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In "Making Connections," Jimenez focuses on a program developed by Cameron J. Camp, an experimental psychologist. Camp has applied the childhood education principles of Montessori schools to people most consider unable to learn new things. Dr. Camp developed training seminars and materials that are now used by many nursing facilities around the country. His inspiration came when he was working with the elderly at the same time hi
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A team of researchers has shown, "that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer's disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. I wrote about Omega-3 fatty acids in the post titled, "More Encouraging Research on Fish and Healthy Brains." That study showed the beneficial effects of fish oil on the heart and brain.
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Dr. Woodson is a geriatrician and a family caregiver. Both roles shine through in this excellent resource. Written with wit, and the wisdom of one who has been there, To Survive Cargiving packs an amazing amount of information in a slim volume.
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It’s important to remember, however, that National Family Caregivers Month isn’t just about honoring those who give care. It’s about reminding you to take better care of yourself.
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Before this friend comments, I'd only be thinking I'm juggling too many balls and I'm bound to miss one once in awhile. After my friend comments, I start to wonder. "Is this normal? Memory loss with age isn't really supposed to be normal, according to many studies. Maybe I'm developing a problem."
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A media release on marketwire.com caught my eye, because elders and driving is a tough issue for many of us, let alone elders who are in the early stages of dementia. Also, many people without dementia take some of the drugs listed, namely antidepressants.
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Dementia, too, affects the brain, and people with dementia are often treated as though they have something that shouldn't be talked about. When I started writing my newspaper column and mentioned my mother's arthritis, it didn't bother any of her friends. When I talked about her dementia, many were shocked and disappointed I'd "do that to her." She didn't ask for either disease and she wasn't to blame for either. What's the difference?
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For example, the pitch may offer a very low-cost first month premium, but the small type grants the insurer the right to charge your parent’s credit card at a greatly inflated rate every month."
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The research team studied diaries of adult caregivers, and the diaries showed that, "... accumulation of small and large daily stressors such as work deadlines, PTA meetings, supporting family and friends as well as providing routine assistance to a parent living outside one's house can build up," study leader Jyoti Savla, assistant professor of human development and gerontology at Virginia Tech, said in a university news release."
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I suffered from severe migraines. As a person who'd been born limber, I hadn't considered it necessary to do much to stay that way, but I did think some poses in a book I received from a book club could possibly help my migraines. The moves were effortless for my young body, but I felt good when I did them. They didn't cure my migraines, but I continued doing the poses just for that relaxed, "stretched out" feeling.
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Via Health.com comes this article on getting health treatments paid for. Titled, "Money and Health: Paying for Treatments : 4 Ways to Get Your Medical Expenses Covered," this informative article begins: "The last thing anyone suffering from a long-term health
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Love for life and for working with people is what has kept this newspaperwoman going in the 85-year-long career she started in 1923 at the age of 15. At that point, high-schooler Mildred Nelson considered it, "just natural" to take a job
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Medicare is out to help us. Acting Administrator Kerry Weems had some extra incentive to figure out how to better help caregivers navigate the murky waters of the Medicare system, because he and his wife have been caregivers.
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A Newswise article titled, "B-Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Vascular Cognitive Impairment," caught my eye, as I'm always looking for ways that we can help prevent dementia and other health problems through nutritional
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I don't often go off topic on this site, but sometimes there is a compelling reason to do so. This is one of those times. I know a woman going through chemotherapy for inflammatory breast cancer - a type of cancer that will not be picked up by a mammogram.
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