(re)think your brain™ 6-Step Challenge

Take the challenge for a science-backed guide to better brain health. Learn positive, everyday actions that fit your life and may help lower the risk of dementia.

Brain Health

Protecting your brain health — how well you think, learn and remember — is important at every age. Building brain-healthy habits can help you live better now and protect your memory and thinking for the future. Brain health is important for everyone, including people with a family history of dementia. It is never too early or too late to take action for your brain health.

Brain Health Resources

Explore more about the brain and how it works. Commit to building brain-healthy habits in your own life.

Brain Health Habit Builder

Use this free tool to check habits like exercise, diet and sleep and learn how they affect brain health. Create a science-backed plan to protect your brain.

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Building Brain-Healthy Habits Program

This education program shares the importance of taking action at every age to protect your brain. Learn strategies to start — and stick with — new habits. Find a program near you.

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Take the Brain Tour

Learn how the brain works and how Alzheimer's disease affects the brain.

See Inside the Brain

Healthy Habits for Your Brain

Learn how these positive, everyday actions can make a difference in brain health. Find trackers to help you implement and maintain healthy habits.

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Build Healthy Heart Habits for Your Brain

Learn how heart-healthy habits are also good for your brain: managing blood pressure and diabetes, maintaining a healthy weight and being smoke-free.

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Challenge Your Mind

Your brain benefits from staying active and being challenged in new ways. Find out how you can incorporate cognitive engagement into your life.

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Eat Right

Balanced nutrition — getting a variety of the nutrients we need across food groups — is important for cognitive function. Take a closer look at this brain-healthy habit and use a food tracker to see where you can make changes.

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Get Moving

Exercise helps improve brain function by increasing blood and oxygen flow to your brain. Learn more about this brain-healthy habit and find an exercise tracker to help you get started.

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Protect Your Head

Protecting your head from injury is an important of brain health at any age. Learn ways to protect your brain health during exercise and while going about your daily routine.

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Sleep Well

Good quality sleep is important for brain health. Learn tips you can incorporate into your daily routine and adjustments you can make to your sleep environment to promote better sleep.

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Turning Brain Health Science Into Action

The Alzheimer's Association Brain Health Advancement Institute™ is a platform for researchers, health care professionals, public health practitioners and policymakers working to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

See how the Alzheimer's Association is leading brain health science and action.

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