🧠 Supporting Physical and Mental Health

Brain health begins with everyday choices. Many of us know this already but the reminder never hurts!

🍎 Fuel Your Brain

• Eat nutritious foods that support your gut and brain.

• Stay hydrated.

• Nourish your body with whole foods whenever possible.

😴 Rest Your Brain

• Quality sleep improves memory, learning, mood and recovery.

🏃 Move Your Body

• Regular physical activity supports mental wellness, reduces stress and strengthens brain health.

🤝 Stay Connected

• Positive relationships, supportive adults, teammates, friends and community build resilience. Take a break from technology!

💬 Reach Out

• Everyone needs support sometimes. Access health care and mental health services. Asking for help with things like, stress, access to education, employment or safe housing, and mental health or substance use etc.is a sign of strength.

There are many things we cannot control. But there are also many things we can. Lots of things impact our overall health and wellness, but we need to realize that our mental health and our potential begins before we are even born!

🌱 Help to Make Pregnancies be as Healthy as They Can Be…

Most young people aren't thinking about having children yet—and that's perfectly okay.

But knowing today's facts helps us make informed decisions tomorrow.

Healthy pregnancies begin before pregnancy.

Current evidence tells us:

Five Facts Everybody Should Know Before Pregnancy.

1. 🧠 FASD affects at least 1 in 25 Canadians (and may be as high as 1 in 12 in some studies).

2. 🍷 There is no known safe amount, time, or type of alcohol during pregnancy. Many commonly diagnosed mental health conditions (ADHD, ASD, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression, schizophrenia, bi-polar etc) are directly linked to prenatal alcohol and substance exposures.

3. ❤️ Both maternal and paternal health matter before conception.

4. 📊 Alcohol use is common among people of childbearing age, and many pregnancies are not planned or are recognized only after the earliest weeks of development.

5. 🌱 Healthy pregnancies begin before pregnancy.

Every family deserves accurate information before making decisions.

📊 Did You Know?

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD):

🧠 affects at least 1 in 25 Canadians, with some researchers estimating the true prevalence may be as high as 1 in 12.

📈 is more common than Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome and Tourette syndrome combined. READ THAT AGAIN!

❓ Yet in Ontario, fewer than 1% of people who likely have FASD ever receive a diagnosis; which means many children, youth and adults are misunderstood, misdiagnosed or receiving supports that don't match how their brains work.

🤯 alcohol exposure has been associated with more than 400 health conditions including common ones like vision, hearing, heart, skin, digestive and autoimmune disorders.

💚 When We Know Better, We Can Do Better…

This is not about guilt or judgement. This is not about blame or shame. This is all about informed decision making.

Everyone wants the best possible future for themselves and the people they love. Imagine if every person who visited this page shared it with just five others. (But let’s go for more than that!!)

Together, we can improve mental health today while helping future generations have the healthiest possible start in life.

Learn More

Explore our website for more resources, listen to the podcast, or check out one of our books.

You can also reach out to chat with our team to dig a little deeper.

Play Well. Live Well. Grow Well.

Healthy Brains and Bodies Today.
Healthier Futures Tomorrow.