Strategies to Manage Heart and Brain Health Risks

You may have heard that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain. The great news is there is a lot you can do to protect both your heart and your brain. Our guest today, Lisa Milliken will discuss: Strategies to Manage Heart and Brain Health Risks 1. Why does managing heart risks matter to someone worried about the risk of dementia? 2. Are there some risk factors you cannot change? 3. What risk factors can someone modify? 4. What are actions you can take to lower the risk of both heart disease and dementia? 5. Why is getting good quality sleep so important? 6. How can you manage stress to lower your risk? Links to Add to Show Email: [email protected] Phone: (346) 334-8777 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-young-milliken Bio: Lisa Young Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDP has served as a practitioner, regional manager, vice president, consultant, compliance director, and education specialist. She has lectured at the state and national level with over 400 professional education courses on topics of importance to the healthcare professional. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and has mentored team members across the country in senior retirement communities on clinical programming for the past 30 years. She also volunteers with community programs in the Houston area to support caregivers of family members living with multiple disorders. Lisa is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, where she currently serves as a State Advocate for Medicare Policy for Texas. She is Vice President of Professional Services for the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association and serves on the Financial Advisory Committee and the Publications Board of this organization. She is a Distinguished Fellow of Public Policy for the National Academies of Practice where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Forum Planning Committee and is a prior board president of the Louisiana Speech-Language and Hearing Association and an alumnus of the Council of State Association Presidents. Finally, she is a member of the Kingwood-Humble Aggie Mom Board and lives in Houston, Texas. _____________________________________________________________________ Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney Website: https://hegwoodgroup.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HegwoodLaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/hegwoodlaw/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZaoTAWChvaz-HEFQcdcbQ