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“Your mental health is part of your brain health.”

— Jade Crystal

Your brain may not be a muscle, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t work it! This week’s episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What’s In Your Toolbox?, a podcast about mental health and the tools that help us to cope and heal. In this episode, host Bobby K sits down with Jade Crystal, the Program Director at Brainable for the Women's Brain Health Initiative. Through the Brainable program, students in grades 5-8 are taught how to keep their brains healthy and lower their risk of developing degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Listen now to learn more about the importance of protecting your brain as you age, and the six pillars of brain health that will help you to stay alert, healthy, and happy. You’ll discover powerful tools that will benefit both your brain health and your mental health, from game nights to belly breathing to bedtime routines!

This is the first episode of Season 2 of What’s in Your Toolbox?. This podcast feed features a rich roster of podcasts produced by Living Jewishly — subscribe now to never miss an episode.

“Being around people increases our dopamine — and dopamine is what keeps us happy.”

— Jade Crystal

This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌

Why it’s important to engage in a wide variety of physical exercises, rather than just one type
How to set goals for achieving a healthy, brain-friendly lifestyle with the free BrainFit app
How social activity helps to develop your brain — and how to improve your mental and brain health through socializing (even if you’re shy or introverted)

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Highlights:‌ ‌

00:53 Intro

02:35 “Work daughter” & glamping

04:27 Brainable.ca

05:49 Six pillars of brain health

07:49 Physical activity

09:45 BrainFit app

11:58 Social activity

13:51 Stress management

16:13 Bedtime routines & afternoon naps

18:04 Jade’s toolbox