More than half of Americans take four or more medications a day. That number increases to at least seven when we add over-the-counter medications. All of these have side effects and interactions. Today my guest is DeLon Canterbury, Founder of Geriatrix.org who hopes to revolutionize the way we look at medications by educating the public on deprescribing.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of knowing the medications your care partners are taking, what he considers dangerous drugs, the most over prescribed drugs and how to discuss deprescribing with your care partners physician.

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Dementia. While we know it’s a progressive, neurodevelopmental condition with over 200 types, there are still many questions of why and how it occurs.

My guest, Mitchell Clionsky, PhD is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with 45 years of experience evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury.

Dr Clionsky, along with his wife and partner Dr Emily Clionsky have treated more than 25,000 patients with cognitive impairment.

They have taken their experience and research and combined it with the most current scientific findings about to create their new book, Dementia Prevention, Using your head to save your brain a practical guide that empowers you to improve your brain's future.

We cover a lot of topics today - our genes, common health issues, sleep, hearing, our habits, and the lifestyle changes we can make to support ourselves.

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Dr Allison Applebaum is an Associate Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and also the Founding Director of their Caregivers Clinic the first of its kind in any Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US. Dr Applebaum amplifies the voices of family caregivers in her scientific journals, editorials and her research which focuses on developing innovative ways to identify, prepare and support caregivers.

Through this work she also addresses the distress experienced as a result of increasing responsibilities. In Allison's new book, Stand By Me A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving. She brings not only her professional experience to the subject, but also her personal journey of caring for her beloved father, Stanley Applebaum. In our conversation today, we discuss her book, the experience of living in the in between as a family caregiver, and how caregivers can find meaning and purpose while juggling the responsibilities and emotional ups and downs.

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Book - Stand By Me - A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving

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