IN Sewickley Winter 2018 | Page 29

SPECIAL SECTION HEALTH & WELLNESS HEALTH for the Whole Family Pets Too! Advice to help your family embrace a healthier lifestyle. Brain Games As you age, your brain continually changes. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important to your body and your mind. Just like it is important to exercise daily to keep your body in shape, it is equally as important to exercise your brain. Memory loss doesn’t occur simply due to aging, but because of brain injury, illness or disorders. Many of these issues are due to unhealthy habits or poor lifestyle choices that could be avoided. Dementia is one of the most common categories of brain diseases. A common misconception is that dementia itself is a disease, but it is not. Dementia is a term that defines a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life including Continued on page 29 > SEWICKLEY ❘ WINTER 2018 27