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Top Five Articles
5. Anderson Cooper Explores Grief and What Can Be Learned from Loss
After the death of his mother, the CNN anchor launched a podcast, All There Is, that gave him a deeper understanding of grief.
4. Actor Rita Moreno Says Positive Mental Health Is Her Secret to Longevity
Rita Moreno credits her hard-won positive perspective for her mental, emotional, and cognitive health.
3. Effective Strategies for Managing Anxiety
Anxiety can be especially common among people with neurologic disorders. Understanding why can help conquer it.
2. Celine Dion’s Diagnosis Raises Awareness of Stiff Person Syndrome
Our experts explain how the condition is diagnosed and treated.
1. A Look at Christina Applegate's Journey Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Actor Christina Applegate received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and made her first public appearance since she shared her diagnosis of MS in August 2021.
Top Five Podcasts
5. Food For Thought: How What You Eat Affects Your Mental and Emotional Health
Mary Beth Albright, writer, editor, and executive producer for the Washington Post, discusses her book Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Wellbeing.
4. Adaptive Living Spaces and How They Improve Lives
Julie and Allen Patterson discuss the adaptive cottage they built that was featured in Southern Living to support the Parkinson’s Foundation and raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease. The Pattersons discuss the importance of adaptive living spaces and offer solutions to improve accessibility for people with neurologic conditions.
3. The 'Humor and Heartache' of Caregiving with Filmmaker Michelle Boyaner
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michelle Boyaner speaks about her experience as a caregiver for her parents. Michelle also talks about her documentary It’s Not A Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents, which highlights experiences of adult children who are caring for their aging parents.
2. Memory and Your Brain, Explained
Dr. Craig Stark, professor at the University of California, Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, to learn more about memory shares the basics of how memory works and tips to maximize your brain’s memory capability. Dr. Stark also discusses memory habits everyone can incorporate into their own lives.
1. Food and Your Brain: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Brain Healthy
Dr. Reeta Achari, a neurologist in private practice and clinical associate professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School in Houston joins the podcast. Dr. Achari shares her passion for nutritional neurology and discusses how foundational vitamins, minerals, and whole foods affect the brain.