Summer is here and who doesn’t long to spend some time on a beautiful sandy beach? Feeling a soft breeze wafting in from the water, the relaxing sound of waves lapping up on the sands and warming rays of the sun, helps many forget about the stress of job and home. Watching the waves shimmering
I’ve written many posts on Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, with vascular disease being the second leading cause of dementia, but do you know what the third most common form of dementia is? Have you ever heard of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)? The National Institute on Aging says that about 1 million people
Every few years, a new mosquito borne virus seems to show up in the United States. About 20-years ago, a mosquito borne illness called West Nile Virus began to show up in the US. Some locations took measures to reduce the population of mosquitoes, but that’s virtually impossible as all they need is a tiny
Researchers have been searching for causes of Alzheimer’s disease over 70 years. Many ideas have been posted, including drinking beverages from aluminum cans. In fact, there are still some people who won’t drink any canned beverage for the fear of developing Alzheimer’s or some other mental disorder. Other culprits accused of causing Alzheimer’s includes regular
Over the past year, I’ve written about many healthy foods and all of the many wonderful benefits they have. Some may only have had health benefits that related to one or two health issues and then there is one food that some may consider to be a super food when it comes to its health
A year ago, I wrote a post on ways to fight mental aging. Among the ways listed were to challenge yourself mentally and exercise your memory as well as your body. I recall watching an interview with Albert Einstein, many years ago, and when asked what he does to keep mentally alert and sharp, he
Alzheimer’s is something everyone fears as they grow older. About 1% of all Alzheimer’s cases are directly caused by a gene mutation. This mutation causes early-onset Alzheimer’s which is also known as familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD). There is another genetic link to the development of Alzheimer’s. While this mutation doesn’t directly cause Alzheimer’s like that
In the last 15 years, suicide in the United States has increased by more than 30% and the use of antidepressants has increased by 65%. Some recent studies have shown that there was a spike in suicide rates, especially among teens and young adults starting around 2006 which also happens to be the year that
Most of us hate having to take prescription drugs or have any kind of medical procedure done, including surgery. The greatest reason is that we hate being cut open with the pain and discomfort that follows and the cost of both surgery and medications used during surgery plus just normal meds our doctors prescribe for
These days, regardless of what age you are, many hospitals require that you have a living will before any surgery is done on you. Sometimes, they’ll hand you a living will form that you fill out, check the appropriate boxes, sign your name and then hand it in to the hospital before you undergo your
