Long Distance Caregiving Research indicates that long distance caregiving actually costs more money. Travel expenses, paying for in-home caregivers, etc. attribute to some of those. I’m well acquainted with the latter reason. When my mom lived in Florida, and before she moved to North Carolina to be with me, my wife...
Archives: October 2017
Coconut Oil May Relieve, Regress Dementia Symptoms – Smilecast 71
Coconut Oil May Relieve, Regress Dementia Symptoms A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease titled, “Coconut Oil Attenuates the Effects of Amyloid-β on Cortical Neurons In Vitro.” adds to an accumulating body of anecdotal reports that coconut oil may alleviate and/or regress cognitive deficits associated with aging and...
The Benefits of Walnuts to Delay Dementia – Smilecast 70
The Benefits of Walnuts in Delaying Dementia A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease indicates that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk, delaying the onset, slowing the progression of, or preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Who knew the benefits of walnuts? Maybe Dick...
3 THINGS TO HELP FIGHT AGEISM IN SOCIETY
Ageism Article – Reprinted from Sixty and Me When Ashton Applewhite, the 2016 Aging Influencer of the Year of Next Avenue, recommends someone for your Caregiver Smile Summit to speak about ageism, you take her up on the offer. That person is Cathy Bollinger. Cathy is the Managing Director of...
Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s – Double the Risk – Smilecast 69
Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Risk Diabetes may be linked to the buildup of tangles or tau in the brain, separate from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in the online version of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Evidence shows that people with...
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator for Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 68
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator for Alzheimer’s How fast elderly people walk may be related to the amount of amyloid plaques they have built up in their brains. These plaques are often associated with Alzheimer’s. So even if someone does not have the disease, their slow walking speed could...
Caregiver Smile Summit – Great Information, Great Value
Caregiver Help – All in Once Place, Virtually Yours Forever Over the last few months, we have been focusing our Summit information on our experts. With this article, we focus on our content. Think about the benefits of this VIRTUAL Summit for caregivers. It’s virtual – watch anytime on any...
3 WAYS TO COMBAT ELDER ABUSE
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 15.7% of people 60 years and older are subjected to abuse. These are underestimates, of course, because most cases of elder abuse are not reported. (from my Sixty and Me Blog) I had the good fortune to interview Susan Susskind for our Caregiver...