National Nutrition Month with Brain Health Kitchen author, International Happiness Day & Reading Nooks for Niksen Breaks
Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host interviews on this episode:
Dr. Annie Fenn, author – Brain Health Kitchen Cookbook. Taking recipes from her popular Brain Health Kitchen classes on Substack, Annie talks to Sherri about how she went from an ob/gyn physician to culinary expert focused on brain health for a lifetime. March is a perfect month to talk to Annie and to get the Brain Health Kitchen Cookbook in in celebration of National Nutrition Month.
Dr. Annie Fenn, author of The Brain Health Kitchen Cookbook 
Caregiver Wellness News
In addition to March being National Nutrition Month, March 22 we also recognize World Water Day. Sherri shares the latest research on how water affects our brain health and how most of Americans are dehydrated. She discusses the physical issues with dehydration and offers the latest measurements to personalize your water intake so you get enough of what Sherri calls “Nature’s Cleanse” each day.
Also – we remind our listeners and followers of a great episode from Season 2 also on food and brain health – Season 2, Episode 4 with Bonnie Kaplan, author of The Better Brain – Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition.
Well Home Design News
Sherri talks about how to bring March National Reading Month and National Unplugging Day on March 3 together to create cozy reading nooks. This also ties in with the latest news on happiness that Sherri shares for March 21 International Happiness Day and her take on niksen – the Dutch art of doing nothing.
Me Time Monday Wellness Hack
As always, we end our episode with our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack. We focus on how to eat healthy for March National Nutrition Month – and what rainbows, sunshine and the French have to do with better nutrition. The Me Time Monday Wellness hacks are all part of Sherri’s upcoming book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Self-Care Plan to Balance Body, Brain and a Busy Life.”
RESOURCE LINKS
Brain Health Kitchen – more on Dr. Annie Fenn
Brain Health Kitchen on Substack – Dr. Fenn’s classes, recipes and newsletter
Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
Sherri’s articles related to this episode
Lessons From The World’s Longest Study On Happiness (PBS Next Avenue)
Finding Happiness As a Caregiver (Forbes.com)
Happiness article (Spanish translation for Univision (Univision.com)
How You Can Combat the Senior Hunger Crisis (PBS Next Avenue)
Create a Cozy Reading Nook for National Day of Unplugging – March 3 (The Snug Home blog)
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