6 WAYS TO AVOID SENIOR SCAMS AND FRAUDS – Smilecast 128

General Posted by anthony Date May 28, 2018

Senior Scams on the Rise – My Article from Sixty and Me

In the U.S., victims of elder financial abuse can lose a cumulative sum of about $3 billion a year, according to Bob Blancato, head of the Elder Justice Coalition and expert in the Caregiver Smile Summit.

And guess what? That is a low estimate. Another study reveals up to $36 billion in losses. As the population of aging people grows so does senior scams, fraud and abuse.

For every case that is reported, up to five go unreported according to Blancato. The Justice Department states that one out of every 10 people in the U.S. is the victim of some sort of elder abuse or senior scams.

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Less REM Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Dementia – Smilecast 127

General Posted by anthony Date May 25, 2018

Less REM Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Dementia

People who get less rapid eye movement (REM sleep) may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This is the stage when dreaming occurs.

There are five stages of sleep. Stage one is light. Stage two is when the body begins to prepare for deeper sleep, including stages three and four. Stage five is REM sleep. During this dream stage, the eyes move rapidly and there is increased brain activity as well as higher body temperature, quicker pulse and faster breathing. The first REM stage occurs about an hour to an hour-and-a-half in and then recurs multiple times throughout the night as the cycles repeat.