Music Therapy Through One on One Concerts Personalized music therapy may help decrease antipsychotic use and improve dementia symptoms in individuals with dementia according to a new study in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. “Results from this study offer the first evidence that the M&M individualized...
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10 Steps to Coordinated Care for an Aging Loved One – Smilecast 113
10 Steps to Coordinated Care for an Aging Loved One It takes a village to care for an older adult especially if one lives with several chronic conditions. Experts in caregiving recommend to family caregivers to start planning early, long before a parent or older relative needs assistance, because if...
Bacteria in Gut May One Day Slow Aging-Smilecast 112
Want to Slow Aging? Check Your Gut! Slow aging might be possible one day with supplements derived from gut bacteria. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified bacterial genes and compounds that extend the life of and also slow...
Multitasking Effectively and What It Means to Brain Health-Smilecast 111
Effective Multitasking Can Be Learned Although “multitasking” is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process that requires our brains to refocus time and time again — and reduces overall productivity...
Extra-virgin Olive Oil Preserves Memory & Protects Brain-Smilecast 110
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)...
Senior Sex-Folks Having Sex 1x a Week > Cognitive Function-Smilecast 109
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...
Caregiver Stress May Lead to Those Living with Dementia Dying Sooner – Smilecast 108
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...
RETHINKING THE AGING PROCESS: 5 STEPS TO CONSCIOUS AGING – Smilecast 107
RETHINKING THE AGING PROCESS: 5 STEPS TO CONSCIOUS AGING As part of my Caregiver Smile Summit, I have had the pleasure of interviewing more than 50 experts in the health, aging and caregiving fields. Dr. Maria Zayas, a practicing psychologist and a faculty member of the Psychology Department at Brenau...
Moderate Alcohol Consumption-Live Longer Without Dementia – Smilecast 106
Moderate alcohol consumption helps people live longer without cognitive impairments. This is according to a University of California San Diego School of Medicine-led study in findings published in the August issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Previous studies have found a correlation between moderate alcohol intake and longevity. “This study is unique...
How to Help People Who Are Grieving – Smilecast 105
In Grieving: How To Help A Senior Handle The Loss Of A Loved One Losing a spouse is a terribly difficult thing to go through at any age, but for seniors, the loss may hit particularly hard. Going through decades together builds a strong bond that many of us can...