BRAIN HEALTH DEFINITIONS
Acute Stress: Emotional and physical strain caused by an episodic event. Chronic Stress: Stress caused by repeated, long-term traumatic events or by poorly managed every day stressors like a tough
Increased stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors such as: smoking, overeating, and/or heavy drinking, which all have been shown to increase cancer risk.
Chronic stress can also weaken your immune system, which is your primary defense against infections and diseases. A weakened immune system plays a role in the development of some types of cancer.
Our focus is to make people aware that brain health has as much of an effect on your body as nutrition and movement. We aim to provide the appropriate tools and resources to encourage and facilitate incorporating activities beneficial for mental health into everyday life in a personalized way.
Our program will explore:
The basics of brain health
Acute Stress: Emotional and physical strain caused by an episodic event. Chronic Stress: Stress caused by repeated, long-term traumatic events or by poorly managed every day stressors like a tough
The brain is an incredibly complex organ that controls almost every aspect of daily life, from involuntary actions like breathing or yawning to voluntary tasks like walking or solving math
Do something you love daily
Set boundaries in life (work-life balance, knowing how to say no)
Seek help through support groups, professionals, or you social network
Improve sleep quality and quantity
Participate in mindfulness and meditation
Sleep hygiene includes all practices and habits regarding one’s sleep. Good sleep hygiene is incredibly important for not just brain health but your overall health as well. Since your brain
There are a variety of reasons why we tend to neglect our own emotional health and for each of us, those circumstances vary. Here are a few common reasons: 1.
So now that we have defined stressors and factors influencing brain health, how do we make the move to adopt healthier choices? The first suggestion is to start small. Whether
Stress is our body’s response to pressure. It is often triggered when we experience something new, unexpected, threatens sense of self, or when we have little control over the situation.
Stress and the body’s response to it are not always a bad thing; the fight or flight response was evolutionary designed to protect creatures from predators or dangerous situations. The
What is brain health? The brain is one of the most complex and important organs of the body; it controls every thought, action, and movement throughout the course of a