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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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We at the HABIT team hope your 2023 is starting off amazing! If you've reviewed the information here that describes the HABIT program, you've seen…
Have any of you watched the recent series "Limitless" with Chris Hemsworth? I found the 6 episode series fascinating! The series was broadly about aging…
Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. --Virginia Satir…
Thank you all for another wonderful year of allowing us to be a part of your lives! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday…
With the holiday season upon us, our minds have turned to cooking, baking, shopping, socializing, gratitude for friends and family and traditions. But what about…
Maintaining friendships can sometimes be challenging for individuals experiencing memory loss or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Common themes that I often hear from patients with…
Travel Tips for Making Your Adventures a Less Stressful Experience. Travel can be both a joyful and stressful experience. We have written before about traveling…
Saturday, November 5th, the Mayo Clinic Arizona HABIT team, joined by other employees of Mayo Clinic Arizona, family members, and friends, will walk in…
Can one minute make a difference to your life? Mindfulness is a type of mediation in which you focus on being aware of what you…
The HABIT Healthy Action to Benefit Independence & Thinking® program in the Midwest region was recently featured in the local news during a session…
We just finished up a HABIT session in Florida, and I'm feeling thankful to my staff and all our participants for the experience! While we…
My colleague Andrea Cuc gave you all a wonderful August calendar with mindfulness and gratitude type activities as a focus for wellbeing in August. I…
I am just returning to Florida after attending the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego this past week. It was great to be…
Focusing on our individual wellbeing and self-care is important. Self-care is about taking an intentional and active part in one’s own wellness. We've written…
It is well known that many individuals experience hearing loss with increasing age. Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is commonly caused by changes to the inner…
We’ve all had falls as kids or come close to falling. It’s a terrible feeling. For an older person a fall can be life changing.…
I recently had a clinic visit with a patient and family who have been traveling along the journey from mild cognitive impairment to mild…
We recently had the opportunity here in Jacksonville to work with our local news station, First Coast News. They put together a piece on one…
Maybe it seems odd to start this story with a photo of "inspire", but hear me out.... Every year, the Alzheimer's Association regularly publishes…
Disclaimer: We advise that you check with your doctor before you start any exercise to make sure you are medically cleared to do so. …
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