In this episode Amy discusses changes in taste and smell that might help a spouse living with dementia find more enjoyment in food again. 

 
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Amy House is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, Licensed Assisted Living Director and PAC Trainer who is recognized in the Twin Cities as a leader in dementia care and education. Amy's personal support, public speaking and professional training has touched the lives of thousands of people living with dementia over the past 10 years. Amy is also a support group facilitator for the Alzheimer's Association and the Executive Director of Reflections (dementia care) for SilverCrest Properties. 

https://www.yummylixlollipops.com/food-for-thought-the-5-basic-taste-categories/ 

***CORRECTION the study on smell and dementia was not done by Medical News Today.  It was featured in Medical News Today but the study was done by senior author Jayant M. Pinto, a professor of surgery at the University of Chicago in Illinois, and colleagues report their findings in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  My sincere apologies, Amy House, C.D.P. LALD 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319589 

https://kitchencounterpodcast.com/introduction-five-tastes/ 

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/teeth-and-mouth/how-smell-and-taste-change-you-age 

https://whendementiaknocks.com/2016/10/03/what-you-taste-in-dementialand/ 

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