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- Vital Vitamins for Protecting yourself from Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2010 from Steffan AbelVital Vitamins for Protecting yourself from Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia (Part 1). The Vitamin C and E Combination An article published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry showed that all Alzheimer's sufferers had low blood plasma concentrations of vitamin C no ...
Views: 2303(2 votes) - Difficulties handling money may indicate the development of Alzheimer's disease - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Steffan AbelI like to give you warning signs to look for not only in the progression of Alzheimer's but also as a useful tool to look out for in other people that may be at risk – and here is another one. For people with mild signs of dementia, problems with managing money may be a clue that memory ...
Views: 2280(2 votes) - *** Fast Food Diet Linked to Alzheimer’s - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from steffan abelIn one of my other articles I mentioned that diet can play an important role in safeguarding the brain, well more research bears this out. Fast food may be fun to eat but unfortunately that is where the fun stops according to further research on diet and nutrition! In the Alzheimer’s ...
Views: 2278(8 votes) - Home Adaptations can Help Elderly People Remain at Home - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Oliver StirkWhen elderly people require additional support with the tasks of daily living it is typically considered that remaining at home with the help of a carer or a professional home care provider is preferable to residential care. It should also be recognised that basic adaptations to the home can ...
Views: 2210 - A Storyboard Can Help Engage Seniors in Enjoyable Activities - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from mijlo cirejcFor most elderly people there comes a time when some assistance in living is needed. Michigan Senior Care states that help may be needed in something as simple as having someone to do the heavier work required in maintaining a home or things such as mowing the lawn, washing windows, or moving ...
Views: 2200 - Cerebrolysin New Age Cognition Enhancer To Treat Alzhiemer’s Disease - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Dianna simonCerebrolysin is a new age mind power drug which can be effectively used for the treatment of alzhiemer’s disease. Alzhiemer’s disease is a common but serious mental illness which affects millions of people world-wide. Despite the discovery of various mind power and cognition enhancing drugs, ...
Views: 2195 - Cerebrolysin to Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Mental Decline - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Dianna simonMental decline is one of the major causes of debilitating condition of an individual during old age. Today, Alzheimer’s disease falls under top five reasons of deaths in America and other parts of the world as well. So far no plausible cure has been found for this fatal disease. This is worst ...
Views: 2187 - Mineral Analysis and Alzheimer’s disease - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Grace AllisonAlzheimer’s disease is a devastating and very costly illness. It already affects 4 million Americans and the incidence is expected to triple over the next 40 years. Nutritional balancing programs based on their hair mineral analysis can be helpful in preventing and even improving the symptoms ...
Views: 2178 - Early Onset Alzheimer’s Romance Book Released in Spanish - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Olga Vladi(New York, NY)—Garrison-Savanna Publishing announces the Spanish release of “Ice Cream in the Cupboard” by Pat Moffett. “Ice Cream in the Cupboard” is the true story of Carmen Moffett, diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at age fifty-three, and her husband Pat, who was forced to ...
Views: 2176 - What is Successful Aging And What Does it Take to Age Successfully? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Raphael WeissIn 2003, researchers asked an elderly population in Manitoba Canada what they define as aging successfully. The response was that the senior citizens said that to them successful aging is staying physically fit, being healthy in the body and the brain, and remaining socially active. It turns out ...
Views: 2156 - Alzheimer's Disease: A Global Issue - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Oliver StirkAlzheimer’s Disease International has marked September 2012 as the first global World Alzheimer’s Month - an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge the stigma of dementia. The theme of this year’s Alzheimer’s Month is Dementia: Living Together, when Alzheimer’s associations ...
Views: 2155 - The Connection Between Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Jennifer HillAlzheimer's is a progressive disorder that results in the degeneration of the brain. It is often a paradoxical disorder, affecting the minds of individuals whose physical bodies are perfectly healthy otherwise. Alzheimer's slowly and insidiously produces dementia that leaves aging individuals ...
Views: 2129 - ***The Mind Destroying Effects of cholesterol – and what to do about it - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from Steffan AbelUnfortunately researchers have found that high cholesterol levels even as early as aged forty increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as one and a half times. Although the link between high cholesterol and Alzheimer's has been known for years what was unclear was the age at which ...
Views: 2113(1 vote) - Home Care could Help Elderly People with Fear of Falling - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from Oliver StirkA recent report by the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service charity (“WRVS”) has highlighted the extent to which elderly people are suffering from falls and the psychological impact this has on them. According to the findings, more than 35% of people over 65 have fallen in the last two years and ...
Views: 2098(1 vote) - *** Studies Suggests Lithium May Help to Treat Alzheimer's Disease - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from steffan abelLithium, used for decades to treat manic depression, has been shown in mice to block the production of proteins that accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, suggesting a future role for the drug in treating the disease, a new study said. The researchers who conducted the experiments ...
Views: 2075(5 votes) - ***Eat your Polyphenols - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Steffan AbelA diet rich in antioxidants could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease or even slow down its evolution according to researchers in Spain. The latest research suggests that the nerves and nerve pathways of the brain which are susceptible to being destroyed by age and neural diseases such as ...
Views: 2071(4 votes) - Vital Vitamins for Protecting yourself from Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - Part 2 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2010 from Steffan AbelVital Vitamins For the Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia - Part 2 Come on Choline Choline has been shown to have tremendous results with early onset Alzheimer’s disease and dementia - with no side-effects reported at all on the recommended dose. In the following paragraphs you ...
Views: 2050(2 votes) - Statins and Alzheimer's Disease - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from Steffan AbelIn an earlier article I mention the many health benefits that were to be gained from reducing the amount of carbohydrates in the typical diet. Unfortunately a lot of people worry that if they reduce the amount of carbohydrates that they eat, then very often their consumption of protein and fat ...
Views: 2043 - Alzheimer’s --Natural memory fixes that really work - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriAlzheimer’s Natural memory fixes that really work · Creating new brain cells with coffee. Coffee’s caffeine and antioxidants together stimulate the growth of brand-new brain cells. · Regularly playing strategy games such as Scrabble keeps your brain nerves healthy and ...
Views: 2037(2 votes) - Alzheimers: The Facts - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2006 from David McFarlaneSomeone in your family has Alzheimers disease, and you have been gathering info on Alzheimers disease to try to help you make decisions about what to do next, but everything you find is so scientific and complicated. What can you tell your kids to make them understand why their grandfather or ...
Views: 2033(3 votes) - Forgetfulness vs. Alzheimer's - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Roberta MittmanSometimes I find myself saying "Did I forget to tell you about this?" And I know it's entirely possible that I might have." But I also know I have a lot of company. Maybe you, too, sometimes forget where you put the cell phone, whom you were going to email, or what your waiter's name is. Have ...
Views: 2033 - MEMORY TESTS - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinThe fastest, easiest test of the memory that I know is the one where you have to remember three objects five minutes after you’ve been told what they are. This is part of a standardized test of cognition (typically testing for dementia) known as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). ...
Views: 2025(1 vote) - Home remedies for cold sores-Get rid of it permanently - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from rikhav infotechHow to get rid of cold sores is a big question, but before that let’s find out what is cold sores and its symptoms. Cold sores are nothing but called fever blisters which are caused by herpes simplex virus. These sores are contagious and such skin problem mostly occurs on the skin adjacent to ...
Views: 2020 - How to Avoid Senior Dementia & Alz. Protect your Mind. Here's how. - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Want to be YOU at age 93? New Research Offers Proof.” • 1. Me: Important news: “University of Texas, Dallas, 10.21.13, lead author, Denise Park, in journal, Psychological Science offers verified evidence you can avoid Dementia and even Alzheimer’s as a Senior. • You are going to live to ...
Views: 2008 - Prescription Drugs And Your Memory- Part II - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Stacy WishnerIn Part I of Memory and Aging, I explained to you how growing older can affect your memory. I also gave you some brain-healthy things you can do to keep that incredible shoulder-top computer retrieving all its data well into your advanced years. Here in Part II, I would like to talk to you ...
Views: 2001(2 votes) - *** Nicotinamde and Alzheimer's – Vitamin B3 Wins Again! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from steffan abelResearchers are the University of California at Irvine have just published a study in which mice bred to develop the mouse equivalent of Alzheimer's disease were given doses of nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3 and the results were amazing on two accounts... Not only did the mice with ...
Views: 1966(7 votes) - ***More on diet and exercise - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Steffan AbelA study in the journal Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders reported that people with even moderately elevated cholesterol in their 40s have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in their 60s, 70s and 80s. This adds further proof that cholesterol is a risk factor for developing ...
Views: 1961(2 votes) - 6 Simple Rules to Keep Your Mind Sharp and Ward off Memory Loss - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2013 from Zen-Jay ChuangDo you know that your brain steadily loses its weight after your 30th birthday? This “brain loss” means less ability for you to learn and keep your mind sharp. Until recently, scientists thought this type of brain loss was irreversible. The good news is that scientists were wrong about this, ...
Views: 1944 - Dementia Awareness Should be Encouraged at Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Oliver StirkEarly diagnosis of dementia is crucial in ensuring that people are able to get the specialist dementia care and support they need to maintain independence and enjoy the highest quality of life possible. Being aware of the early signs and symptoms of dementia is particularly important at ...
Views: 1935(1 vote) - *** New Study Provides Further Evidence That Apple Juice Can Delay Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from steffan abelIn the Alzheimer's Alternative I talk about numerous simple steps and strategies that you can take to ward of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. These range from mental and physical exercise, small but effective dietary changes and other alterations in lifestyle. But this has got to be ...
Views: 1922(6 votes) - "Do You Rely on Your Medicines?" - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Do You Rely on Medicines?” • 1. Me: “I sure do, when I get a headache, I run for the Aspirins. Indigestion calls for Alka Seltzer. My testimony your Honor, is that they work 100% of the time.” • 2. You: “So what, who-cares, and mainly, WIIFM, (What’s In It For Me?) Everyone runs for the ...
Views: 1921 - Caring for Mom and Dad with Alzheimers/Dementia/Cancer - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Connie ClarkIt’s been almost 22 months now since Daddy died (March 11, 2009). I wasn’t even over my grieving for my Mom who died a year before Daddy (March 21, 2008). The past 8 to 10 years were some of the roughest, and yet, some of the greatest times spent with my parents. I was chosen to be the caregiver ...
Views: 1913 - Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease - Decreased Sense of Smell? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2014 from Junji TakanoA decrease in sense of smell can be caused by various reasons, including aging and viral infection. But lately, studies have shown that decreased sense of smell can also be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. Research shows that the olfactory system, a sensory system used for ...
Views: 1892(1 vote) - How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Julie HallI find it hard to believe there is actually a word in the English language that could possibly describe what caregivers go through. There can't be! The experiences during the process of caregiving are often a deep, emotional shift accompanied by confusion, frustration, and even resentment for ...
Views: 1861(1 vote) - Yes or No to Hospice: It Truly is a Personal Choice - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2015 from Frances C RodriguezWhen Mama’s doctor had mentioned hospice about two years before the dementia had been diagnosed, we hadn’t been ready and neither had Mama. Granted, we, my siblings and I, had already been caregivers for our mother who hadn’t been able to take care of herself for the previous three years. But ...
Views: 1838 - All about The Leaky Gut and the Human Zonulin ELISA Test - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2016 from Walter MooreThe leaky gut syndrome has been reported to be on the rise in the recent past. The intestinal lining allows nutrients and biomolecules to get into and out of the intestines. However, in persons with the leaky gut syndrome, the intestinal walls have bigger spaces that allow larger protein ...
Views: 1833(1 vote) - As I get older, why do I tend to become tired earlier in the evening? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from geoffery boycottAs people aged, they often come into a strange sort of tiredness. It’s actually a common and normal occurrence. As seniors, time seems to be standing still, but is just moving a little slower than it once did – not just in the evening hours but at other times as well. Milwaukee Home Care is ...
Views: 1824 - A Path Back From Addiction & Mental Health Problems - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Byron RichardsGroundbreaking research on a brain protein called kalirin is opening a new door for novel ways to address serious mental health disorders, addiction problems, as well as another angle on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Within your brain is a dense network of information highways. ...
Views: 1808(6 votes) - 5 Ways to Connect with a Loved One with Alzheimer’s - by Submitted on May 20, 2016 from Nikki JonesOne of the hardest parts of caring for someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is trying to connect in a meaningful way – especially on the hard days. Some days you may feel like nothing you say or do is getting through but you want to find some way – any way – to ...
Views: 1807 - Alzheimer's Disease--An Overview - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Jack BondAre you forgetting many things? Your boss told about something an hour before, and still you fail to remember it. Then please note that this may be a serious condition, up course for both, your job and also for your health. There are chances that you might be suffering with the Alzheimer’s ...
Views: 1803 - Our brain on Fat: The many neurological benefits of this amazing Macro-nutrient - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Daniel CohenFor those of you that know me and are aware that I have epilepsy, finding a safe, natural and effective treatment has been pretty much a priority of mine for the past 22 years. With that being said, I think I may have found it! No I am not “cured” of my seizures, YET but I think I am slowly ...
Views: 1797 - 5 Benefits Of Improving Brain Fitness - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Jack TaggertyYou try to stay in great shape and plan for a routine workout schedule. It bolsters your life expectancy and overall wellness, and is, without question, a great idea. Still, far fewer people stop to think about doing the same for their brains, yet it is entirely possible to take control of your ...
Views: 1778(1 vote) - Revealed: New Research On How Chlorella Keeps Your Brain Sharp - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Michael RosenbaumWhen your mind starts to leave you, you’re powerless in a profound way. It’s why Alzheimer’s and dementia are so scary. Tragically, medicine offers few answers for these diseases. None of the drugs used for dementia actually stop memory loss. They only seem to slow the progression a little ...
Views: 1774(1 vote) - The reaches of NAD Therapy - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2014 from ivan martinezNAD is a cellular coenzyme derived from nicotinic acid (Niacin) . Its main function is the production of energy in all cells. One of the most important aspects of NAD therapy, is the vast amount of ailments which can be used to heal - Cancer , Chronic Fatigue Syndrome , AIDS , Parkinson's ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Home Care to Help Prevent Loneliness amongst Elderly People - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2013 from Oliver StirkLoneliness has become a major issue amongst elderly people in the UK and is something that can result in significant damage to health. Social interaction and friendships are not only important in helping reduce the risk of mortality or developing certain diseases, but they also help individuals ...
Views: 1753 - Stress Hormones And Their Relation To Alzheimers Disease - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Gloria Hao SchneiderOur bodies are hard-wired by nature to react to stress in a way that was originally meant to protect us against perceived threats from predators and aggressors. The "fight-or-flight” response is our natural alarm system, and a normal psychological and physical reaction to stress. Many of the ...
Views: 1753 - Caffeine May Help to Prevent Alzheimer's - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTwo studies in the July 2009 issue of Journal of Alzheimer's Disease show that five cups of coffee a day reverse memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's disease. The coffee also reduced blood and brain levels of beta-amyloid,the abnormal protein that may cause Alzheimer's disease in mice and ...
Views: 1745(2 votes) - Top 10 Tips for Choosing a Home Care Company - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2016 from Oliver StirkAwareness of care at home as an alternative to residential care homes is growing amongst older people and their families. Naturally therefore, when elderly people do begin to require support with their daily lives many more families are actively choosing to remain in the comfort of their own ...
Views: 1724 - Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Jack SingerResearch recently reported in the Monitor on Psychology shows that aerobic exercise not only significantly improves health and wards off disease, but it also may prevent—and even reverse—cognitive (thinking) functions. New neurons and neuron connections develop, which favorably impact general ...
Views: 1700 - *** Milk Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from steffan abelAccording to new research, drinking two glasses of milk every day could help protect against memory loss and Alzheimer's disease in old age. Researchers from the University of Oxford have discovered that milk is one of the best sources of a key vitamin thought to reduce the neurological damage ...
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