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What you eat and how much you eat are critical when it comes to your eating behavior and controlling your weight – but who you eat with is a factor too. There are lots of subtle influences you may that alter how much you eat at a meal and one of those is the company you keep while dining. We Mirror the Eating Behavior of Our Dining Companions If you’re trying to control your weight,
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When it comes to picking up the first signs of dementia in a family member, close friends and family may be better at it than the family doctor. According to a new study published in the journal Brain, a simple two-minute dementia screen questionnaire filled out by family or close friends is more accurate for detecting the first signs of dementia than more sophisticated testing done in a doctor’s office. A Questionnaire to -
Download Dr. Huntington Potter’s Alzheimer’s Research Update. As the number of Alzheimer’s cases rises each year, many people are wondering about possible cures and advanced treatments. Many primary care physicians don’t have the expertise to identify and treat those with Alzheimer’s. As a result, many seniors also go un-diagnosed or misdiagnosed until their illness is in its advanced stages. However, there are some who are on the front lines of possible treatments for Alzheimer’s -
Eloise began trying to find an assisted living and memory care home seven years ago. She knew something wasn’t right with her husband, Leonard, a 67-year-old retired school teacher, began repeating the same stories. He also asked Eloise the same questions that she answered multiple times before. The breaking point came when received a call from the Illinois State Police that they found her husband walking along the side of Interstate I-55. He was -
Ways to Fight Global Warming There is a rush to fight global warming and prevent climate change. With the results presented at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in 2019, it has become apparent that inaction is not an option. But what can seniors do to help stop climate change? How can the elderly fight global warming and leave a better planet for other generations to come? The answer is quite a lot.Many factors -
Accepting grief and loss is not an easy thing to do. The state of grief confronts even the most emotionally sturdy people, so feeling like you’re not able to handle what you’re facing is a challenge that we deal with from time to time. As hard as it may be to accept, though, any affliction, hurt or pain you are experiencing helps to shape the person you are. Making your way to the end of