Défis précédents – Stand Ahead // Une tête d’avance

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La campagne Une tête d’avance^md et ses défis ont permis de recueillir plus de 4 million au profit de la recherche sur la santé cérébrale des femmes.

LE DÉFI COUP DE POUCE
UNE TÊTE D’AVANCE^MD

Le défi coup de pouce consiste à lever le pouce gauche et à le pointer avec l’index droit, en alternant cette position d’une main à l’autre 10 fois.

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At what age does your brain fully develop?... 🧠

At what age does your brain fully develop?... 🧠🧠

The correct answer is: Mid 20s!

The brain finishes developing and maturing in the mid-to-late 20s. The part of the brain behind the forehead, called the prefrontal cortex, is one of the last parts to mature. This area is responsible for skills like planning, prioritizing, and making good decisions.
Your genes play a role in brain development.

Some important factors before birth and in the first years of life can affect brain development which include:

🧠Sensory experiences and motor activities

🧠Exposure to certain drugs and medications

🧠The quality of relationships with parents/caregivers/peers/friends

🧠Diet and nutrition

🧠The microbiome (bacteria that live in the intestines)

Did you get the correct answer? Let us know in the comments below!

Did you know that almost 70% of Alzheimer’s suff

Did you know that almost 70% of Alzheimer’s sufferers are women, yet most research into brain-aging diseases still focuses on men?

It shocked us too.

And it was a driving force that motivated our founder, Lynn Posluns, to start Women’s Brain Health Initiative twelve years ago, create initiatives such as the Stand Ahead Challenge to raise awareness and funds for research that better meets women’s unique needs, and coin Women’s Brain Health Day on Canada’s national health calendar in 2019.

There are 5 ways you can celebrate Women’s Brain Health Day with us today…

1️⃣ PARTICIPATE IN THE STAND AHEAD CHALLENGE

Film yourself doing the Thumbs Up Challenge: Put your left thumb up and point to it with your right index finger, then switch 10 times.

Post the video to your Instagram stories or feed and tag @womensbrains & @standahead so we can repost!

2️⃣ DONATE

Funds raised through the Stand Ahead Challenge support the research and education programs of Women’s Brain Health Initiative and the first $250,000 will be matched by @braincanada

3️⃣JOIN OUR LIVESTREAM EVENT HAPPENING TODAY

7:30PM - 9:00PM (EST)
FREE registration
🎟️ VISIT LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER @STANDAHEAD

4️⃣ MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR 2024

Women’s Brain Health Day 2024
December 2nd | 11:30am - 3:00pm
The Globe & Mail Centre, Toronto

5️⃣ SHARE THIS POST

The Stand Ahead Challenge aims to increase awareness and donations that allow WBHI to reach more – and teach more – through a dynamic and interactive experience, giving you the opportunity to share how you are standing up against research bias and standing ahead for women’s brain health, support the vital work that we do, and challenge others to participate.

Leave a 💜 in the comments to show your support for women’s brain health!

With shorter days, it can be difficult to get enou

With shorter days, it can be difficult to get enough vitamin D during the winter.

Vitamin D supports essential functions like immunity and helps maintain brain, heart, and bone health.

❄️ 3 WAYS TO GET VITAMIN D IN THE WINTER…

🌞GET OUTSIDE FOR FRESH AIR

In the winter, daylight savings time, the angle of the sun, and colder temperatures make it more difficult to get enough vitamin D from sun exposure, but every bit helps. Try to get outside each day to take a walk. Just 20-30 minutes of sun several times a week can make a difference.

🌞EATING FOODS HIGH IN VITAMIN D

While we get most of our vitamin D from sun exposure, your diet can also help. Foods such as fatty fish are rich in vitamin D.

🌞CONSIDER A SUPPLEMENT

Sunlight and good food choices are the best way to get vitamin D, but a vitamin D supplement can also help. It’s always a good idea to talk to your doctor before beginning to take a supplement.

By consuming more vitamin D during the winter, your gut microbes will be healthier, and you’ll be more resistant to infection and inflammation year-round.

How do you get your Vitamin D in the winter? Tell us in the comments.

Join Dragons’ Den’s @ArleneDickinson on Saturd

Join Dragons’ Den’s @ArleneDickinson on Saturday, December 2nd, for our fifth annual Women’s Brain Health Day fundraising event, to help us combat brain-aging diseases that disproportionately affect women.

🧠Join us on December 2nd in person or online…

👉LIVESTREAM | 7:30PM - 9:00PM (EST)
FREE registration

👉TORONTO EVENT | 5:30PM - 10:00PM
Tickets: $125 or 2 for $200
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St | 2nd Floor
*Includes dinner*

This year’s in-person event focuses on the brain benefits of creativity and exercise. After dinner each guest will be invited to decorate a pair of running shoes or tote bag to reinforce the theme, and we will donate them to local women’s and children’s charities, enhancing the heartfelt act of philanthropy.

🎟️VISIT LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER @STANDAHEAD

OR visit WBHD2023.eventbrite.ca

🧠P.S. DID YOU KNOW? Creativity provides numerous cognitive benefits and bestows many advantages in the entrepreneurial realm. By harnessing their creative faculties, entrepreneurs can enhance problem-solving abilities, adapt more effectively to dynamic markets, and foster innovation, thereby gaining a competitive edge.

P.P.S. The first $250,000 raised will be matched by @BrainCanada!