Saunas Connected to Significant Protection Against Dementia
HEALTH VIDEO + REVIEW ARTICLE: Going to a sauna 4-7 times a week, as opposed to once a week, lowered Alzheimer’s risk 65% in a
HEALTH VIDEO + REVIEW ARTICLE: Going to a sauna 4-7 times a week, as opposed to once a week, lowered Alzheimer’s risk 65% in a
STIMULATION & DEMENTIA – VIDEO: Relax and explore. Hear Frank Sinatra, enjoy calming colors, even test your memory. Snoezelen Rooms offer a sensory diet designed
CBS VIDEO – MUSIC & SONG: One program is giving people living with Alzheimer’s a new and joyous way to step back into life, by
VIDEO: See why this wonderful Alzheimer’s activities program, “Creative Aging: Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” has been a smash success for people with Alzheimer’s, as well
HEALTH VIDEO + ARTICLE: BRAIN EXERCISE can cut the risk of Alzheimer’s, according to research. See how. Find out about three ways to lower your
MAYO CLINIC VIDEO: Do brain games help those living with Alzheimer’s disease? Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center says engaging
VIDEO: Table tennis is a helpful activity for people with Alzheimer’s. See how it combines physical activity with brain exercise, spatial skills and staying social.
WONDERFUL SING-A-LONG + LYRICS + VIDEO: Ted McDermott sings to outwit his dementia. He journeys with son Simon and their dashcam, making famously beautiful music
TED VIDEO: Artist Tony Luciani was testing out a new camera when his 91-year-old mother with dementia, Elia, snuck into the background of his photos.
FILL A MEMORY BOX with photos and memorabilia of a person with dementia, then position it by their door. See it re-orient them, trigger conversations, make a doorway one’s own, and mostly, stimulate memories of good times.
VIDEO & ARTICLE – BOOK OF THE WEEK: CNN’s former medical correspondent has written a book on dementia containing “100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age-Related Memory Loss”. Backed by good science, see the author discuss a few of these “100 Simple Things” that help preserve thinking and memory.
It’s not that caregivers have so much time. It’s that they have so much heart.
INSPIRING MOVIE: “Still Mine” is the true story of an 87-year-old strawberry farmer & cattle rancher. Craig will do anything for his wife Irene, weakened by dementia. Fighting authorities, watch his battle to build an unauthorized dementia-friendly house on his farm.
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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