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Meditation in a Nutshell

September 17, 2024
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One of the variables most important in maintaining and enhancing brain function is meditation. For those of you who have never meditated or are just starting out, a few words of advice. I found it easiest to begin with a “body scan.“ This is a way to focus your attention on the breath while scanning your…

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Variables Proven to Enhance and Maintain Cognitive Function

February 13, 2024
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David Snowdon’s work, as principle investigator for the “Nun Study of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease,” determined several variables which contribute to a decrease in the potential for contracting this awful disease and its impact on those we love. A group of nuns were found to develop dementia characteristics at a much lower rate than was…

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Eating for Brain Health

June 8, 2023
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This recent article from the Alzheimer’s Foundation confirms key points that I’ve written about in my book regarding the link between diet and brain health.

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Brain Games and Cognitive Functioning

March 6, 2023
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Playing brain games on the computer can challenge the brain and positively influence cognitive functioning. Research about the variables contributing to brain health are explored in the introduction of my book (a memoir): TBI  To Be Injured: Surviving and Thriving After a Brain Injury. I use this particular brain games group out of Stanford. They…

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Brain HQ Nutrition for Brain Health

September 8, 2022
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Here is a Brain HQ Webinar that I thought my readers might like! Brain HQ is a computer game website, which is founded on well-researched, brain functioning studies out of Stanford!  

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Validity and Efficacy of Brain HQ

August 10, 2022
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One of the variables in maintaining and enhancing brain function is through challenging the brain with things such as brain games online. Some medical groups are recommending this particular company. Here is an article discusses the validity and efficacy of Brain HQ. https://alzheimersnewstoday.com/news/posit-science-ymca-san-francisco-team-up-dementia-prevention/ I am encouraged that this one has research to back it up…

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Slowing the Progression of Dementia

July 22, 2022
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A few weeks ago, my husband, Luis, had his (every six months) follow-up visit with the neurologist regarding “rapidly progressing, early onset” dementia. At the time of that specific diagnosis being made (though “dementia” was diagnosed earlier) he had, “one and a half to two years left and the end won’t be pretty.” I had…

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WebTalk Radio Interview

February 22, 2022
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I was recently interviewed by Suzanne Harris on WebTalk Radio to discuss traumatic brain injury and my book. https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2022/01/15/tbi-to-be-injured-surviving-and-thriving-after-a-brain-injury-by-carol-gieg You can listen right there on the page, download to listen later, or for my tech-savvy readers, the podcast is available as a free download for both Apple devices and Android devices. You’ll find the links…

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Inclusion in Dartmouth Class of 1979 Newsletter

January 18, 2022
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There is a nice piece in the the first edition in 2022 of the Dartmouth Class of 1979 Newsletter. My article is on page 2, and you can read it online here: https://1979.dartmouth.org/s/1353/images/gid10/editor_documents/d79_newsletter_2022-01_final_web.pdf?gid=10&pgid=61

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From the Author Carol Gieg

November 8, 2021
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The topic of traumatic brain injury has been inundating the media lately. My memoir, TBI–To Be Injured, Surviving and Thriving After a Brain Injury, is written from an insider’s point-of-view. I suffered such an injury, followed by neurosurgery. Despite predictions to the contrary, I survived and have been thriving since then. The purpose of this…

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