What is dementia? Is it a specific disease or is it the loss of cognitive function: memory, processing, reasoning? Actually it is both. There are various diagnostic names that the medical profession uses when the patients are assessed. The main thing we need to remember is that
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There are always objections to trying something new. I know when my late husband was diagnosed with cancer, we had no idea there was any other option other than the standard: surgery, chemo and radiation. We did not seriously study or research any alternative options. We had
Read more →Most Americans eat the Standard American Diet (SAD). Unfortunately this diet is full of packaged foods, fast foods, and denatured foods. What does that mean? This means that while the food is tasty and plentiful, it may not have enough nutrition to keep you healthy, and it
Read more →CBS news and HealthDay reported a study that showed calcium supplementation did not live up to its claims as pertains to strengthening bones. I looked at that report and tried to find out who commissioned the report, and what supplements were tested. None of that information was
Read more →According to a recent article in Neurology, higher intakes of flavonoids were associated with lowered risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease. Foods that are rich in flavonoids and their associated compounds are: berries, apples, red wine, and oranges. The study found that men (49,281) had a 40% lower
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