Mindful Presence - body, mind, spirit
Could ‘love hormone’ oxytocin help treat Alzheimer’s disease? Here’s what researchers currently know
"The study investigated what role oxytocin had in memory." - Author: Eleftheria Kodosaki, PhD, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom [...]
Mindful Presence
Why there is no healing without grief
This article, originally published in 2016 just after the election, reflects the deep sense of loss experienced by many at [...]
Creating Community
Coronavirus shows how ageism is harmful to health of older adults
"The COVID-19 emergency has given us a chance to look again at the way Americans view and treat older people. [...]
Mindful Presence: body-mind-spirit
Looking for a proven way to be stress-free during the pandemic?
Health is the proper relationship between microcosm, which is man, and the macrocosm, which is the universe. Disease is a [...]
Care of body-mind-spirit
Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it
The need for this change in how we approach health and disease comes from two key realizations. One is that [...]
Mindful Presence
We all hope for a ‘good death.’ But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life care
Professor Davina Porock, PhD, holds a Professorial Research Fellowship in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Edith Cowan University [...]
Food for Life
Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS
"Our stomach and brain are connected through the 'gut-brain axis' . . . It might be time to look outside [...]
Creating Community
Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia
This article focuses on a culture of care which is an issue not just for Canadians. Nor is it an [...]
Creating Community
COVID-19, stigma and the scandalous neglect of people living with dementia
Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia, and present their lives as disposable. Authors: Alisa Grigorovich, University of [...]
Food for Life
The value of health
More than 10,000 studies, published in peer-reviewed medical journals, make it clear. You can slash your risk of cancer, heart [...]
Music as Medicine
Good Memories Choir at Fourth Church – Just be musical!
Loved this! Found on the website of my church in Chicago - a performance in the Fourth Presbyterian Church’s Buchanan [...]
Creating Community
Coronavirus: we’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban future
This article is a fascinating look at how we have responded to the coronavirus with common sense actions which could [...]