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Bullies in Senior Living
Bullies in Senior Living – They Exist! (contributed by Gloria Hoffner) Bullies in senior retirement communities. They exist. In fact, I have heard senior living compared to being in middle school or high school. Sherry Barzak, ACC, President of the Pennsylvania Activity Professionals Association and Vice President of the National...
Four Spices That Will Improve Digestion—And Heal Your Brain
Four Spices That Will Improve Digestion—And Heal Your Brain It is said that health begins in the gut and, as a result, poor digestion is at the root of most health conditions—including those affecting many aging adults. In fact, experts have confirmed the gut-brain connection, which refers to the fact...
What We Can All Learn About Living in the Precious Present – Reprinted from HuffPost50
Fuller Lives When We Are Fully in the Precious Present My good friend Sandy Halperin, who has early onset Alzheimer’s was recently honored along with Sanjay Gupta, M.D. with the 2016 Proxmire Award, which recognizes national figures who have “demonstrated leadership and positively impacted public awareness around Alzheimer’s disease and...
Older Adults with Reading Problems Often Misdiagnosed with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s-Video
Older Adults with Reading Problems Often Misdiagnosed with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s
Older Adults with Reading Problems Often Misdiagnosed with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s
Older Adults with Reading Problems Often Misdiagnosed with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reports that older adults with a history of reading problems perform similarly on some neuro-psychological tests to those exhibiting signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) associated with early Alzheimer’s...
Does Mercury in Fish Contribute to Dementia? (Video)
Does Mercury in Fish Contribute to Dementia?
Brain Injury From Head Trauma May Contribute to Alzheimer’s
Brain Injury From Head Trauma May Contribute to Alzheimer’s A new suggests that people with brain injuries following head trauma may have buildup of the plaques related to AlzheimerÛªs disease in their brains. The research is published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy...