As dementia rates rise, Black adults face a higher risk. Discover how diet, exercise and stress management may help reduce cognitive decline.

Read labels on food packages. This will help you choose ingredients with nutritional benefits and avoid overdoing things like sugar and saturated fat.

Your gut microbiome may have a powerful influence on your mood, cognition and more, but it may not be worth the time getting it tested. Find out why.

“Look, Snap, Connect” quickly describes three mental tasks that are key for remembering faces and names, and it can also be used to remember events, tasks and lists. First introduced by Gary Small, ...

No gym? No problem. From walking to pickleball to online classes, there are endless ways to exercise. Incorporate one or more of these activities into your regular routine.

In a sport where Black competitors are rare, Larry Brown and Roberta Jones are making waves as archery coaches by highlighting the sport's benefits.

Find your ideal sleep/wake time and stick to it every day. This can help ensure that you wake up refreshed, physically and mentally.

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Be Social Stay connected! Being social is one of the pillars of brain health. There are various ways you can incorporate the pillars of brain health to your everyday life — having meaningful social ...