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Better Health While Aging

011 – Vitamin D: The "Healthy Aging" Dose & FAQs

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2IM2WNMKor"><a href="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/vitamin-d-healthy-aging-dose-faqs/">011 – Vitamin D: The &#8220;Healthy Aging&#8221; Dose &#038; FAQs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/vitamin-d-healthy-aging-dose-faqs/embed/#?secret=2IM2WNMKor" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;011 – Vitamin D: The &#8220;Healthy Aging&#8221; Dose &#038; FAQs&#8221; &#8212; Better Health While Aging" data-secret="2IM2WNMKor" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>

In this Episode:

Dr. K discusses her approach to vitamin D for healthy aging, including:

• What dose of Vitamin D is likely right for most older adults
• Why she believes that most older adults should take a vitamin D supplement
• What experts such as the US Preventative Services Task Force and the American Geriatrics Society recommend
• Dr. K also addresses many common questions people have about vitamin D, including:
  • What type of Vitamin D should I take?
  • Do I need to have my blood level checked?
  • Will Vitamin D really prevent falls or fractures?
  • Will Vitamin D really prevent dementia, cancer, or premature death?
  • If I’m outside a lot, do I need a vitamin D supplement?
  • What should one’s vitamin D level be?
  • Is a higher level of vitamin D better for you?

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010 – Interview: Choosing a Wearable Medical Alert System for Older Adults

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PssND2O5DD"><a href="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/how-to-choose-medical-alert-system-wearable/">010 – Interview: Choosing a Wearable Medical Alert System for Older Adults</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/how-to-choose-medical-alert-system-wearable/embed/#?secret=PssND2O5DD" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;010 – Interview: Choosing a Wearable Medical Alert System for Older Adults&#8221; &#8212; Better Health While Aging" data-secret="PssND2O5DD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Richard Caro, PhD, a co-founder of Tech-Enhanced Life, who recently spent several months testing out wearable medical alert systems. They discuss:

• What Richard learned through hands-on testing of several different personal emergency response systems (PERS)
• Key PERS features to consider before buying, including who will respond when the alert is triggered and whether the responder can be heard through the pendant versus the base station
• The pros and cons of automatic fall-detection
• How to see past the marketing and learn more about different PERS features, in order to select the right PERS for you
• Whether there are any stylish and attractive wearable alert systems available for sale in the US
• Why Richard and his colleagues founded Tech-Enhanced Life

Better Health While Aging

009 – Q&A: Answers to Your Questions on Helping Older Parents

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="O1BDhwY09K"><a href="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/009-qa-helping-aging-parents/">009 – Q&#038;A: Answers to Your Questions on Helping Older Parents</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/009-qa-helping-aging-parents/embed/#?secret=O1BDhwY09K" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;009 – Q&#038;A: Answers to Your Questions on Helping Older Parents&#8221; &#8212; Better Health While Aging" data-secret="O1BDhwY09K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>

In This Episode:

Dr. K answers nine audience questions related to helping older parents:

• How to find a facility for an older father with dementia who is a “two-person assist”? How to make sense of the jargon on care levels and how are facilities classified?
• How to help an older  mother with bipolar, especially if she seems to be going into a manic phase?
• How to maintain sanity and better respond to an older father with Alzheimer’s disease, who gets agitated and angry in the afternoons and evenings?
• Whether to worry about withdrawal symptoms, after an older mother is hospitalized and treated with haloperidol for delirium
• How to keep assisting without losing hope, in the context of a mother with Alzheimer’s and an older father with Parkinson’s and sleep problems
• What to do when it’s hard to get an older mother to take her medications, and how to get her to understand the importance of recommended procedures such as cataract surgery
• What to do if both you and your elderly mother have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, and how to handle caregiving issues
• Whether anxiety can cause abdominal pain and shortness of breath in someone with dementia, and how to improve bad breath that has been attributed to acid reflux
• What can be done if an older father with mild cognitive impairment has been refusing to leave the house for several months

Better Health While Aging

008 – Interview: Helping Families with Memory Loss: The Care to Plan Online Tool

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mAY8AXItKD"><a href="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/care-to-plan-tool-helps-memory-loss-caregivers/">008 – Interview: Helping Families with Memory Loss: The Care to Plan Online Tool</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/podcast/care-to-plan-tool-helps-memory-loss-caregivers/embed/#?secret=mAY8AXItKD" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;008 – Interview: Helping Families with Memory Loss: The Care to Plan Online Tool&#8221; &#8212; Better Health While Aging" data-secret="mAY8AXItKD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Professor Joseph Gaugler, PhD, an expert in family caregiving and dementia, who is on the faculty of the University of Minnesota’s Center on Aging. They discuss:

• Care to Plan, a new online tool developed by Dr. Gaugler and his colleagues, designed to help family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias
• How Care to Plan uses an easy online 20-question assessment to create a personalized plan of support for family caregivers
• Why different families may need to prioritize different support strategies
• Seven different types of support that are known to help family caregivers: Education, Problem Solving, Support Groups, Change Your Thinking, Brain Health, Take a Break, and High-Powered Combinations
• The benefits of attending a local university-led conference about memory loss and dementia, such as the University of Minnesota’s Caring for a Person with Memory Loss Conference

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Better Health While Aging

007 – How a Personal Health Record Helps You Be Proactive

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In This Episode:

Dr. K explains why she always recommends that older adults and families keep their own copies of key health information. She covers:

• Why this proactive approach — which is also known as maintaining a personal health record (PHR) helps older adults get better healthcare from doctors
• The five common healthcare pitfalls that you can avoid or minimize, by maintaining a PHR
• What health information is most useful to request and why
• Options for organizing and keeping health information
• Why it’s good to bring a paper copy of relevant health information to doctors’ visits, and other tips on bringing medical information to doctors

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006 – Interview: Surviving Cancer & Better Healthcare Through Being an e-Patient

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In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with “e-Patient Dave” deBronkart, a co-founder of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Dave is a well-known advocate for improving healthcare by encouraging people to become “equipped, enabled, and empowered” when it comes to their own healthcare. They discuss:

• How getting information from an online patient community helped Dave survive a usually fatal cancer
• What is an “e-patient,” and why being proactive leads to better healthcare
• Why public access to health information is creating a sea change in the practice of medicine
• How the patients’ rights movement is creating a culture change that some doctors find threatening
• Why it’s better for patients and doctors to act as partners and “share the knowledge”
• Practical tips on getting more informed regarding your own (or your family member’s) healthcare
• What kinds of doctors to avoid, and how to get a second opinion

Better Health While Aging

004 – What to Do If You're Worried About Falls

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In This Episode:

• Why older adults fall
• How to identify underlying health risk factors and fall triggers, so that you can personalize your fall prevention plan
• The three step process Dr. Kernisan uses to create a fall prevention plan for an older person
• Medications that geriatricians often reduce or stop, to reduce fall risk
• How blood pressure medication can increase fall risk, and a simple test to discuss with the doctor

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003 – Interview: Helping Reluctant Parents Address Memory Concerns

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In This Episode:

Dr. K interviews Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA MFT CMC, a past president of the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers and the founder of Eldercare Services in the San Francisco Bay Area. They discuss:

• How adult children can better approach aging parents, when there’s been concern about memory problems or financial transactions
• What is a geriatric care manager (also known as an aging life care professional), and how they help families address memory concerns
• How to find a geriatric care manager with the right counseling skills for your needs
• How to get free help and advice from geriatric care managers and trained aging professionals
• Why people often tell Linda they wish they’d gotten more help or information sooner

Better Health While Aging

002 – What to Do If You're Worried About Someone's Memory

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In This Episode:

• Why it’s important to take action, if you notice memory or thinking problems
• Common treatable medical problems that can cause or worsen memory and thinking
• What to take note of, and what information to bring to the doctor
• How to communicate with the doctor beforehand (which is especially useful if your parent or relative feeling defensive)
• What should be covered during a preliminary medical evaluation for memory or thinking concerns