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Session 1 - Understanding Brain Health

Introduction

The human brain is one of your most vital organs. It plays a role in every action and every thought, and just like the rest of your body, it needs to be looked after.

Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented? There are no guarantees, but healthy lifestyle choices will help keep your brain as healthy as possible as you age.

By making better lifestyle choices now, you can improve your brain's ability to sustain long-term health and fight illnesses.

In this session an expert in seniors’ health will explain what the latest research tells us about the possibility of reducing our chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease and the variety of risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease.  

Learning Objectives

When you have completed this session, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the connection between maintaining a healthy brain and Alzheimer’s disease.
  2. Describe the risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease that you can choose to change (modifiable).
  3. Describe the risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease that you can’t control (non-modifiable).

Session 1 includes the following parts:

Part 1: Your Amazing Brain

Part 2: Being Brain Healthy

Part 3: Reducing Your Risk

Part 4: Your Brain Matters

Part 5: My Personal Action Plan

Session Summary

Work through the various parts of the session at your leisure.  Move from one part to another at your own pace and in the order that makes sense to you, based on your own needs and interests.

Take time to visit the Discussion Forums, where you can post, in a common area, messages to all other community members.   It’s a place for you to interact with others and to discuss the topics and ideas introduced throughout this session. 

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