Alzheimer’s

Food for Life
[Ebook] Top 7 Brain Health Foods – Are These in Your Kitchen?

Did you know that many foods common in the standard American diet are actually damaging to the brain? Find out the best and worst foods [...]

2020-08-29T22:27:14-05:00August 26th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Food for Life
[Ebook] Top 7 Brain Health Foods – Are These in Your Kitchen?

Mindful Presence
The Self in Dementia is Not Lost

I was offered a “pass.” It was a routine appointment approximately one year following Mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in late 1997.  The physician quietly handed [...]

Mindful Presence
Hygiene Matters – Our 2003 SARS Experience

2002-2003 Those were the SARS years, but communications were so different in the early 2000’s! The internet was still quite new – and most hospitals [...]

2020-08-01T21:41:14-05:00July 6th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
Hygiene Matters – Our 2003 SARS Experience

Creating Community
Shortfall Of Comfort Care Signals Undue Suffering For Coronavirus Patients

"Some experts worry that a long-standing shortage of palliative care professionals ― who focus on the physical pain and mental and spiritual distress caused by [...]

2020-07-05T17:56:22-05:00July 5th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
Shortfall Of Comfort Care Signals Undue Suffering For Coronavirus Patients

Food for Life
Dementia: Eating Plenty of Apples, Berries and Tea Linked to Lower Risk

"Though this study doesn’t explain why flavonoids have this beneficial effect on Alzheimer’s disease, it’s clear that high, long-term dietary intake of a wide range [...]

2020-06-20T10:33:28-05:00June 19th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Food for Life
Dementia: Eating Plenty of Apples, Berries and Tea Linked to Lower Risk

A Sense of Place
This Disruptive Moment – Re-thinking Aging and Aging Services

“The senior living field has long been ripe for disruption. While the pandemic is causing incredible stress and suffering, it can also be a launch [...]

Mindful Presence
Hope and Hopelessness – How A Friend’s Academic Research Contributes to Culture Change

We came from similar rural backgrounds in the Midwest, and eventually, we became part of some of the same networks.  Following undergraduate studies at [...]

Creating Community
Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

I was simply stunned. This time, it hit close to home. My deceased father had been in a highly invisible group of people ... [...]

Food for Life
Dr. Andrew Weil – Integrative Medicine Pioneer

Tip #10 – it got our attention! Dr. Andrew Weil was not a new name in our household when he was featured as the [...]

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