My Brain Campaign

​Your brain is powerful. Did you know that? It is headquarters for your intelligence, your senses, your memory, your thoughts and so much more. Your brain is intrinsic to your life and function. 

​Unfortunately, our brains are under attack. In our human condition, we contend with disease and suffering. One of the worst threats to our brains is dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. It not only captures our brains, but every function that adds meaning to our lives. It is something we must fight, but how can we do that? Well, November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. The Alzheimer's Association has begun an awareness campaign known as My Brain Campaign. Here's their story.

In 2010, the Alzheimer's Association collaborated with The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's and Maria Shriver to conduct an all-emcompassing poll on Alzheimer's Disease and its effects on women - women with Alzheimer's, women caring for someone with Alzheimer's, women who have family or friends being effected by Alzheimer's. The results were shocking served as a launching pad for the campaign My Brain Movement. Their current slogan is: Be one of the 1 million women using their brains to wipe out Alzheimer's. We at Golden Horizons believe this is a worthy endeavor! To learn more about the movement, visit www.mybrain.alz.org. Use #MyBrain on social media.

The Alzheimer's Association's missions is, "To eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health." Join today! Raise awareness! Use your brain to beat Alzheimer's!

Resources:

• Brain Basics: Know Your Brain, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, 17 April 2015; http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/know_your_brain.htm
• My Brain: A Movement to Wipe Out Alzheimer's, 2014, http://mybrain.alz.org/