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IN ISOLATION MORE Discovering why more women are
affected by brain disorders than men. Introducing Dr. Gillian Einstein, recipient of The Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging, University of Toronto Discovering why more
women are affected by
braindisorders than men. Healthy eating is connected
to healthy brains. MORE Memory Morsels® gives you delicious, brain healthy recipes,
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keep your brain functioning the way you want. Memory Morsels® The Hope-Knot® MORE An icon designed exclusively for Women’s Brain
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Many disorders associated with brain aging inexplicably affect women, and there has been a lack of research to understand why. Taking sex (biological factors) and gender (social influences) into account is necessary for equality in health and precision medicine.

Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI)  is a Canadian and U.S. charitable foundation established in 2012 and is solely dedicated to protecting the brain health of women.

WBHI helps protect women’s brain health by focusing its resources on research to combat brain-aging disorders that disproportionately affect women, and by creating compelling preventative health programs, grounded in science, so there is a greater understanding of the best ways to prolong our cognitive vitality.

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70%

of Alzheimer’s sufferers are women.
You can’t ignore a number this big.

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The largest curated resource of information specific to women’s brain health.

Discover tips and information about the best ways to protect your brain health.

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Find helpful advice on taking care of yourself while you care for others.

Has Your Brain Health Suffered During COVID-19 Isolation?

Staying socially connected is extremely important for our overall health, including our brain health. A 2019 review article published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that various aspects of social isolation, including low levels of social activity and poor social networks, are significantly associated with poor cognitive function in…

Women reporting greater levels of anxiety and depression and lower sleep quality during COVID

Sex and gender differences seem to play a role in the individuals' psychological and behavioral reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. These differences need to be considered in planning targeted psychological interventions. Although effective in containing the spread of COVID-19, isolation and social distancing caused an interruption in the normal…

Sleep On It

Sleep is essential for our overall health and wellbeing. This is perhaps not surprising if you think about how fantastic you feel getting up after a great night’s sleep – one where you fell asleep with ease, slept soundly through the night without disruption for the ideal length of time,…

MIND OVER MATTER® INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST RESEARCH
FINDINGS TO COMBAT BRAIN AGING
DISEASES AND THE TOOLS YOU NEED
TO STAY BRAIN HEALTHY LONGER. READ MAGAZINES

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Healthy eating is connected to healthy brains.

Memory Morsels® gives you great tasting recipes and tips to help keep your brain functioning the way you want.

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Has Your Brain Health Suffered During COVID-19 Isolation?

Staying socially connected is extremely important for our overall health, including our brain health. A 2019 review article published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that various aspects of social isolation, including low levels of social activity and poor social networks, are significantly associated with poor cognitive function in…

On My Nerves – Cognitive Consequences of Midlife Stress

Women are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in much larger numbers than men. Approximately two-thirds of Canadians and Americans living with dementia are women. Why are women disproportionately affected? Partly, it is because women tend to live longer than men, and age is the strongest-known risk…

Chew on This

Your brain is affected by what you eat! Join us Thurs. Jan. 21st for an engaging culinary virtual event. Featuring Special Guest              MARK McEWAN Celebrity Chef and Restauranteur With Emcee             MATTEO TINO Investment Counsellor, RBC Wealth Management -…

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Take Control of Your Cognitive Destiny

20 SIMPLE things you can add to your routine TODAY to boost your brain