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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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Happy almost Fall! Here in Jacksonville it doesn't feel like fall at all, but I can look forward to cooler temperatures soon, right? Well, that…
Quality sleep is so important for all of us for so many reasons: emotional health, immune system efficiency, daytime energy, just to name a…
On our program overview tab of our page, we have information about our HABIT Healthy Action to Benefit Independence and thinking program for people…
During our hot, sticky Florida July, we had a delightful reporter from AARP come out (from her much nicer California climate) and observe our HABIT…
On this Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) newsfeed, we've primarily focused on topics that might be of help or interest to individuals…
Last week, we shared with you facts about the need for more evidence-based interventions for Spanish speakers with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).…
A while back, we told you about a research grant we received from the Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D) program to carry…
Summer is a time for relaxing for many. Or, a busy time of travel, holidays, and BBQs. For me, the kids are on summer break,…
Thanks to our HABIT Alumni Debbra and Ernie for sharing their story with us this week! Mayo asked if they could do an article about…
Have you ever felt overwhelmed when people have long conversations with you or offer you too much information? Many of our patients with Mild Cognitive…
As you prepare to celebrate Independence Day, many of you may be planning on hosting or attending a social gathering involving the grill! Barbecues or…
This week I wanted to repost a great article Dr. Shandera did last year about confabulation with memory loss, or the brain "making up information"…
In a rare coming together, all four HABIT Directors met to give a 3 hour lecture to the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology at the…
Scientists have long suspected a relationship between memory and music, and there have been some interesting findings to support this idea. Recently, there has been…
Last week, I highlighted some research by the HABIT team evaluating the comparative impact of the 5 components of the HABIT program: Cognitive rehabilitation,…
Understanding multi-component interventions This week, I want to highlight a recent research publication from our team, led by Dr. Melanie Chandler, director of the HABIT…
This topic of how technology can help in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) was broken up into two parts. Last week we covered technology and services…
In this week’s blog, we discuss some available technologies that can help improve the safety of individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment. This topic of how…
This week we want to introduce you to another way of moving--Tai Chi! Many people have heard of Tai Chi, but most of us have…
Back in May of 2018, I posted an article about living alone with MCI. I wanted to revisit this issue again as I'm a provider…
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