Prevention is key when it comes to health - and the same goes for dementia. Just as you’d exercise to help your physical fitness, you can train your brain to help ward off mental decline.
Mental fitness is a passion for Ron Nevelow, licensed clinical social worker and certified dementia practitioner. With his practice, called Enlighten Senior Care, he and a team of mental health practitioners work in senior living communities to provide onsite mental and brain health services.
He joins Senior Services Expert Lori Williams to discuss:
- The difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s
- The 5 proven ways to work toward (and keep) a healthier brain
- Activities that challenge cognitive decline
- And more
Dementia is a progressive, incurable disease, but Enlighten’s program can slow down its progression and help prevent it in the first place.
Takeaways from this episode:
- Enlighten supports adjustment issues and life transitions, mental health, and brain fitness programs to help with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment or those with dementia.
- The most important proven method to keep your brain healthy is aerobic exercise, ideally 30 minutes, 5 days a week.
- Challenging cognitive activities should push your brain to work short-term memory. The best way to do this? Learn something new. This also helps foster a sense of purpose.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Reach out about Enlighten Senior Care:
Ron Nevelow, LCSW, CDP
Executive Vice President of Business Development
214.563.2126
rnevelow@enlighten.hush.com
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Topics discussed:
Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s
Mental health
Aerobic exercise
Foods preventing dementia
Senior living communities
The importance of staying social
