The Alzheimer’s Trifecta- Aromatherapy, Music and Memory, ® and the HEARTS Process© with Debrah Nadler, BS, MBA, CCA, RA, Alzheimer’s Training & Certification (Ep. 416)

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In this episode of the Essential Oil Revolution, we discuss Alzheimer’s Disease, one of the most feared diagnoses. According to the Alzheimer’s Association:

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases.

There are multiple, interwoven factors that can lead to Alzheimer’s. Currently, there is no conventional cure. Thankfully, integrative and functional medicine approaches, such as Dale Bredesen’s program, are providing evidence that personalized, holistic treatments for Alzheimer’s are effective and can even reverse cognitive decline. Still, these solutions are not readily available for everyone, and they are not as efficient when Alzheimer’s disease has progressed past a certain point.

As a result, many with Alzheimer’s are still lost in the system, with suboptimal care, and little hope. The caregivers of those with dementia also suffer as they witness their loved one deteriorating in mind and body.

However, this doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, Debrah Nadler is making sure of that.

I was honored to have Debrah Nadler, BS, MBA, CCA, RA™ join us for the show. She is an internationally esteemed certified and registered aromatherapist, Alzheimer’s disease educator, compassionate patient and caregiver advocate, lecturer, and certified HEARTS Process© practitioner. Debrah is the go-to, leading authority and specialist in aromatherapy and alternative mind-body support for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

Debrah is also the owner and founder of Trifecta Care by Alzheimer’s Support, LLC, A certified company of the world-renowned Music & Memory® Program and HEARTS Process©. Trifecta Care offers a unique synergy of Debrah’s non-invasive methods that incorporates music, relaxation, and aromatherapy to help reawaken and reconnect people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.

Debrah shares with us how her passion to help others resulted in the creation of Trifecta Care. She additionally describes how her distinct blend of mind-body therapies helps to reduce anxiety, stress, and pain for individuals and their loved ones who are seeking support when the world seems dark and frightening. Being a highly respected certified and registered aromatherapist, Debrah also highlights how essential oils can enhance all forms of treatment for those who suffer from this diagnosis and aid their families.

Below is an overview of what was discussed during the interview, but if you have someone you know who has Alzheimer’s and want to support your own brain, you will want to listen to the whole episode.

What You Will Learn:

• An introduction to Debrah’s background and Trifecta care (0 min)
• Some facts on Alzheimer’s disease (1.50 min)
• Debrah’s bio (2.30 min)
• How Debrah got started with aromatherapy and how her mother’s diagnosis changed her career path (5 min)
• How Debrah found the three specific modalities she uses to assist and holistically care for those with Alzheimer’s disease (8.30 min)
• What other relaxation techniques Debrah incorporates with the HEARTs Process and aromatherapy to help those with Alzheimer’s and their families (12.30 min)
• The customized, hand-made sensory tools that Debrah offers as part of her program (13 min)
• The importance of aromatherapy for helping those with Alzheimer’s and the cautions to consider in this patient population (15.30 min)
• Which form (chemotype) of rosemary oil would not be good for someone who is on medications and has a history of seizures (16.20 min)
• Why being aware of the stages of Alzheimer’s is important to know for appropriate care (18 min)
• The current number of people affected by Alzheimer’s (18.30 min)
• How music impacts the brain and the research on the Music and Memory program (18.30 min)
• How Debrah’s relaxation techniques open the door to shared memories with families, offer stimulation, are soothing, and enhance communication (25.30 min)
• How aromatherapy can help with symptoms of sundowning (29.15 min)
• The oils used in a scientific study that improved symptoms of Alzheimer’s – Shared in Debrah’s DIY recipe! (31.30 min)
• Debrah’s new project that can empower others with her methods (33.30 min)
• What is the HEARTs Process and how it can benefit those with Alzheimer’s disease (35 min)
• The wide applications of Debrah’s methods and how it can grow (38 min)
• The promise of a brighter future for Alzheimer’s and the factors that may influence it (42 min)
• How essential oils can impact cognition in multiple ways (45 minutes)
• Blending the chemistry and art of aromatherapy via being a clinical aromatherapist (46 min)
• A heartwarming story of one of Debrah’s clients (49.30 min)
• Debrah’s non-invasive, safe way to implement aromatherapy in the frail and elderly (51 min)
• Debrah’s DIY formulations to use in the morning and night to enhance cognition (55 min)
• The priceless gift of more time and moments shared with a loved one (58 min)
• The importance of reconnecting and how aromas may help us reunite with nature (58 min)
• The combination of grounding and calming oils that Debrah uses (1 hr. 2 min)
• The oil that is most helpful for most people with Alzheimer’s (1 hr. 3 min)
• What Debrah does daily for her self-care (1 hr. 5 min)

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