Teepa Snow joins us on the Aging Today Podcast for a lively discussion on responding to repetitive questions and challenging behaviors from those living with dementia. Her unique style and positive approach will help you better understand dementia and how it affects your loved ones. Teepa believes that “Rewiring our own perceptions, attitudes, communication strategies, actions, and responses, provides the shift that promotes change for the others around us."

10/03/22: Teepa Snow with Positive Approach to Care | You've Already Asked Me That! | Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull

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May is ALS Awareness Month, and joining us on the Aging Today Podcast are three incredible people who coordinate the care for anyone diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis here in Oregon. Mary Rebar, Christina Riddock, and Laura Geilenfeldt are all Care Services Coordinators who provide expert advice and assistance for anyone diagnosed and living with ALS. Tune in to hear their stories about how they are making a difference.

05/06/2024: ALS Northwest Care Services Coordinators, Mary Rebar (Willamette Valley), Christina Riddock (Cent. OR), and Laura Geilenfeldt

Chef Steve Toll joins us on Aging Today to discuss Cooking with Kindness. As Americans, we certainly consume more than our fair share of sugar every day. In fact, we ingest 17 teaspoons of added sugar to our diet every single day. This adds up to around 60 pounds of additional sugar consumed annually. Tune in to the Aging Today Podcast to see what Steve is cooking up in his kitchen to give all of us nutritious foods for better health.

04/29/2024: Chef Steve Toll, a Man of Many Talents | Care Kitchen: Cooking with Kindness | Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull

Nikki Jardin joins the Aging Today Podcast and shares her personal story of how her aunt's dementia led to the creation of Mirador Magazine. Nikki says, “‘Mirador’ is a Spanish word that means a vantage point, a balcony, or a lookout, which is what we would like to provide. I would like our pages to be places where readers can take in a vast landscape and zero in on various points of interest at their leisure and pace.”

04/22/2024: Nikki Jardin, Publisher and Co-Founder of Mirador Magazine | Making Reading Accessible and Fun! | Aging Today Podcast with Mark

Dr. Deborah Maragopoulos, FNP joins us on the Aging Today Podcast to discuss how the hypothalamus is our command and control center. Known as the 'Hormone Queen," Deborah has made it her mission to help people balance their hormones and live optimally, regardless of their age.

04/15/24: Dr. Deborah Maragopoulos, FNP |Stop Suffering - Heal Your Hypothalamus! | Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull

Our guest, Liz Cloete, understands that helping someone living with dementia is hard enough, but doing so without constant stress or feeling overwhelmed can be even harder. It requires a whole new way of thinking about your dementia caregiving journey. This doesn’t come naturally to people because it goes against our natural inclinations. Like any life-altering diagnosis - including dementia - caregiving is about doing the right things in the right ways at the right times.

10/03/22: Teepa Snow with Positive Approach to Care | You've Already Asked Me That! | Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull

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