Dr. Linda Sasser has been studying and presenting on the issues impacting brain and memory health for over three decades. From keynote lectures to retreat experiences, Dr. Sasser engages her audience in an exploration of personal health and wellness through simple practices to stay sharp and engaged.
Modifiable risk factors for dementia include smoking, lack of exercise, hearing loss, obesity, and high blood pressure, among others listed by the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care. One of the more recent additions to their list is visual impairment, which one study (Varadaraj et al., 2021) concluded as having possibly led to… Continue reading →
Many older adults take numerous medications. This practice, called polypharmacy, has been linked to lower memory function. It is becoming apparent that some of those commonly prescribed drugs may contribute to memory difficulties. Some affect short-term memory, which refers to anything that happened within the last 30 seconds. Examples of this are forgetting what you… Continue reading →