Thought of the Week: Be Swift to Love
June 27, 2024
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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening The hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh!
Peter Berger
Heartfelt Revelation: ‘The Notebook’ Star Gena Rowlands Faces Alzheimer’s Battle
June 27, 2024
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In “The Notebook,” actress Gena Rowlands played Allie Calhoun with Alzheimer’s. Gena’s son, the film’s Director, reveals Gena now has Alzheimer’s — just like her character did on screen. Kaylee Hartung reports, while Dr. Tara Narula discusses the latest on Alzheimer’s.
Unlocking Terazosin’s Potential for Dementia with Lewy Bodies
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Three FDA-Approved drugs, terazosin, doxazosin, and alfuzosin, have a happy side effect; they boost energy production in brain cells. New studies suggest this slows or prevents Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
Getting Dementia Patients to Take Their Meds
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Grandma hates taking her medications. With her dementia, she ends up asking 10 different times why she has to take it! What should I do?
Making it Easier to Take Leqembi for Alzheimer’s
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A drug for Alzheimer’s, called Leqembi, might soon be given less often. Right now, patients get it through a drip every two weeks. The idea is to change this to once a month.
Thought of the Week: Love & Kindness Bless
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Love & kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Should People with Alzheimer’s Avoid Resveratrol?
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While Resveratrol supplements decrease brain swelling, they increase brain shrinkage. Is the trade-off worthwhile?
Thought of the Week: Do Not Judge
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Do not judge. You don’t know what storm I’ve asked her to walk through. – God
What Treats Alzheimer’s Better? Leqembi or a Plant Based Diet?
June 11, 2024
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Dr. Dean Ornish publishes the first trial investigating plant-based diets fighting or reversing early-stage Alzheimer’s. The results are eye-opening.
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