The MIND Diet for Healthy Brain Aging

The MIND Diet for Healthy Brain Aging

The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegeneration Delay (MIND) diet is a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets. It was developed as a result of a four-and-a-half-year study through the National Institute of Aging...
Job-ercise

Job-ercise

Having a job that consists of computer work and sitting at a desk throughout your workday can make it difficult to be active. Our bodies are made to move and it is known that physical activity is beneficial to both physical and mental health. Here are some simple but...
Youth Alcohol Prevention

Youth Alcohol Prevention

I think we are all looking forward to the nice weather and being able to spend time outdoors with our families and friends, especially after a long winter and the releasing grip of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With that, comes alcoholic beverages, especially because we...
Celebrating National Drug Court Month

Celebrating National Drug Court Month

A courtroom is not a place where you expect to find scenes of celebration and tears of joy. Unless, of course it’s a Drug Court. This May, Drug Courts throughout Wisconsin will join nearly 4,000 such programs nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month. This...
Impacts of Chronic Stress on the Brain

Impacts of Chronic Stress on the Brain

It is widely known how much stress can negatively impact our health but we don’t often really dig into how much stress impacts the health, function and structure of our brains. Not all stress is bad, a certain amount (with adequate breaks to recover) keeps us...