institutions improved with age.

Another finding, according to Margie E. Lachman, a psychologist at Brandeis University and one of the principal investigators for Midus: “Education seems to be an elixir that can bring us a healthy body and mind throughout adulthood and even a longer life.” For those in midlife and beyond, a college degree appears to slow the brain’s aging process by up to a decade.

All other things being equal, the more years of school a subject had, the better he or she performed on every mental test. Up to age 75, the studies showed, “people with college degrees performed on complex tasks like less-educated individuals who were 10 years younger.” Education was also associated with a longer life and decreased risk of dementia. “The effects of education are dramatic and long term,” Dr. Lachman says.

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Suggestions for families and caregivers:

• Give yourself permission to do only what you can reasonably manage
• Choose holiday activities and traditions that are most important to you
• Host a small family dinner instead of a throwing a big holiday party
• Consider serving a catered or takeout holiday meal. Many grocery stores and restaurants offer meals to go.
• Start a new tradition. Have a potluck dinner where family or friends each bring a dish

Activities you can do with the person with Alzheimer’s:

• Wrap gifts
• Bake favorite holiday recipes together. The person can stir batter or decorate cookies.
• Set the table. Avoid centerpieces with candles and artificial fruits and berries that could be mistaken for edible snacks.
• Talk about events to include in a holiday letter
• Prepare simple foods such as appetizers
• Read cards you receive together
• Look through photo albums or scrapbooks. Reminisce about people in the pictures and past events.
• Watch a favorite holiday movie
• Sing favorite carols or read biblical passages

When the person lives in a care facility:

• Consider joining your loved one in any facility-planned holiday activities
• Bring a favorite holiday food to share
• Sing holiday songs. Ask if other residents can join in.
• Read a favorite holiday story or poem out loud

Dr. Jane Stewart at Optiminds has been helping people of all ages improve their cognitive and memory skills. Find out more about Optiminds programs by calling us today at (248) 496-0150 or email us at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit our website at www.optimindsct.com.

Research shows that the normal aging process is strongly associated with brain changes that lead to a weakening of some select cognitive domains in healthy people. As more baby boomers become seniors, it’s no surprise that there is a growing interest in finding methods to “keep our brains sharp” by maintaining or enhancing cognitive performance.

As we discover more about the human brain, ongoing scientific advances support the potential for neural connectivity in the brain to be malleable throughout the lifespan, and the capacity in late life for neurogenesis—the development of nerve tissues.

Observational evidence suggests that throughout adult life, there may be opportunities to protect and even enhance brain and cognitive function through prudent attention to modifying factors such as lifestyle, work and recreational choices, exercise, diet, health management and even by other means such as cognitive training..

Dr. Jane Stewart at Optiminds has been helping people of all ages improve their cognitive and memory skills. Find out more about Optiminds programs by calling us today at (248) 496-0150 or email us at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit our website at www.optimindsct.com.

Every individual may experience one or more of these signs in different degrees; and one symptom alone does not necessarily indicate that a person has Alzheimer’s or dementia. If you are concerned about symptoms you or a loved one are having, following is a list of some of the more common symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

• Memory loss that disrupts daily life
• Challenges in planning or solving problems
• Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure
• Confusion with time or place
• Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships
• New problems with words in speaking or writing
• Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
• Decreased or poor judgment
• Withdrawal from work or social activities
• Changes in mood and personality
• Money trouble
• Difficulty communicating
• Wandering
• Repetitive speech or actions
• Seemingly purposeless activity
• Loss of initiative and motivation
• Don’t recognize family and friends
• Loss of motor skills and sense of touch
• Difficulty dressing
• Disregard for grooming and hygiene
• Forgetting meals
• Inappropriate behavior
• Delusions and paranoia
• Verbal and physical aggression
• Trouble sleeping
• Clingy or childlike behavior

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This news comes from The Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest and the University of Toronto, where scientists compared brain function in young, middle-aged and older adults, and found significant differences between concentration abilities in old and young people.

The study’s findings add to the growing belief by scientists that two regions in the brain’s frontal lobes gradually shift into a “seesaw imbalance,” which causes older adults to become less efficient at blocking distracting information than young people are.

Starting in middle age (40-60 years), this seesaw pattern begins to break down during performance of memory tasks. This imbalance becomes more pronounced in older adults (age 65+), which could explain their reduced ability to ignore distracting or irrelevant information.

One Suggestion: Try to reduce distractions in your environment and concentrate on one key attentional task at a time. It may be as easy as turning down the radio when reading, or staying off the cell phone when driving a car.

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For example, did you know that up to 20 percent of people autopsied who had no major memory problems are discovered to have had Alzheimer’s?

Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City discovered that in some people the brain can continue to function—sometimes quite efficiently—despite changes that should cause severe disability.

Scientists attribute this to what is known as “cognitive reserve”—the combination of a person’s innate abilities and the additional brainpower that comes from challenging the mind.

Studies show that diverse, mentally stimulating tasks result in more brain cells, more robust connections among those cells, and a greater ability to bypass age- or disease-related trouble spots in the brain. The more you work your mind, the greater your cognitive reserve. And the greater your reserve, the greater your ability to withstand the inevitable challenges of aging.

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Your brain is a muscle and responds to strengthening and conditioning just like any other muscle in your body. If it doesn’t get exercise, it gets out of shape, leaving us susceptible to anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s, dementia and other mental conditions. As nerve cells in the brain get weak with age, we may notice things such as being easily distracted or feeling overwhelmed and more frustrated, forgetful and stressed.

If you are concerned about maintaining your mental agility as you mature, Optiminds offers “brain fitness” programs designed specifically for adults and seniors. Our skill-based programs help raise brain performance to new levels by strengthening nerve cells and improving concentration and cognitive power.

After identifying each client’s areas of concern, we design a customized program comprised of exercises to stimulate specific areas of the brain. A typical program might include the following:

• Mental/emotional exercises
• Visualization techniques
• Computerized drills
• Recommendations on diet and physical exercise

Discover how a customized Optiminds “brain fitness” program can help you slow the aging process. Call us today at (248) 496-0150 or email us at: jstewart@optimindsct.com. And be sure to visit our website at www.optimindsct.com to learn more about us.

Onset of dementia is characterized by confusion, depression, inability to perform day to day tasks, forgetting words in the middle of a sentence, inability to communicate, taking improper decisions against one’s nature, etc.

Apart from dementia, there are a lot of other mental illnesses affecting people. Almost everyone today, irrespective of age suffer from anxiety and depression. Stress is a by product of the fast paced and frantic lifestyle of today.

The reason for mental diseases is the inability of the brain to cope with the day to day stress. Over a period of time, the nerve cells weaken and are damaged beyond repair leading to depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s dementia.

“Just as we strengthen our muscles and bones with exercise in order to remain fit and healthy for as long as possible, it is possible to strengthen our nerve cells in the brain and make them fit and healthy to cope with any stressful situation through brain exercises and fitness regimes,” says Dr. Jane Stewart, founder of Optiminds

Brain fitness is all about exercising the brain to improve and strengthen the cognitive abilities and boost brain performance in various fields of life.

Learning is a complex process. Our brain stores all the information we gather.
The workings of our brain are very complex. The working of our brain is not understood totally but the researchers do know that we can improve our memory!

When we say that our memory is bad we in fact are saying that we have problem in recalling some information, so if we understand how to recall the information needed we will experience the improved memory. Doing brain fitness exercises will help.

You have to keep your brain busy! Try and do different things such as try and use your non strong hand to do house chores. By doing this your brain cells get stimulated. The more often you use non used brain cells the brain will function better.

Learning is a complex process. Our brain stores all the information we gather.
The working of our brain is not understood totally but the researchers do know that we can improve our memory!

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If we begin to understand how to recall the information needed we will experience an improved memory. Doing brain fitness exercises will help.

You have to keep your brain busy! Try and do different things. Such as try and use your non strong hand to do house chores. By doing this your brain cells get stimulated. The more often you use non used brain cells the brain will function better.  Do some Brain Games!

First thing you should know is that your child has to apply for the admission in more than one college. He has to decide what he wants to do. Then go online and find out which college offers the courses that your child wants to take. Most of the times the student enrolls in the college then the student finds out about the courses and the details of the colleges. This could be too late.  They are eager to go to a particular college because it is ‘cool’ to go to that college or because all the friends are going to that particular college.

You as a parent need to look into the financial matters. College education is expensive. If you do not have enough money to cover educational costs then maybe you will have to look for financial aid. You need to speak with your child so they fully understand the situation.

To receive student financial aid, you need to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every school year. See http://www.fafsa.ed.gov .  Almost every college has financial aid office. The more popular the college the more demand for the financial aid. So the chances of getting any help in that particular college may become a bit difficult. If your child has a brilliant academic career with good grades and lots of extra curricular activities then he may get preference.

It is best to do some groundwork to compete for scholarships. Improving your writing skills, reading skills, learning some tips for the applications process or just doing some brain fitness exercises to prepare for the essays and interviews.

Dementia and other horrible mental illnesses can be slowed if people would give equal importance to mental fitness. Dementia is a disease that arises purely from damaged nerve cells in the brain. This damage is a result of overload of stress and anxiety over a period of time spurred by the ever increasing pace of life activities.

Today we find almost everyone running frantically trying to make ends meet. By the time people reach the age of say 45 to 50, their nerve cells are so weak from exhaustion and fatigue that they succumb to mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and Alzheimer’s. Dementia is an illness that eludes researchers, scientists and medical fraternity. The cause as well as treatment method for this mental disease remains unknown.

Dementia’ progression can be slowed by diligently following a good and effective brain fitness regime. Brain Fitness Programs can help strengthen the nerve cells and improve your cognitive and concentration power to a great extent.

Brain fitness helps improve your study skills and also strengthens areas such as critical thinking and speed reading. These programs are therefore ideal for people of any age group. For those running a business or working in a company, brain fitness programs enhances their problem solving capacity and helps improve time management skills. Work efficiency can be improved to a great extent opening up huge opportunities to succeed.

In fact, fitness programs can fine tune your abstract reasoning power and also help your brain process information in half the time. These programs are designed with care by experts in the field and are absolutely result oriented. They are customized to work on specific areas of your brain and enhance overall effectiveness in functioning.

Good brain fitness programs incorporate therapeutic intervention using latest powerful and innovative techniques. You will be taught some potent visualization techniques, computerized drills and mental exercises.
Just as you give a lot of attention to your physical fitness and diet, it is vital to give the same amount of attention to the health of your brain too. Strengthen your brain’s cognitive power and enhance your concentration and productivity.

You should enlist experts to guide you through various exercise regimes and processes to optimize your work efficiency as well as your brain health.

Brain gyms are being acknowledged and their importance is being recognized widely by the medical fraternity too. Awfully traumatic diseases such as dementia can be kept at bay with just a little extra effort with brain exercises. Start your brain fitness along with your physical fitness right away and enjoy optimum physical and mental health.

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Optimizing mental performance through brain fitness exercises is possible and can be seen with various result oriented programs.

Dementia and other horrible mental illnesses can be slowed if people would give equal importance to mental fitness. Dementia is a disease that arises purely from damaged nerve cells in the brain. This damage is a result of overload of stress and anxiety over a period of time spurred by the ever increasing pace of life activities.

Today we find almost everyone running frantically trying to make ends meet. By the time people reach the age of say 45 to 50, their nerve cells are so weak from exhaustion and fatigue that they succumb to mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and Alzheimer’s.

Dementia is an illness that eludes researchers, scientists and medical fraternity. The cause as well as treatment method for this mental disease remains unknown.

Dementia’s progression can be slowed by diligently following a good and effective brain fitness regime. Brain Fitness Programs can help strengthen the nerve cells and improve your cognitive and concentration power to a great extent.

Brain fitness helps improve your study skills and also strengthens areas such as critical thinking and speed reading. These programs are therefore ideal for people of any age group.

For those running a business or working in a company, brain fitness programs enhances their problem solving capacity and helps improve time management skills. Work efficiency can be improved to a great extent opening up huge opportunities to succeed.

In fact, programs such as Optiminds fine tune your abstract reasoning power and also helps your brain process information in half the time. The program is designed with care by experts in the field and is absolutely result oriented. They are customized to work on specific areas of your brain and enhance overall effectiveness in functioning.

Good brain fitness programs incorporate therapeutic intervention using latest powerful and innovative techniques. You will be taught some potent visualization techniques, computerized drills and mental exercises.

Just as you give a lot of attention to your physical fitness and diet, it is vital to give the same amount of attention to the health of your brain too. Strengthen your brain’s cognitive power and enhance your concentration and productivity. You should enlist experts to guide you through various exercise regimes and processes to optimize your work efficiency as well as your brain health.

Brain gyms are being acknowledged and their importance is being recognized widely by the medical fraternity too. Awfully traumatic diseases such as dementia can be kept at bay with just a little extra effort with brain exercises. Start your brain fitness along with your physical fitness right away and enjoy optimum physical and mental health.

Dr. Jane Stewart is an expert in Brain Fitness. Her company www.optimindsct.com is comprised of customized, individualized, exercises designed to stimulate targeted areas of the brain that can be utilized online or in person.

Dementia patients exhibit symptoms of confusion and tend to get lost even in familiar places. They misplace objects and are usually depressed and irritable. Dementia can result in pronounced personality changes. An otherwise cautious person can display irresponsibility in decision making. They may neglect important responsibilities and express false beliefs.

Dementia, in its advanced stage, may require patients to go in for professional help. Dementia continues to confound doctors, scientists and researchers with an effective treatment method. However, there are potent ways and means of strengthening the nerve cells in your brain with the help of various brain fitness exercises.

Brain fitness has gained in prominence with more and more opting for it. Brain fitness exercises enhances study skills, makes a person efficient in problem solving, helps with time management skills, fine tunes other areas such as speed reading and critical thinking.
A good brain fitness program can help improving cognitive skills, enhance abstract reasoning and also help with speedy processing of information by the brain. This result oriented and potent program is designed by experts and is customized to target specific areas of the brain.

Latest innovative and powerful techniques are incorporated in this program including therapeutic intervention. Effective tasks such as visualization, mental exercises and computerized drills are used with precision to work on those aspects of the brain that will make it sharp and strong.

We often take care to exercise and keep our body in shape to stay healthy and fit for as long as possible. However we fail to realize that brain too needs fitness and exercise just like our bodies to stay in optimum shape for maximum number of years.

The importance of a brain gym is widely recognized by the medical fraternity today. As the age old saying goes, prevention is better than cure. It is not quite possible as of now to cure dreaded mental diseases such as dementia. It is definitely however possible to slow the onset of dementia by exercising your brain and keeping it fit.

Dementia can be debilitating and emotionally traumatic. Strengthen your brain and prevent any kind of nerve damage leading to this most dreaded disease. Potent and powerful brain fitness programs run by brain fitness experts can be taken advantage of by people of any age group. It is especially beneficial for baby boomers as it works on their reading and cognitive skills to enhance their daily activities. There is a tremendous improvement in their levels of concentration which spurs them to achieve great success.

Brain fitness programs are here to protect you from a variety of mental illnesses and to enhance your productivity and skill levels. It is in your hands to reach out and take advantage of them.

Dr. Jane Stewart is an expert in Brain Fitness. Her company http://www.optimindsct.com is comprised of customized,individualized, exercises designed to
stimulate targeted areas of the brain that can be utilized online or in person.