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Could Oxidative Stress Be a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Farther down in the release, there are statements questioning the reason for the characteristic plaques and implying that the plaques may actually begin as the body’s attempt to correct the oxidation that is causing the disease. Will this be the direction of future research?

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-12-2008
Lighting May Increase Quality of Life for People With Alzheimer’s

Some people do very well on drug therapy, and it's not likely their doctors will want to take them off in order to experiment, especially since it has been shown that going off the medications, and then returning to them, can sometimes lose ground for the patient.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-10-2008
New Law Should Protect Those Who Want Genetic Tests – Will It?

For some diseases, such as breast cancer, there are active steps you can take to lower your risk. For diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, other than healthy living and a great diet with lots of antioxidants and good exercise, there isn't a lot you can do, that we know at this time...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008
Drink up! That Morning Cup of Coffee May Protect Your Brain

They also found that those mice that were already impaired actually improved when given the caffeine - their memory was restored back to that of normal mice.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-06-2008
Michelle Munson-Mccorry of Complete Compassionate Care was kind enough to send me this excellent PDF titled "Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care - A Guide for Direct Care Workers in Everyday Language

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-04-2008
Could Your Prescriptions be the Culprit?

She tells the story of a family who had their mother diagnosed with dementia, and then decided to get a second opinion from a geriatrician. The diagnosis? Too many medicines interacting with on another.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-02-2008
Full Disclosure on Nutraceutical

Yes, if you try them, and they work for you, you can begin your own networking business, though you don't need to. Some people make a living at it. I don't use it that way. I just use the products and people who see how well I'm doing ask and I give them information.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-28-2008
Update on Health Journey

I’ve felt I would eventually need hip replacements, like my mom, but now I’m not so sure. It will be interesting to have x-rays taken down the road, but at this point the pain is, for the most part, not a problem, and I’m happy with that.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-28-2008
RNCentral.com Offers Caregivers Advice

Many conditions, such as Alzheimer's, that require a caregiver involve memory loss, which can make communication difficult. Following these tips can help ease the difficulty.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-26-2008
Alzheimer’s and Wandering: We Keep Learning

She'd walk and walk and walk and then see a chair and sit and say, "I'm sooo tired." Then she'd get up and start walking again. The staff, friends - any of us - would sit by her or walk by her and say, "Of course you're tired, Hazel

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-18-2008

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