Alzheimer's and Dementia

Archive for September, 2006

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Can Cognitive Fitness Be a Workout for Your Brain
There is growing interest to exercise your brain using something called “cognitive fitness.” It s a known fact that exercise and meditation…Want to Continue?

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Maintaining Up To Date Medical Records and Emergency Information

Do you know what information you need in a medical emergency? Being prepared can make a life saving difference in an emergency situation.

Who needs to keep their information available and updated?

Actually, all of us should but very few do.

However for those at risk, such as seniors, people with chronic illness, serious allergies or medication complications, special needs children and anyone .

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Friday, September 29th, 2006

Alzheimer’s Disease: Notes from a Medical Intuitive’s Casebook

In my medical intuitive practice, I have often been consulted by family and friends of those whose parents or loved ones have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

The origin of this disease is unknown, however much attention is being placed upon the growth of Amyloid plaques in the brain.

Amyloid plaques are waxy and translucent protein-polysaccharide complexes that are deposited in o .

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To Hell In A Handbasket; Men Who Crash And Burn

What’s up with men? Why do we push our bodies to extremes? Why do we so often ignore our body’s signals that we’re doing too much, going too fast, trying too hard? Why do we indulge in excess, and constantly exceed our” envelope of tolerance”?

A lot of us, it seems, are just too tough for our own good.

A neighbor I talked with recently expressed this attitude after telling me about his chronic .

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Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Do You Have A Healthy Brain? The Secret to Mental Agility

We all know to exercise our bodies to keep fit, but how often do you think about exercising your brain? And what type of exercise does it need anyway? What are the facts? What is the secret to mental agility?

Keeping mentally active will keep your brain in good shape.

Getting older does not mean that you have to be forgetful!

Recent research into Alzheimer’s disease found that peopl .

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New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment

There is now widespread agreement among research scientists and medical professionals that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a problem quickly growing to vast proportions.

As the life expectancy of Americans continues to rise, increasing the percentage of the population over 65 years of age, so does the number of Alzheimer’s cases.

It is currently estimated that people over 65 years of age have a 10% .

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