Five things I hope you never forget from Brain Week: 🧠 1. Your brain is expensive. It represents only a small fraction of your body weight but requires an extraordinary amount of energy. 🔄 2. Your brain can adapt. Learning and experience continue shaping neural pathways throughout life.

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buying anything? Combine these two things: MOVE + LEARN. 🚶 Walk while listening to something that teaches you something new. 🗣️ Practice another language while moving. 🎧 Listen to an educational audiobook or podcast. 💃 Learn new dance steps. 🗺️ Take a new route and actually pay

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After more than 20 years in medical imaging, there’s one thing I wish more people understood about brain health. Don’t wait until something goes wrong to start caring about it. I’ve spent years imaging the human body, and the brain has always been one of those organs that reminds me how quick

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You go to sleep. Your brain doesn’t. This might be one of my favorite facts of Brain Week. Your brain has a waste-clearance pathway commonly called the glymphatic system. During sleep, fluid movement through and around brain tissue helps clear metabolic waste produced during normal brai

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Your brain is not finished changing. Not at 30. Not at 40. Not at 60. Your brain has an incredible ability called neuroplasticity—its capacity to change and adapt by reorganizing neural connections in response to learning and experience. Think about that. Every time you practice a

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Your brain is only about 2% of your body weight… yet it uses roughly 20% of your body’s energy. Read that again. That small organ inside your skull is running an enormous operation every second you’re alive. It helps you think and remember. It coordinates movement. It processes what

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Your brain is only about 2% of your body weight… but it uses about 20% of your body’s energy. That’s an incredible investment. Every second of every day, your brain is working behind the scenes—helping you think, remember, move, solve problems, regulate hormones, process emotions, and coordin

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Strong for What Matters Most Health isn’t about chasing perfection. It’s about having the strength and energy to show up for the people and moments that matter most. To laugh with your family. To take the trip you’ve been dreaming about. To serve others. To keep learning. To ke

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What surprised you most about Muscle Week? This week we discovered that muscles are so much more than movement. They’re helping support your metabolism. Communicating with other organs. Supporting healthy aging. Protecting your independence. And reminding us that taking care of ou

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The One Habit That Protects Your Muscles as You Age If you could do one thing for your muscles, make it this: 💪 Strength train consistently. You don’t need a gym membership. You don’t need to lift heavy weights. You simply need to challenge your muscles regularly. Try: ✔ Chair

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One thing healthcare taught me about muscle… For years, I watched people focus almost entirely on the number on the scale. But over time, I realized something even more important. Protect your muscle. Healthy muscles help support balance, mobility, recovery, independence, and quality of

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Your muscles are one of your body’s biggest metabolic powerhouses. Every time you move, your muscles use glucose as fuel. That means healthy muscles help your body efficiently use energy throughout the day. It’s one reason physical activity is associated with better metabolic health. Bu

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Most people think muscles are only for movement. But what if I told you they’re doing far more than helping you lift weights or climb stairs? Your muscles are constantly working behind the scenes to: ✅ Support your metabolism ✅ Help regulate healthy blood sugar ✅ Protect your joints

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Your muscles don’t just help you move… they communicate. Every time your muscles contract, they release tiny signaling molecules called myokines. Think of them as messages. These messages travel throughout your body, influencing your brain, immune system, bones, metabolism, and more. Mo

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You Were Created for More Than Just Getting Through the Day There are moments in life that change the way we see our health. Sometimes it’s our own diagnosis. Sometimes it’s someone we love. Sometimes it’s simply realizing we want to be present for the people who matter most. No matt

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☕ Before we begin a new week… One of my favorite things about learning is realizing how beautifully connected the human body really is. This week reminded us that health isn’t built on one supplement, one workout, or one perfect meal. It’s built through understanding. Understanding that

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🚶‍♀️ One of the most underrated things you can do for your health doesn’t cost a penny. Take a walk. Not because you have to. Because your body was designed to move. That 10-minute walk isn’t just supporting your muscles. It’s encouraging healthy digestion after a meal. It’s helping

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What 20 Years in Healthcare Taught Me For more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of caring for thousands of patients. One lesson has stayed with me: The human body rarely works in isolation. A headache isn’t always just a headache. Fatigue isn’t always simply a lack of sleep. Dige

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🧠 Your body is more connected than you think. When we think about our health, it’s easy to focus on just one symptom or one part of the body. But your muscles don’t work without your brain. Your immune system communicates with your gut. Your heart delivers oxygen and nutrients to every cell

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🩺 If you could better understand ONE part of your body… what would it be? We spend so much time living in our bodies, yet most of us were never really taught how they work. We know we should “eat healthy,” “exercise,” and “get more sleep”—but why do those things matter? Over the next month

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The Abscopal Effect