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88Don't Put Me in a Nursing Home
I wrote this blog because my mom has Dementia, and we had been giving her home care. Deciding which type of home care to provide or whether to provide it in a nursing home is a difficult decision to make for...
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84The Health Benefits of Turmeric
Recently turmeric has hit the headlines because of claims that curcumin, which is the main active constituent of turmeric, could help prevent the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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83"Mr. Simpson Loses His Mind"
It’s occurred to me over the years that I was a clueless child. My classmates too. Stupid. We missed overtly blatant signals that things weren’t quite right at times. For instance, my sixth grade...
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89Savant Syndrome
Most people probably already know that the right-hemisphere of the brain is responsible for our artistic skills such as music and other forms of art, spatial skills, and what we directly perceive. The...
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83Cause of Alzheimers: The Unknown Answer
In the United States, approximately 5.3 million people suffer from this debilitating disease. Alzheimer"s is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is the progressive decline in congnitive function. The...
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81Before You Assume Someone's Drunk
Can you save a life by knowing the signs of illness like diabetes that mimic drunkenness? Do you know that someone could be mugged and left badly injured - yet be ignored and left to die because we assume that person is drunk? Does a person who has consumed too much liquor in is a very vulnerable situation deserve any less care than a sick person? All these people need your help!
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83Coping with Dementia
Dementia is probably one of the most misunderstood diseases. Coping with dementia is hard because people change in behaviour and in intellect. feelings of frustration are not uncommon under caregivers of...
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81Pets and the Elderly: A Beneficial Mix
Whether in long term care or still in their own homes our senior citizens can benefit from the presence of a pet, and there are no limits to the types of pets which can provide comfort and care. From the...
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78The dangers of MSG
For thousands of years, people in Japan used seaweed to enhance the flavours of their foods. Scientists began wondering what was it in seaweed thatenhanced the food. Eventually, Kikunae Ikeda discovered...
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77Finding solutions when elderly couples have conflicting needs
When I was young, classical music was a given in our home. Mom played symphony records and great choral works by the likes of Benjamin Britten and John Taverner, Robert Parsens and Antonio Vivaldi. If she...
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