Lunch & Learn: Mind Your Brain: Strategies for Preserving Your Cognitive Edge

In a recent issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC reported that their survey data has revealed “Adults with subjective cognitive decline – an early indicator of possible Alzheimer’s disease or dementia – were likely to have a large number of modifiable risk factors for dementia…[including] high blood pressure, physical activity, obesity, diabetes, depression, smoking, hearing loss, and binge drinking.”

Cognitive decline is a concern for many of us and this recent data reinforces that there are specific actions that individuals can take to preserve their long-term cognitive abilities. This session will discuss strategies and behaviors you can employ to try to minimize the development and progression of cognitive decline.

About the Presenter

Dr Singer, a board-certified geriatrician and Medical Director for the Rockingham County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, has a long-standing interest in how we can maximize healthy aging. During this presentation he will share the strategies he recommends to his patients and also what he uses himself. 

This program is part of the ten-part 2022 Lunch & Learn series that features guest experts who provide critical information to seniors wanting to better plan and advocate for themselves as they grow older. Lunch & Learn programs occur on the third Tuesday of each month. Recordings of past Lunch & Learn presentations can be found in the Events Archive.