About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of brain health and features an interview with Dr. Lauren Brown on caregiver support and understanding Alzheimer's.

In this episode, host Jeff Edwards begins with a powerful fact from information shared by the Alzheimer’s Association: 99% of people say they value brain health as much as, or more than, physical health, but only 9% say they know a lot about ways to maintain brain health. That gap is the focus of this episode. We connect that fact to information from the article “Most Americans Don’t Know How to Protect Brain Health.” This episode also features Part 1 of Jeff’s interview with Dr. Lauren Brown, PhD, from The Alzheimer’s Experience. Dr. Brown teaches a clinically grounded model called ProMa, designed to help caregivers, families, and care teams understand what to expect and how to respond with dignity. Also in this episode: The 5 Tenets — the rules we follow What’s New With Alzheimer’s with Dr. John Huffaker Caregiver resources A special thank-you to listeners for the response to “GutPunched: I Still Choose You” The full song at the end of the program Alzheimer’s does not only affect memory. It affects families, relationships, routines, emotions, finances, and the heart of caregiving itself. This episode is…

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