HEALTH RESEARCH: Can muscle strength gains really fight MCI? (MCI is Mild Cognitive Impairment, sometimes nicknamed “pre-Alzheimer’s”.) Check out this health tip from Australia’s “SMART
HUGE STUDY: Swiss researchers find it’s important to exercise your brain to keep your body fit after age 50. Their findings show that cognitive abilities
RESEARCH ARTICLE: A growing body of research shows there are many ways to lower Alzheimer’s risk. What are they? Which one is best? Learn more.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Researchers say a health lifestyle aimed at reducing frailty could help prevent dementia, even among those at high genetic risk for dementia.
HEALTHY New Year’s resolutions can prevent dementia. Learn ways to lower your risk of dementia and attain lifelong benefits.
GIFT OF THE WEEK: Brain-exercising puzzles may slow the progress of dementia and improve mood. They offer a great way to get a mental workout.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: This chair-exercise set comes with two DVDs. One has a stretching routine, the second has strength and balance exercises. Great for
Sitting too much, even if you exercise at the end of the day for half an hour, will have a detrimental effect on your brain.
VIDEO & ARTICLE BrainyApp enhances brain & heart health. See how it helps reduce the risk of developing dementia. Download a free copy to your
VIDEO+INFO Exercise is the #1 way to fight dementias such as Alzheimer’s. But how does one keep exercising while aging? Get inspired to get moving
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See a man with Alzheimer’s driving 60 MPH (100kph) at police, against traffic, on New Year’s. Learn how-and-when to help a person with Alzheimer’s hand in the car keys.
VIDEO+ARTICLE CARE TIP: Midnight snacks are great on New Year’s Eve and even greater on midnight dementia-care shifts. Learn how late-night munchies solved a nurse’s wandering & behavior problems.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (Lao Tzu)
Fresh air and exercise, improved appetite, fewer medications and happier family visits typify the world’s first “Dementia Village”. See how an inspired nursing home manager took a dreary hospital and turned it into a respect-filled, compassionate community.
It is one of the most beautiful Compensations of this life thatNo man can sincerely try to help anotherWithout helping himself.
What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.
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