Are you missing culture in your life? Virtual streaming can help. Art is an integral part of our lives that we may be missing right about now and it improves emotional well being! While we may not be able to see the wonderful museums, music and cultural events that San…
Improve Thinking Skills: Exercise your body: Moving More is the most important factor to reduce our risk for memory loss and dementia. Exercise improves memory and helps to prevent cognitive decline. Take the stairs, instead of the escalator. Park further away than you need to Use furthest bathroom away from…
In the world, there are 24 million people with dementia. By the year 2050, predictions show that number will increase to nearly 100 million. (Reitz and Mayeau, 2014) Alzheimer’s disease is the primary cause of dementia. Tau, Amyloid-β and Loss of White Matter In the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease,…
Diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, depression, obesity, abnormal blood fat levels, metabolic syndrome, smoking and traumatic brain injury raise our risk for Alzheimer's Disease. (Reitz and Mayeux, 2014). As we will see in the next post, genetics plays a role, as well. So, too, does age. However, we have…
My Journey to Decrease Inflammation My journey in learning about the negative effects of inflammation and reducing that inflammation began with my husband's illness. Chris, my husband was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder in 2017. He wasn't able to sleep through the night, irritable and not thinking clearly. His doctor…
When we are aligned cognitively, we can think better. We can protect our ability to think well, along with help those who are beginning to experience memory loss can improve thinking skills. When memory loss begins, the brain decides to keep the longer lasting memories over those that are recently…