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Ketone Found in Coconut Oil Improves Brain Disorders From Alzheimer's and Dementia to Autism and Epilepsy and More.

Everybody knows someone who has Alzheimer's disease, autism, dementia, or epilepsy. I know too many of people who are related to someone who has these mental diseases. What these diseases all have in common is that they are all brain disorders....

4 comments    cancer diabetes autism
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What Can You Do When Your Mother Doesn't Know Who You Are?

This article chronicles an elderly woman's gradual descent into Alzheimer's dementia, which eventually kills her at the age of 78.

19 comments    health women parents
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difference between dementia and alzheimers

A question that is frequently asked to me is 'What is the difference between dementia and alzheimers? Although the meaning of the words are much alike, it is not exactly the same. Dementia is a syndrome, a collection of possible symptoms a person...

14 comments    what is alzheimers
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Vitamins to Increase Memory and the Power of Concentration

Can vitamin supplements boost memory, concentration and focus when thinking? See the review for the latest advice on which vitamins boost memory and brain power

2 comments    health vitamins memory
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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 family member? An autistic or Downs Syndrome...

88 comments    health stress health care
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Alzheimer's Disease Prevention: Seven Sins Listed as Risks but Cause not Verified

A new study has estimated that more than half of all Alzheimer's cases studied were associated with risks that are lifestyle related and so are preventable. However, causes were not established by the study, which only identified associations between the risk factors and subsequent development of Alzheimer's disease.

2 comments    health advice tips
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Tips for Coping with your Parent's Dementia

Practical tips for coping with some of the aspects of a parent's dementia from wandering to aggressive behavior...

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Alzheimer's Research Update 2-1-12

New diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's are leading to a moral dilemma. Since there is no treatment for Alzheimer’s, is it a good thing to tell people, years earlier, that they have this progressive disease? degenerative brain disease or have a good chance of getting it?

24 comments    health aging dementia
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Improve Memory and Prevent Memory Loss With a Healthy Diet

Nutrient deficiencies and an unhealthy diet can cause memory loss. However, eating certain foods as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle can improve memory.

6 comments    memory olive oil vitamin d
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10 ways to encourage frail and elderly people to eat

As we get older, our appetite often decreases due to many factors such as hormones, medication, illnesses like dementia, and depression. This can be a real worry for the elderly, who are prone to extreme...

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