I was recently interviewed about mental and brain health, and provided a health coaching perspective on whole health practices that support cognitive function. This is an an area close to my heart as I saw my grandfather, a scientist, pass from the condition.
We believe that there is an excellent argument to be made that says that...
a lifestyle good for brain health is a lifestyle good for whole health.
When it comes to making lifestyle change or implementing healthy practices, health coaching has been shown to be effective both improving risk factors related to brain health and cognitive decline, both for those affected and their carers. Citations are shared at end of page.
Stay Healthy,
Alastair
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Alastair
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Rhodes A, Inker J, Richardson J, Zanjani F. Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Health Coaching. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2022;9(2):277-285. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2022.33. PMID: 35543001; PMCID: PMC8966848.
Roach JC, Rapozo MK, Hara J, Glusman G, Lovejoy J, Shankle WR, Hood L; COCOA Consortium. A Remotely Coached Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease Ameliorates Functional and Cognitive Outcomes. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023 Oct 6. doi: 10.3233/JAD-230403. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37840487.
Campitelli A, Gills JL, Jones MD, Paulson S, Myers J, Bryk K, Madero EN, Glenn JM, Rodgers CH, Kempkes JA, Gray M. The effect of a digital health coaching and health education protocol on cognition in adults at-risk for Alzheimer's. Geroscience. 2023 Apr;45(2):1147-1159. doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00711-3. Epub 2022 Dec 17. PMID: 36527582; PMCID: PMC9886777.
Chenoweth L, Stein-Parbury J, White D, McNeill G, Jeon YH, Zaratan B. Coaching in self-efficacy improves care responses, health and well-being in dementia carers: a pre/post-test/follow-up study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 May 4;16:166. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1410-x. PMID: 27146060; PMCID: PMC4855813.
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