"I’ve learned how real and pervasive ageism is... It reflects poorly that our imagination is so stunted and limited when it comes to aging — that we can’t see all the gifts that are lost, all the creativity and the care and the relationships that are lost when we don’t [...]
Following a long pause due to technical difficulties (a website crash!), ABeautifulVoice.org has been making a gradual return since mid-February. Not wanting to miss this important campaign, we are now able to actively join in to support and help promote the upcoming Food Revolution Summit. Many food posts will be [...]
In the clinical experience of this medical doctor, myths about “sugar” and carbohydrates are common among patients and health professionals. Board certified in preventive medicine, this physician helps patients make healthy lifestyle behavior modifications. Author: Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH One of my patients – who had been struggling with [...]
It’s important to spend meaningful time with a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Participating together in activities your loved one enjoys can help improve their quality of life and manage behavior changes that may come with the disease, such as sleep problems, aggression, and agitation. [...]
"The commitment of vegan businesses to animal welfare is laudable, but are they being sheep in their labour practices by doing things the old way? Researchers are asking questions about their labour standards and commitment to social justice." July 11, 2018 Author: Kendra Coulter, PhD, Brock University In contrast [...]
This study is believed to have been the first to have documented the potential impact of emotional closeness on the course of the condition. Subject: "Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Alzheimer's Decline" A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with [...]
"Of course, no one would deny that dementia care is stressful, but it’s clear that many carers have successfully adapted to their role. They draw on their own individual characteristics and resources within their immediate and wider social environment to build their capacity for resilience ... By promoting resilience and [...]
“'I picked you for my physician because I know you’re a wonderful doctor. But I have to admit, I’m pretty disappointed by what you just said, because it felt to me that you were discounting me. I’d really like a different approach.' Doctors are human beings, and we live in [...]
"Despite what we have learned and what we are now beginning to practice, there has been little work on chronic pain. This area of growing importance refers to pain either from an ongoing disease or that continues beyond the normal time that a wound usually takes to heal." Author: [...]
We loved our indoor green space At the ranch, we lived together under an intergenerational roof – a modest duplex next door to the old farm managed for decades by my parents. In this final season of their lives, we had a constant indoor garden of green plants sent to [...]