Baptist Health offers free health and wellness series

Brainworks at HealthwoRx, a free educational series for those with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. each Wednesday in October at HealthwoRx in Lexington Green.

The series will be offered by Baptist Health Medical Group Neurology and Baptist HealthwoRx Fitness and Wellness Center.

Family members and caregivers are welcome. Topics and speakers are:

Oct. 4: “Living Well with a Diagnosis of MCI or Dementia,” Dr. Greg Cooper, neurologist, and Jackie Williams, research coordinator, with Baptist Health Medical Group Neurology and Baptist Health Memory Care Clinic

Oct. 11: “Eat, Move, Live: How Food and Movement Protect Memory,” Teresa Smith, dietitian and director, and Grant Gensheimer, exercise physiologist, both with Baptist HealthwoRx Fitness and Wellness Center

Oct. 18: “Mind over Matter: Strategies for Memory and Thinking,” Heather Gaddis, speech-language pathologist at Baptist Health Lexington

Oct. 25: “Coping and Adjusting to a Memory Loss Diagnosis,” April Stauffer, Alzheimer’s Association, and Stephanie Freeman, Baptist Health Memory Care Clinic

To register or learn more, call 859-260-4354.

This story was originally published September 25, 2017 at 3:51 PM with the headline "Baptist Health offers free health and wellness series."