Screen Time and Brain Health

Screen Time and Brain Health

As the digital world continues to grow and expand, excess screen time is becoming moreof a concern for individuals of all ages. With technology becoming more accessible and morecomplex it’s no wonder finding time away from a screen can be difficult. As screens...
Brain Health: Part 2

Brain Health: Part 2

You have probably heard a thousand times that a healthy diet and sleep are important for your physical well-being, but did you know they are also critical to maintaining brain health? Brain health is multidimensional and in part one of this series we looked at how...
Sleep and the Injured Brain

Sleep and the Injured Brain

By Lisa Hanning We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. William Shakespeare’s Prospero in the Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1. The average human spends 200,000 hours of their life sleeping which is about 8000 days. Well as we all...
Brain Injury and Caregiver Fatigue

Brain Injury and Caregiver Fatigue

By Darian Colpitts How brain injury affects family & friends When a member of one’s family or social circle acquires a brain injury it can come with a host of new dynamics within this space. Some common changes include frustration between members, role...
Concussion Awareness Week

Concussion Awareness Week

September 22-28By Shaylen Hardy Did you know that September 22nd marks the beginning of National Concussion Awareness Week inCanada? The goal for this week is to raise awareness about the impact of concussions and bring attention to theimportance of concussion...