Protect Your Brain Health: Three Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
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🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
As a family caregiver, you spend so much time worrying about your loved one's brain health. But what about your own? The good news is that there are real, evidence-backed steps you can take to improve your brain health and reduce your risk of cognitive decline — even in the midst of a demanding caregiving journey.
We are Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster. As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, we know how easy it is to put yourself last. That's why we're sharing insights from Shelby Roberts, Senior Director of Public Health for the Alzheimer's Association, about protecting your brain health and reducing your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. We're sharing three tips.
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Full Show Notes
https://thecaregiversjourney.org/59-protect-your-brain-health-three-essential-tips-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Additional Resources Mentioned
- Support the nonprofit The Caregiver's Journey: https://give.cornerstone.cc/thecaregiversjourney
- Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline: 800–272–3900. Masters-level counselors can help with crisis intervention, finding resources including support groups, and they offer interpretation in over 200 languages.
- Alzheimer’s Association Brian Health Habit Builder: https://www.alz.org/help-support/brain_health/brain-health-habit-builder
- Alzheimer's Association Brain Health Resources: https://www.alz.org/help-support/brain_health
- The Caregiver’s Journey Navigating Dementia Caregiving Roadmap: https://roadmap.thecaregiversjourney.org/ Available as an interactive page on our website that walks you through the three stages of your dementia family caregiver journey. Includes the option to download the guide for free.
Takeaways
We shared 3 tips:
Tip 1: Learn about the 10 health habits for your brain
Tip 2: Know yourself
Tip 3: Pick a place to start
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| 0:39.0 | any legal advice and thank you for listening to the whole care network as a family caregiver you worry about your loved one's brain health. |
| 0:57.4 | But what about your own? |
| 0:59.8 | Good news. |
| 1:00.7 | There are things we can do to improve our own brain health. |
| 1:05.2 | In this episode, Sue and I are talking with Shelby Roberts, |
| 1:09.1 | Senior Director of Public Health for the Alzheimer's Association, |
| 1:13.4 | about protecting your brain health and reducing your risk of cognitive decline in dementia. |
| 1:20.3 | We're sharing three tips. |
| 1:23.1 | Welcome. We're Sue Ryan and Nancy Treister. |
| 1:26.7 | This podcast brings our years of experience in a variety of family caregiving roles to prepare you to navigate your caregiving journey. |
| 1:34.3 | We're sharing our personal experiences, not medical advice, and because it's our passion to support you on your journey, we believe no topic is on limits. |
| 1:45.2 | Let's get started. |
| 1:55.0 | Welcome Shelby Roberts. Shelby, please tell us about your role and what the Alzheimer's Association wants us to know about brain health. Thanks so much Sue and Nancy. I'm really happy to be with you all today and be able to talk with you and your audience about brain health. |
| 2:06.6 | In my role at the Alzheimer's Association, I work with state, local, and tribal health organizations where we talk with them about ways they can improve brain health in their community. |
| 2:19.2 | And oftentimes that involves learning about the 10 healthy habits for your brain. |
| 2:24.5 | So the science around chronic disease prevention, we all know a lot about more than likely someone has told you a doctor, a commercial somewhere about |
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