AARP CAREGIVER ANSWER BOOK AUTHORS BARRY JACOBS & JULIA MAYER; Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Month Blood Tests, Popcorn Brain; Sunshine Cures for Alz and MS; Employer Wellness Month, Sound Bathing & Gardening for Mental Health, Financial Elder Abuse Scams

For our June episode host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, talks with the authors of the new “AARP Caregiver Answer Book” – Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer. They share some of the insights from the book including the difference in caring for a spouse versus an older parent, how and why families need to have the caregiving conversation, how to adopt self-care routines into an overwhelming caregiving life and more. For CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS, June is National Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Month and Sherri talks about blood tests for Alzheimer’s risk, how to avoid “popcorn brain,” brain health tests and more. And since June 21 is the Summer Solstice where we have the longest day of sunlight in the year, Sherri shares information on how “sunshine” plays a key role in healing and how a new study uses UV light to help those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s adults who experience “sundowning.” And June is also Employee Wellness Month where Sherri talks about the latest studies by Harvard, MetLife and other researchers on why caregiving help as a workplace benefit is crucial and a study showing a health benefit for women solopreneurs. In our WELL HOME DESIGN NEWS, Sherri talks about a new app from Apple and Universal Music Group for sound bathing just in time for World Music Day June 21, for National Garden Week June 1-7 Sherri shares how garden therapy is taking off in senior living and in workplaces for stressed workers and since June is National Elder Abuse Month, Sherri talks about studies showing how financial elder abuse and scams on older adults is on the rise and what you can do to protect your loved ones. (3:47) – Caregiver Wellness News (26:05) Interview with Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer – authors of the “AARP Caregiver Answer Book” (1:02:29) – Well Home Design News Take Care and Stay Well! Find out more at: caregivingclub.com/podcast/