Archive for November 2017
Understanding Heartbeat – PhysEd for Caregivers
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What important information is your heartbeat telling you? When is your heart rate in the danger zone? https://new.livestream.com/caregivertv/heartbeat This …… Read More
Read MoreWhat is Adult Day Care?
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and older improve the quality of their lives. About AARP · AARP Press Center …… Read More
Facing the challenges of long-distance caregiving
More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/facing-the-challenges-of-long-distance-caregiving/ When you suddenly find yourself in a long-distance caregiving situation, you realize how much every mile of separation means. Every time I made that trip from Georgia to New Mexico as my parents’ health declined, I was reminded of the consequences of living so far apart. My experience is not u… Read More
Read MoreHow to Help A Parent Who Refuses to Bathe or Shower
More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/how-to-help-a-parent-who-refuses-to-bathe-or-shower/ With advancing age, our parents—or loved one—may be reluctant to shower or bathe. Though disease and illness are often to blame, there are many other reasons we may never understand. Unfolding the Mystery Behind the “Bathing Battle” Here’s a list of some reasons the elderly may have for no… Read More
Read More3 Ways Not to Get Alzheimer's in an ICU
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Newswise — Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe are entering their medical care with no evidence of cognitive impairment but oftentimes …… Read More
Read MoreHow to Prevent Caregiver Stress and Burnout
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India Has Less Alzheimer's. Is It the Curry?
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In a city-to-city comparison, India had one-sixth the Alzheimer’s as the USA. The researchers said, “the lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s in India is generally …… Read More
Read MoreDiet, Alzheimer's & The Nigerian Paradox
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DIET, ALZHEIMER’S & THE NIGERIAN PARADOX: Nigerians have among the highest rates of the Alzheimer’s susceptibility gene, ApoE4, but among the lowest …… Read More
Read MoreWhen our world turned upside down again
More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/when-our-world-turned-upside-down-again/ My son Trammell was paralyzed from the waist down at age of 14. Only a year and 5 weeks after his Dad developed server brain damage from being dead for an hour and twenty minutes due to Cardiac Arrest at the young age of 49. We were just beginning to get a grip on our […]… Read More
Read MoreAlzheimer's or Not, Mediterranean Diet Makes Brains Younger
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VIDEO: It is well established that the Mediterranean Diet is good for brain health. But just how good is it? And what parts of the diet really count?… Read More
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