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Why Brain Health Matters

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.Did you know the human brain weighs 3 pounds? If that seems a little light for everything your brain does — we feel you. Three pounds is a toaster or a bag of apples. But, every day, your 3-pound, zero-ounce brainy organ works to regulate senses, emotions, thoughts, memories, movement, behavior and more. Your brain is home to a mind-boggling 86 billion neurons that help make it all happen. These neurons also form connections with each other to increase storage in your brain, so you can learn and remember important things like the name of Taylor Swi...