The Healthy Brain Podcast is the voice for those of you who are having issues with their brain. In this episode, Carrie Miller explains why she started the show in the first place, sharing the story of her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. She also gives some highlights of what she will be covering in a series of upcoming episodes, including physical activities that work best for you in your lifestyle and how to tap into some healthy sleeping patterns and nourish your soul spiritually.
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The Healthy Brain Podcast: How It All Began
If this is your first time here, I’d like to introduce myself to you. I’ve been a serial entrepreneur all my life. I’m a ceramic artist of fifteen-plus years, a certified holistic nutritionist, a coach, a former fashion model, and NBA cheerleader. I am pure Texan. I was raised by parents who instilled in me a very strong work ethic at a no-excuse protocol. My parents were hard-workers and quite bold. I learned at a young age to fight for what was right and never take any bull. I’m a little competitive at times, especially if there’s a pool table anywhere nearby or a basketball hoop. My daddy used to say, “Carrie, you want to make sure that boys still come around here every once in a while. Sometimes you’ve got to let them win.” I knew what he was talking about but I wasn’t good at taking that advice because I had a little agenda. That was to win no matter the cost. I didn’t care about keeping that boy around.
I’d like to explain to you why I started this show in the first place. My mama was diagnosed with dementia many years ago. She was about 64, 65 years old. There was no telling how long she had memory problems because daddy didn’t notice any big changes and they were living miles away from us. I didn’t pick up on anything over the phone, but I do remember my daughter coming back from a week-long stay with her granny and gramps in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. She’s saying, “Hanna and I got pretty tired of eating ham. Granny fixed it for us every single meal.” When I heard that, I giggled and said, “Ham every day?” She said, “Yes, ma’am.” My mama was always a great cook and she never denied that Southern hospitality to anyone. She’d make fried chicken and all the fixings. It was hard to believe. I didn’t read much into the whole ham thing because I didn’t know of anyone with memory problems until I was hired to work for a holistic doctor.
Many years ago, if you had memory problems, the neurologist gave you a verbal test and not any brain scans or anything like that. You either passed or failed it. Mama had failed it and immediately was put on the Exelon Patch. Along the way, she was prescribed seventeen drugs a day. She was given a later diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. That Alzheimer’s disease is the death sentence that we don’t like to talk about. I started this show to be the voice for those of you who are having issues with your brain. Perhaps you have brain fog, anxiety, depression or memory problems, which may lead to a diagnosis of dementia. It depends on which doctor you go and see or you’ve already been diagnosed with dementia. Maybe you’ve been on mega doses of drugs for years. I can only imagine your story. We’ve all got one.
Since my mom was diagnosed, I’ve been researching brain health so that I can learn for myself what’s best for the brain and then share with others along the way. I followed the experts in the field of neurology and alternative approaches to medicine. If you or a loved one have dementia of any kind, then I understand you. I’m here to tell you that you or your loved one do not have to go through what our families endured over the years. You’re maybe asking, what did we endure? It’s been a constant draining of the heart, body,