3 Ways to Redirect a Dementia Patient and Embrace Reality
Some caregivers find it difficult to redirect Alzheimer's patients - why not try these simple methods?Learning how to redirect an Alzheimer's patient is often difficult. The concept itself is difficult to grasp.Learning how toembrace the reality of a dementia patient is also difficult.Learning how toredirect a person living with dementia andhow to embrace reality are essential components of effective caregiving.Learning how to do this takespatience and a little practice.Topic -Redirecting dementia patientsBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhen ever possible you should include these two nonverbal communication...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's awareness alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia care of dementia patients at home caregiving dementia care dementia help for caregivers family caregiving memory care Source Type: blogs
Will polydimethylsiloxane cure baldness?
The title of this blog post is a QTWTAIN.
There’s a piece of fake news circulating on social media that suggests that polydimethylsiloxane (a food additive used as an anti-foaming agent in the production of French fries for fast-food restaurants) could somehow be used to treat baldness…
…the tabloids seem to have deliberately got the wrong end of the stick. From a quick read of the research paper it looks like the researchers used polydimethylsiloxane to make a gas-permeable membrane for their culture dish for growing stem cells. They then found that the stem cells would differentiate into hair follicles ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
They Call Me Doctor Poop
One of the biggest dementia care problems we face is problems with bowel movements and constipation.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomYesterday was a crappy day. More succinctly, a poop agita day.It started with Dotty repeatedly telling me she had to poop.A few minutes after I got Dotty out of bed she kept saying, I want to get back in bed. Why? She had to poop and couldn't do it. Six times in a little over an hour up down - no poop.Coping with DementiaKeep in mind this entails:getting Dotty out of bed and into the wheelchair, out of the wheelchair and on to the toilet, off the toilet and into the wheelchair, out of th...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 18, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's Communication alzheimer's constipation alzheimers bowel movement alzheimers care dementia care help alzheimer's help with dementia care how to communicate with dementia patients Source Type: blogs
Witchcraft or simply the adverse effects of consuming rye?
Rye has the unique potential to be infected with a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea, that produces a human toxin called ergotamine. When ingested via, say, a loaf of rye bread, it exerts a range of hallucinogenic effects on humans, partly because it is converted to lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD.
History is filled with fascinating and terrifying stories of humans exposed to rye and ergotamine. Because some victims afflicted with contaminated rye experienced an intense dermatitis (skin inflammation), the condition became known as St. Anthony’s Fire, named after the early 11th-century sanctuary opera...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Rye Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle blood sugar Dr. Davis Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
When You Don ’t Feel Like Yourself
Lately, you haven’t felt like yourself. Maybe you’re feeling extra anxious, a nervousness that’s taken up residence inside your stomach. Maybe you feel uncomfortable in your own skin. Maybe you’re experiencing a deep self-doubt, which you’ve never felt before. Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself.
Maybe you can’t pinpoint it. (Yet.) But all you know is that you feel off.*
Many people stop feeling like themselves after experiencing a major life event or major role change, said Dezryelle Arcieri, LMFT, a psychotherapist and yoga instructor in Seattle. Maybe you recently moved or started a new job. Maybe you ...
Source: World of Psychology - October 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General Grief and Loss Habits Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress anxiety Anxious identity major life change Nervous Self-Doubt Sense Of Self Transitions Worry Source Type: blogs
A doctor ’s recipe for a healthy breakfast
When I look at the typical breakfast food offerings at many restaurants, supermarkets, and food trucks, and I think about the health of our nation, I want to cry. Muffins, bagels, donuts, pancakes, waffles, French toast sticks… Want some bacon, sausage, or fried potatoes with that, ma’am?
Then there’s what marketing tells you is a “well-balanced breakfast”: the image of a big bowl of cereal and a few decorative strawberries on top, with a tall glass of orange juice. You get the idea that you need the calcium in that milk, that vitamin C in that orange juice, and the carbs in that cereal for energy. But do you?
Ea...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health Healthy Eating nutrition Source Type: blogs
I've Been Sliding
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I have been lazy this summer and taking it easy - in terms of not taking care of myself as much as I should. Why not? Summer time is nice weather. There is no snow and ice to trip me up. I usually feel better during the summer. But just because I feel better doesn ' t mean I can stop taking care of myself.With every doctor appointment, there are the reminders to eat healthy, blah, blah, blah. I usually reinforce my intentions. But I have been sliding, I have been lazy and haven ' t been taking care of myself. I have been pushing myself too much and not resting enough. I ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - September 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: being healthy diet food Source Type: blogs
New Standards for Diabetes Care Finally Prioritize ‘Support’ (!)
It's pretty obvious to most people that some things just go better together, like, say, ketchup and French fries. Or beer and baseball. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But it took the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the A... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - August 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wil Dubois Source Type: blogs
New Standards for Diabetes Care Finally Recommend ‘Support’ (!)
It's pretty obvious to most people that some things just go better together, like, say, ketchup and French fries. Or beer and baseball. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But it took the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the A... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - August 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wil Dubois Source Type: blogs
April in Paris: Voyager Avec Enfants (Day One)
For the past six years, we ' d spent the kids Spring Break in Hilton Head, SC. It was a great family tradition--we ' d rent a house on the beach with pool, the kids would play in the sand and swim every day, we ' d cook, do a lot of reading, relax--it wasthat kind of thing. Simple, fun, kid-friendly, crowd-pleasing. However, now that my kids are getting somewhat older, we ' re trying to push ourselves a little bit more with our travel (in the somewhat limited time we have, around our work schedules and the kids school), and so after a very successful trip to London last summer, we decided,you know what, let ' s just go for...
Source: the underwear drawer - April 3, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
Eat better, live longer
In this study, researchers analyzed patient surveys between 1990 and 2012, food availability data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and data on cardiovascular deaths in 2015. They estimated that the biggest contributors to the premature cardiovascular deaths of more than 220,000 men and about 190,000 women were due to
high consumption of salt and trans fat (a particularly unhealthy form of unsaturated fat commonly found in processed foods as “partially hydrogenated oils”)
low consumption of nuts, seeds, vegetables, and whole grains.
And here’s why it matters: Cardiovascular disease i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Heart Health Prevention Source Type: blogs
Surgeon General Continues to Lie about Tobacco in E-Cigarettes
In anarticle published earlier this month inJAMA Pediatrics, the Surgeon General claimed that electronic cigarettes: " are now the most commonly used form of tobacco among youth in the United States, surpassing cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, and hookah. " The article repeatedly refers to e-cigarettes as a form of tobacco. In fact, the article contains four statements indicating that e-cigarettes are a " form of tobacco " or that vaping is a " form of tobacco use. "The Rest of the StoryThere ' s just one problem with the Surgeon General ' s claim that vaping is a form of tobacco use: it ' s not true.There is no tobacc...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 12, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
The 3 biggest feeding mistakes you can make with your preschooler
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As parents, we sometimes forget that habits learned early can stick with us for a lifetime. We cut corners and just figure that we’ll fix things later. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work out. This is particularly true with preschoolers, both because they are at a point when they are learning all sorts of habits — and because they can be opinionated and very stubborn. This can be particularly true when it comes to eating!
That’s why you need to be patient and persistent — and just as stubborn — when it comes to feeding your preschooler. Here are the three biggest mistakes to a...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Healthy Eating Parenting Source Type: blogs
If You Give My Picky Eater Some Turkey …
An open letter to any relative who plans to invite my family to Thanksgiving dinner:
In the spirit of the season, I want to thank you and yours for inviting my family and our little picky eater to your traditional Thanksgiving celebration. I should warn you that my sweet 3-year-old isn’t always the most adventurous eater and may turn up her nose at the traditional holiday fare, but I have a few helpful tips for you here:
If you give my picky eater some turkey, she’s going to ask for a hot dog. When you give her the hot dog, she’ll probably ask you for ketchup. Then, she’ll ask for more ketchup. And then, sh...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 24, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Early Intervention Feeding Disorders Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs
