Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: June 18, 2020

In light of the unfortunate health effects of social isolation on the older population, a timely study has just been published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The study has shown that our BrainHQ exercises were effective in addressing depression in older patients who had failed to achieve remission after at least eight weeks of treatment with anti-depressive drugs.

The study has also found that the group that trained on BrainHQ improved significantly in cognitive performance measures and showed a significant reduction in a measure of their disability resulting from the depression. You can read more about the study here. If you know someone who is suffering from depression, consider giving the gift of BrainHQ. It is currently 50% off for Father’s Day. The offer is available until June 20th. For non-subscribers, you may wish to join and get a second one-year free subscription to give away.

Regardless, please log in and do your own training on Daily Spark or the Personal Trainer!

Kind regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

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