11. Dementia: resources for a healthy mind through all phases of life with Amber McLendon Lussier, PharmD

Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are on the rise, so this week Dr. Amber McLendon ([email protected]) joins HealthFormation to discuss how to keep your brain healthy and how to best care for a loved one with dementia. Amber is a geriatric specialized pharmacist and she works with patients with dementia on a daily basis, so there is no one better to share this information. We also discuss the benefits of the MIND diet, and how incorporating more foods from this way of eating can promote a healthy mind as you age, and even benefit those already experiencing dementia.

Resources discussed on today's episode: Finding a senior care pharmacist: https://www.ascp.com/page/custom_directory Early life linguistic ability, late life cognitive function, and neuropathology: findings from the Nun Study MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease