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Ruth Curran

Ruth's passion and area of intense study is the connection between the brain and daily functioning. Ruth writes about brain healthy living and created a series of a photo-based thinking puzzles, games, and Apps – www.craniumcrunches.com. Ruth’s primary focus is on using games and “play” to inspire players to imagine, use strategies, and focus as a path to better thinking, better functioning, and better quality of life. Ruth believes that everyone - no matter the stage of life - has the power to harness and use neuroplasticity to live a richer, deeper, and more fully engaged life. Instagram: captcruncher

On my quest to find meaningful and purposeful ways for Baby Boomers to spend time, I stumbled on something and someone “truly amazing”: Global Volunteers and its co-founder Michele Gran. As I dug through the organizational literature, I found that this nonprofit runs volunteer projects around the world – each one making a significant difference …

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Life does throw us curve balls and there is more and more evidence that you can prepare your brain for some of these mishaps along the way by building up a bit of reserve. Building cognitive reserve can be very rewarding process.   Find a purposeful project and contribute to the world while you fill …

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Being Purposeful and traveling are two of the most robust paths to keeping your brain firing and engaged.  So think about this…. The world of travel is about to face an incredible opportunity — millions of Baby Boomers looking to fill their lives with purposeful, constructive, educational experiences that make them feel alive. I am …

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It’s been proven over and over that memory games can help keep our brains healthy as we age. Ruth Curran, creator of the website Cranium Crunches, has created these games just for Midlife Boulevard, featuring some of our contributors. We think Ruth is terrific – and so is her website! Ruth CurranRuth’s passion and area …

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