138 – How to Promote Brain Health & Memory in Aging

Dr. Kernisan covers the best ways to promote brain health and prevent cognitive decline in aging. Learn which approaches geriatricians find most effective, plus which vitamins and supplements are likely to help. Dr. K also covers emotional well-being in aging, and how this affects cognitive health.

Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, explains the best ways to boost brain health in aging, to help memory and thinking, as well as to prevent cognitive decline. Learn which approaches geriatricians find most effective, plus which vitamins and supplements are likely to help. Dr. K also covers emotional well-being in aging, and how this affects cognitive health.

Topics discussed:

Helping older adults maintain brain health and memory
Why promote your brain health
The difference between normal and abnormal brain changes with aging
FAQ: How to know what’s happening in your brain
Why emotional well-being matters
3 key ways to boost brain health
How to be positive about your aging
What’s good for brain health
What’s bad for brain health
If you’re worried about someone else’s brain

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073 – Anticholinergic Medications & Protecting Brain Health

Related Resources:

How to Promote Brain Health: The Healthy Aging Checklist, Part 1
4 Types of Brain-Slowing Medication to Avoid if You’re Worried About Memory
Scholarly references:
Role of Positive Age Beliefs in Recovery From Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Older Persons (2023)
Subliminal strengthening: improving older individuals’ physical function over time with an implicit-age-stereotype intervention (2014)
Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease (2019)
Marine n-3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (2019)
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: The DO-HEALTH Randomized Clinical Trial (2020)
Effect of multivitamin-mineral supplementation versus placebo on cognitive function: results from the clinic subcohort of the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) randomized clinical trial and meta-analysis of 3 cognitive studies within COSMOS (2024)
Long-Term Cannabis Use and Cognitive Reserves and Hippocampal Volume in Midlife (2022)

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