It is a simple connection: Alzheimer’s disease = memory loss. A recent report contradicts that notion. Recently published in the journal, Neurology, researchers remind us that those stricken with early-onset Alzheimer’s (below age 60) may paint a very different early picture of decline. Nearly 40% of those stricken at a younger age can show major […]
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Dementia & memory: Some Pearls
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Salt Tips
January 25th, 2013 | by joelcohenSalt helps to preserve food and adds flavor which is why more than a dash of sodium is added to most foods in groceries and restaurants. Is salt bad for everybody? Does it raise the blood pressure and therefore contribute to heart disease and stroke in all who consume sodium? The verdict is not yet in […]
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Walk for your Life
January 24th, 2013 | by joelcohenHow long will you live? Wish you had a crystal ball? Well a recent analysis of several studies that included 35,000 older adults may be the closest thing to that coveted crystal ball. Researchers found that the faster study participants could walk, the lower their risk of dying. It seems to be a case of […]
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Gold Star: Pablo Picasso–Revered 20th Century Artist Who Never Slowed Down
January 22nd, 2013 | by joelcohenNude Woman with a Necklace 1968 Guernica 1937 Chicago Picasso 1967 Pablo Picasso lived almost 92 years and his creativity and productivity flourished up until his final moments. There was no couch-potato existence for this man –who developed the artistic technique called Cubism– despite suffering from severe prostate problems in his later years. “Death […]
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Not Your Ordinary Grandma!
January 18th, 2013 | by joelcohen This grandma loved embroidery, farming, cooking and spending time with her husband and children. Friends and relatives enjoyed grandma’s embroidered pictures, but at age 79 her arthritis made it too painful to use the needle. She could have simply given up, sat around watching children play and listened to radio shows. But this was no ordinary grandma! […]
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Spiritual Concerns: Painful for Patient & Doctor?
January 13th, 2013 | by joelcohenThere is a spiritual and material quality in the care of sick people; too great efficiency in material details may hamper progress. —William Mayo Faith is an unfailing stream of energy. —Sir William Osler Doctors are real good at performing procedures, ordering tests, writing prescriptions, and completing chart notes. Primary care doctors often refer patients […]
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Lincoln Inspiration
January 9th, 2013 | by joelcohenIt’s not the years in your life that count              It is the life in your years Abraham Lincoln
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Where’s the Protein?
January 9th, 2013 | by joelcohenDid you ever see those grim images of protein-starved children in faraway places? “Good thing that stuff doesn’t happen here,†you mutter under a sigh of relief. Newsflash: Protein malnutrition is closer to home than you could imagine, particularly in seniors with dwindling food intake who may not eat enough protein-rich foods. Protein is made […]
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Magnesium: Super-Mineral?
May 31st, 2011 | by joelcohenMagnesium never gets center stage. Sodium always plays the villain. Potassium is usually the hero. Magnesium — who is that? Well it may be time to write in magnesium as the superhero. Studies have shown that this no-name mineral can improve the following health conditions: Diabetes Heart irregularities Bone strength Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Migraine Asthma […]
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Antipsychotic Medication: Beware Chemical Restraints
May 31st, 2011 | by joelcohenFour-point restraints and straight jackets were once commonly used for extremely agitated people who might hurt themselves or others. It’s unnerving to see grumpy grandma bound at wrists and ankles, squirming to get free. Perhaps you recall the images of a man pretzel-twisted by a leather, canvas or duck cloth straight jacket as he sits isolated in a padded white […]
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