Coping With Alzheimer’s Disease
The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating to a family and cause a variety of feelings and emotions. Everyone handles information differently and it is best to address the concerns to help you better deal with the information. There are many emotions from anger and fear to frustration and sadness as family members deal […]
The Keys To Aging Well
As Baby Boomers retire from the workplace, more people are embracing aging and being proactive with their health and well-being. Prevention is becoming the main focus to keep bodies and minds healthy to live longer, quality, productive lives. There are five strategies to help you improve your daily living. Daily Exercise Improving overall fitness is […]
Spicy Foods May Help You Live Longer
Do you enjoy spicy meals or an extra chili pepper when you sit down to eat? Researchers have discovered a definite benefit for folks that enjoy a little spice with their meals. Regular consumption of spicy foods decreases mortality rates, including deaths due to respiratory issues, heart disease and cancer. Eating spicy foods several times […]
Can Dark Chocolate and Red Wine Slow The Progression of Alzheimer’s?
A new study has discovered that compounds found in dark chocolate and red wine might be able to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The compound resveratrol produced measurable differences in the disease’s advancement with people who have mild or moderate Alzheimer’s. Patients who consumed two grams of resveratrol a day had the protein known […]
Forgetting About Dementia
All senior citizens developing dementia will at some point forget that they have a memory problem all together. In a recent study, many began to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the actual onset of the disease. A study published in Neurology, an online medical journal, found there were significant […]
