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The 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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The Ravages of Dementia

There have been many men who have joked about their mother-in-laws, mostly in good natured fun but I have been blessed to have the best mother-in-law ever and could never joke or make light of her person. She...

3 comments    family relationships children
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Savant 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...

22 comments    memory autism patient
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Health Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba tree is a perennial tree that is native to China and Japan; it also now grows in some areas of Europe and North America. It stands about 100 foot tall; its leaves are fan-shaped with veins...

0 comments    health blood pressure flavonoids
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Choline for a Healthy Brain!

Benefits of choline include normalizing brain function a key in helping to calm the effects of mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADD, ADHD, tradive dyskinesia and more. It can lessen the effects of anxiety and panic, and is important in helping to control severity of protracted withdrawal of many prescription medications. It is responsible for healthy fat metabolism and lowers cholesterol and homocysteine levels to fight heart disease. It helps prevent cancer,

6 comments    depression anxiety menopause
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Don'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...

20 comments    health care nursing home
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Cerebral Atrophy

I just got home from taking my Mother in law to the ER. She was disoriented and hallucinating at her home earlier this evening. After they ran a few tests they found out that she has Cerebral Atrophy. It is...

21 comments    disease medical language
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Alzheimer's Experimental Treatment Appears Successful

Science Daily January 9 reports on positive results from an experimental treatment which appears to bring about a reversal of Alzheimer's symptoms. The study was reported in the Journal of Neuroinflammation....

10 comments    health aging dementia
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The 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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What Is Caregiver Burnout, And What Can I Do About It?

Are you, like I, the one person with the major responsibility as caregiver for your loved one - and all the stresses that entails? Caregiving for an elderly parent, or for a chronically ill or disabled...

73 comments    health stress health care
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