When we think about brain health and dementia prevention, we often view them as topics reserved for our senior years. However, cutting-edge neuroscience tells a very different story: the foundation for how well your brain functions decades from now is being built right now. Midlife, specifically your 30s and 40s, represents a powerful, highly sensitive window of opportunity to actively protect your cognitive future.
Led by Dr. Holly Bardutz, this engaging, evidence-based session explores the dynamic interplay of daily lifestyle habits and long-term neuroprotection. Drawing on groundbreaking research, including findings from the 2024 Lancet Commission report, which identified that addressing 14 modifiable risk factors across a lifespan could prevent or delay up to 45% of dementia cases worldwide, this talk transforms complex science into empowering, actionable insights.
You will discover how everyday choices surrounding sleep quality, stress recovery, movement, blood pressure management, metabolic health, continuous learning, and social connection directly influence your brain's structure and resilience. Dr. Bardutz will break down how these interconnected pillars work together to build cognitive reserve, reduce neuroinflammation, and safeguard your nervous system against age-related decline.
Whether you are navigating your 30s or 40s, a parent invested in your family's multi-generational health, or supporting an aging loved one, this session provides the clarity and inspiration needed to take proactive control of your cognitive longevity.
In this session, you’ll explore:
The Midlife Opportunity: Why your 30s and 40s serve as a pivotal window for neuroprotection and long-term cognitive vitality.
The 14 Modifiable Factors: A deep dive into the 2024 Lancet Commission findings on how targeted lifestyle shifts can prevent or delay up to 45% of dementia cases.
The Interconnected Brain Network: How sleep architecture, chronic stress, physical movement, and metabolic health collectively impact neural integrity.
Building Cognitive & Social Reserve: The role of continuous learning and meaningful relationships in strengthening neural pathways against future decline.
Practical Lifelong Strategies: Simple, science-backed habits you can integrate today to support your brain health, and the health of those you care about, for years to come.
Join us for an inspiring, science-based conversation that proves it is never too early, and never too late, to invest in your brain.
Event details:
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. (Regina time)
Where: Zoom (live online)
Can’t make it live? No worries—register and you’ll get access to the recording.
Cost: $30