Cocoa Extract For Memory – May Prevent Alzheimer’s Talk about a mouth-watering study. The benefits of cocoa extract for memory has been seen to reduce damage to nerve pathways seen in Alzheimer’s. Researchers have found that a specific preparation of cocoa-extract called Lavado may reduce damage long before people develop...
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Extra-virgin Olive Oil Preserves Memory & Protects Brain-Video
Temple University Study Provide More Proof of Benefits of Extra-virgin Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Diet The Mediterranean diet, rich in plant-based foods, is associated with a variety of health benefits, including a lower incidence of dementia. Now, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM)...
Middle-aged Neurotic Women Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 77
Neurotic Women and Alzheimer’s The Washington Post reports that middle-aged neurotic women who worry a lot may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, citing a study in the American Academy of Neurology’s journal, Neurology. The paper notes that researchers at the University of Gothenburg in...
The Working Family Caregiver – from Healing Ties Radio – Smilecast 76
The Working Family Caregiver Balancing work and family caregiving is a daunting task. I was a guest on Chris MacLellan podcast, Healing Ties, earlier this year where we talked about the issue of the working family caregiver. Caregiving costs employers $34 billion annually. And you may be surprised to know...
Senior Sex-Older Folks Having Sex Once a Week > Cognitive Function-Video
Senior Sex – More Frequency, Better Outcomes New research found that older adults who reported having sex at least once each week got better scores on certain cognitive tests than those who reported having it only once per month or not at all. You can read the full story on senior...
Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 75
Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s (Vanderbilt University) Curcumin, a natural product found in the spice turmeric, has been used by many Asian cultures for centuries, and a study indicates a close chemical analog of curcumin has properties that may make it useful as a treatment for the brain disease. “Curcumin...
The Benefits of Singing – Better Recall for Those with Dementia – Smilecast 74
The Benefits of Singing Instructions to Dementia Patients Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine conducted a study to see if Alzheimer’s patients would be better able to recall new information if it was sung to them. Alzheimer’s patients and healthy control subjects were visually presented with the lyrics...
Caregiver Stress May Lead to Those Living with Dementia Dying Sooner – Video
Caregiver Stress – Dementia patients may die sooner if family caregivers are mentally stressed People living with dementia may actually die sooner if their family caregivers are mentally stressed, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. From 2007 until 2016, UC Berkeley researchers tracked the mortality of...