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Dotty had dementia. Her words of wisdom apply to all styles of communication but are especially helpful when speaking to a person with dementia. Try these tips to improve your relationships.  4. Please try to understand and remember it is my short term memory, my right now memory, that is gone -- don't talk so fast, or use so many words. Dotty went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.
We found her tips at the Alzheimer’s Reading Room http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/
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 A recent study found that people tended to identify the “seat of their selves” as either residing in their hearts or their brains. And as you may already suspect, people who self-identified as emotional and sympathetic felt their essences resided in their hearts and those who self-identified as logical and rational thought their essences were brain-bound. What’s most striking about these findings is that the two organs associated with self-identity are the same ones that are most affected by the ravages of the aging process. As we get older, arteries may harden, and our brains can undergo a slow, age-related decline. To say that this is a frightening prospect is an understatement. The good news is that there is AIM BarleyLife. It’s chock full of vitamins and minerals that benefit both the heart and the brain. For example, research by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology that looked at nearly 1,000 adults and their eating habits for over a decade found that test subjects who ate one or two servings of leafy green vegetables per day had the mental faculties of someone a decade younger than those who consumed none.  The researchers accredit these health benefits to the vitamin K, lutein, folate and beta-carotene content found in leafy green vegetables. While most of these nutrients have been linked to cognitive health before, this is the first study in history that looked for both and found a link between vitamin K and brain health. BarleyLife contains 10% of your daily folate needs and 100% of vitamin K.
As far as heart health goes, a study published in April 2015 in the Journal Of Clinical Nutrition examined the mortality rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) sufferers.The most common cause of death for people with CKD is cardiovascular disease due to increased arterial calcification. By analyzing data in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, scientists were able to determine that those CKD patients who consumed adequate amounts of vitamin K were less likely to die and significantly less likely to die from cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have also linked vitamin K to a reduction in arterial calcification. It doesn’t matter whether you identify with your heart or your brain, drinking BarleyLife is a boon to both. It’s a smart decision that will leave you feeling good. Don’t forget the Folate! Folate also plays a big role in heart and brain health. Folate consumption has been linked to lower homocysteine levels, a factor in determining the risk of cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s. Low folate levels have also been linked to depression. Reprinted with permission of AIM International Inc, Nampa, Idaho Although my 81 year old father is not as tech savvy now, since the stroke and subsequent vascular dementia, he is able to enjoy the benefits of modern technology. On our Wednesdays together, I sometimes help him "get work done" on his tablet; he dictates while I type or I transcribe his notes from the previous week. Since he had been the president of his own corporation, having me be his secretary isn't demeaning to him now. Ironically, his business designed and manufactured computer components so he once knew his way around the world of computers. But now that technology is changing so rapidly, even I find it difficult to keep up. Remembering how much my dad enjoyed studying ( and knowing how his mind can't do that skill as well as it used to), I decided to introduce him to iTunes. Last week, I downloaded it onto his tablet, downloaded a few free teachings, and showed him where the play and pause button is located on the screen. We reviewed the process about three times and included my mom in case she needed to assist him during the week. My mother, who is more tech savvy than I, took him to Best Buy the next day to get bluetooth headphones. Now my mom is not obligated to listen along with him. Since then, I saw the trailer for Cyber-Seniors documentary on facebook. While trying to track down the original source today, I came across an international campaign to involve tech savvy youth mentoring seniors in the cyber world. The website states, "The ‘Cyber-Seniors – Connecting Generations’ campaign aims to promote intergenerational connections. It’s goal is to engage youth mentors in bridging the technology gap by empowering older adults to use technology to expand their social and physical worlds." What a fabulous idea! To learn more and perhaps get involved, click on the link below http://cyberseniorsdocumentary.com/
Dotty had dementia. Her words of wisdom apply to all styles of communication but are especially helpful when speaking to a person with dementia. Try these tips to improve your relationships.  3. Instead of getting all bent out of shape when I do something that seems perfectly normal to me, and perfectly nutty to you, why not just smile at me? It will take the edge off the situation all the way around. Dotty went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.
We found her tips at the Alzheimer’s Reading Room http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/  Summertime is here and so is the summer party season filled with traditional party foods that will leave you feeling sluggish. Now is the time for you to become a party-smarty. Make smart food choices and enjoy the flavors of what summer produces naturally - colorful bell peppers, vine-ripened tomatoes, and zucchini (to name a few). Here's a simple and delicious recipe to get you started. Stuffed Sweet Peppers with Hummus 1 t garlic salt, to taste
5 T olive oil 1 15-ounce can chickpeas 4 T sesame tahini 2 T water 1/4 c lemon juice 1/2 t pepper 2 T ground cumin 1/4 c raw pine nutsmini sweet peppers: red, yellow, orange 2 T fresh chives, snipped Blend ingredients (on the left) in blender until creamy. Slice peppers in half lengthwise and fill with hummus. Garnish with chives. You may also garnish with fresh parsley, cilantro or basil. Dotty had dementia. Her words of wisdom apply to all styles of communication but are especially helpful when speaking to a person with dementia. Try these tips to improve your relationships.  2. Did you ever consider this? When you get tense and uptight it makes me feel tense and uptight. Dotty went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.
We found her tips at the Alzheimer’s Reading Room http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/ This August, some of our senior clients are celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries, two of the couples happen to be my relatives. My parents, Joy & Jim, will be celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary on the 24th. Today as I write this, my in-laws, Mike & Cheryl are celebrating their 55th. As my mind ambled down memory lane, I thought of my grandparents who were married for 77 years before grandpa passed at the age of 97. Grandma lived another five years without him, in her own home making egg noodles and pies from scratch. They were 16 & 19 when they wed in 1926. They survived the Great Depression, the War to end all wars, the sudden death of their firstborn child at age seven, and later on the death of their only son and another daughter, each passing at age 63. My mother is their only surviving child.
When I was a young bride, I’d ask them “how they did it”. In humility, they responded as if they hadn’t done anything special…they just did what it took to get by and ended up getting by quite nicely. They worked as team, did not criticize or complain publicly, and laughed a lot. If you want to know the secrets to a long and happy life and a minimally dysfunctional marriage, then spend some time with a senior who is happy and has been married a LONG time. Their wisdom is priceless. Dotty had dementia. Her words of wisdom apply to all styles of communication but are especially helpful when speaking to a person with dementia. Try these tips to improve your relationships.  1. You know what makes me feel safe, secure, and happy? A smile. Dotty went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.
We found her tips at the Alzheimer’s Reading Room http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/ |
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