22 Sep 2020
0 Commentsoptimize your brain health
Have you ever met a sharp-as-a-tack nonagenarian and thought to yourself, I hope my brain is this limber whenMore
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18 Oct 2019
0 Commentsthe longest day
I lost my dad to Alzheimer’s on May 6, 1999. It was a day that changed my life forever. I was seven monthsMore
18 Oct 2019
0 Commentscherishing the person within
Abby thought her mother was joking when the older woman looked up from her breakfast and asked, More
8 Sep 2019
0 Commentswhen the diagnosis is alzheimer’s
It’s the diagnosis you and your family have been dreading. You have Alzheimer’s disease. More
25 Oct 2018
0 Commentsthe toll it takes – alzheimer’s part 4
The estimated total cost of care in the U.S. due to dementia will top $277 billion this year. More
10 Oct 2018
0 Commentsearly memory loss – alzheimer’s part 3
Everyone does it. You make a beeline into a room, but then stop short, More
20 Sep 2018
0 Commentsalternative approach – alzheimer’s part 2
Despite the billions of dollars the pharmaceutical companies have already spent on research andMore
3 Sep 2018
0 Commentsthe fight against alzheimer’s – part 1
The mid-June announcement that AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Co. would be discontinuing two late-stageMore
9 Oct 2017
0 Commentsmemory boosters
Once a week, a small group gathers in Croton-on-Hudson for four hours: engaging in conversation and activity. They share stories about their day-to-dayMore
25 Sep 2017
0 Commentsdance therapy: enhancing memory care
Seniors in Senta Perez-Gardner’s dance movement therapy session arrive in wheelchairs and walkers, some with low energy and long faces.More
18 Sep 2017
0 Commentsmemory loss: 2017 studies of note
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Drinking at least one artificially sweetened beverage daily was associatedMore
28 Aug 2017
0 Commentscreative arts for memory care
Jane, a nursing home resident, had suffered multiple strokes and lost all functioning in her body except for the movement in her right hand. Sitting next to More
9 Oct 2016
0 Commentseating smart
Diet and exercise play a major role in brain health. To preserve optimal brain function well into your older years, More
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10 Oct 2020
0 Commentsmemory care: the whole picture
It’s the diagnosis that no one wants to receive: Alzheimer’s Disease. An incurable, progressive form of cognitiveMore