Your Guide to Health & Well-Being
Welcome to the online fall edition of PA Health magazine, where you’ll find all the great content from our print edition.
Like remarkable stories about our neighbors’ triumphs over health challenges. And ways to make the most of our region’s natural areas and recreation spots. Plus, delicious, healthy recipes.
You’ll also find bonus content, like more tasty treats to make, inspiring videos about local people who are thriving after facing health issues — and quick links to in-depth information about the conditions they’ve overcome. Because when we share resources, we make good health more accessible for everyone.
Boosting brainpower — before birth
From remembering obscure facts to important dates, our brains are amazing. If you’re pregnant, you can stimulate your unborn baby’s brain growth and development.
Thinking differently — about education
Medical school with no lectures? Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students learn in a different way through the Family-Centered Experience.
Squash the summer slide
When they say “use it or lose it,” they aren’t kidding! Help your kids combat the “summer slide” so they remember what they’ve learned in school.
Make the right choices for your adult brain.
Parents often remind their kids that alcohol and drugs can hurt developing brains. It can happen to adults too.
Keeping their head in the game.
Taking breaks can lead to breakthroughs
Brain surgery in the morning. Home by evening.
Local couple finds support in D-CARE
Caring for someone with dementia or have dementia yourself?
Be part of a national research study that compares 3 different models of dementia care over 18 months. Patients receive $20 at the initial visit and $15 at the 18-month visit (total of $35). Caregivers receive $20 at the initial and 18-month visits (total of $40).
Interested in participating? Call 570-808-7215 or visit geisinger.org/DCare.
Together, we can find better ways of providing care.
This research is being conducted in collaboration with UCLA.
Learning happens everywhere
In this brain-focused edition of PA Health, we explore how the learning process begins in the womb, continues through life and may be the key to preserving memory and cognition as we age.
Finding your balance
Ready to strike a better balance in your work and personal life? Finding mental equilibrium is easier with these tips.
A lifetime of learning
There are so many ways to keep your brain sharp as you age — and they’re fun, too! From reading to finding a new hobby, stimulating your brain is key.
A no-brainer recipe
The walnut actually looks like a brain and could help keep yours sharp. Try this tasty walnut spinach pesto.
What exactly is a galette?
It may sound fancy, but it's quite easy to make. Feed your brain with a delicious blackberry-blueberry pastry.
Do you have a story to tell?
If you have a story suggestion or an amazing health story to tell, we’d love to hear it, and maybe we’ll even feature it in an upcoming issue of PA Health magazine.