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HABIT Healthy Action to Benefit Independence & Thinking™ Welcome to the HABIT page for people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and program participants. The HABIT Program is for individuals with MCI and their loved ones to learn the best strategies for adapting, coping, and living their best lives with MCI. Follow the HABIT blog to receive updates and information about adjusting to MCI and combating dementia.
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A recent conversation with one of my trainees about supplements or the latest dementia treatment "breakthrough" got me thinking about this post from Dr. Shandera…
Why walk? Walking practices helps increase heart rate, strengthen heart, and increase blood circulation through your body. Increasing blood flow into the legs is beneficial…
I've reposted this one by Miranda Morris and Peggy Gannon originally from 2018 before, but that repost was already 2 years ago! This remains such…
In HABIT we've kept our Memory Support System (aka the MSS, aka the planner, aka the calendar) in paper form since the beginning. Back then…
We finished HABIT up in Florida this week, and one of my participants was planning to get back to Tai Chi. That reminded me of…
Here we are in the last weeks of summer...bittersweet as we say goodbye to all that summer means and transition to fall and its many…
In the HABIT program, we're are all about forming new habits to help our patients --hence the name! Our habits are about ways to compensate…
This continues to be the hottest topic when I am in my HABIT Alumni Groups. So much so, that even though this post was originally…
As a “graduate” of the HABIT program, Dr. Chandler asked me to share how I balance my caregiving for my husband and my volunteering in…
We've been getting a lot of help here in Florida lately from a special team member in Arizona: Jeanne Eilertsen. Now our longest serving…
I would love to share with you a delicious chocolate treat recipe that my family and I enjoy. Chocolate is a treat brimming with…
Today I wanted to post the now updated Alzheimer's Association Caregiving Tips during the Coronavirus pandemic. You can access that story through the link below:…
“Where can I buy the calendar you talk about in the HABIT Program?” It is a common question we are asked by both patients and…
For many, one of the perks of age is the ability to retire. You worked hard all your life to earn your time to do…
Why Sleep? In the HABIT program, one of our topics is addressing sleep quality because of the importance of quality sleep on daily cognitive function.…
You know, it is one of those days... You know the days where it is hard to feel motivated? So, this article from 2018 by…
You've probably noticed a news story or two this week touting the big news that, for the first time in nearly 2 decades, the FDA…
For the Person with Memory Loss Orient Yourself to the Plan. Getting out of your usual routine can be difficult with memory loss. This can be…
With COVID restrictions lifting across the U.S. and summer approaching, many of us are booking tickets, packing bags and traveling to visit friends and family,…
Why Mindfulness? Some of us may have gotten into the habit of being a human “do-er” rather than a human “be-ing.” We are rushing from…
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