Reducing Dementia Risk and Understanding Brain Health with Dr. Mitchell Clionsky

11/07/23 • 52 min

Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta Yepifantsev

Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Mitchell Clionsky, Board-Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinician and Co-Author of Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain.

In this episode: Dementia isn’t inevitable, and in 1 in 2 it’s preventable. Your book lays out a visual model of more than 20 factors that impact dementia risk, including 15 that are adjustable throughout adulthood. What are a few of the controllable variables? Why do we focus so heavily on only diet and exercise when there are so many different factors that play into decreasing risks? At the end of the day, are you optimistic about dementia prevention, treatment and eventually finding a cure? How far away do you think we are from finding a cure to the symptoms of dementia?

Find out more Dr. Mitchell Clionsky:
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/authors/mitchell-clionsky-phd

Buy Dr. Clionsky's Book, Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain:https://www.amazon.com/Dementia-Prevention-Using-Hopkins-Health/dp/1421446251

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
https://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Mitchell Clionsky, Board-Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinician and Co-Author of Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain.

Find out more Dr. Mitchell Clionsky:
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/authors/mitchell-clionsky-phd

Buy Dr. Clionsky's Book, Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain:https://www.amazon.com/Dementia-Prevention-Using-Hopkins-Health/dp/1421446251

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
https://kostayepifantsev.com/

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Funerals Reimagined: Celebrating Life and Death with Kelly Roberts

Join Kosta and his guest: Kelly Roberts, Co-Founder of Roberts Family Funeral Home and Founder of Send Off - a company redefining the way we look at funerals, end of life celebrations and memorial events.

Find out more about SendOff:
https://www.sendoff.co/

Find out more about Roberts Family Funeral Home:
https://www.robertsfamilyfh.com/

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
https://kostayepifantsev.com/

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Paying for Senior Care in a Recession with Kimberly Whiter

Join Kosta and his guest: Kimberly Whiter, Co-Founder of The Whole Care Network, CEO of Elder Care Solutions, and Founder of The Care Colloquium, a first of its kind, national thought leadership conference for leaders in the care economy.
In this episode: What does it look like financially for the average American to unexpectedly need senior care? During a recession, budgeting becomes critical for families of all incomes. What are some of the most common financial mistakes families make when planning for senior care? We’re both proponents of aging-in-place when possible. What are some strategies you recommend for families to make this financially viable, especially in a recession?

Find out more about Kimberly Whiter and Elder Care Solutions:
https://www.eldercaresolutionsinc.com/

Find out more about The Whole Care Network:
https://thewholecarenetwork.com/