3 Examples of How to Use the Hook In Alzheimer's Care and Dementia Care
Ever try to convince, cajole, or explain to a person living with dementia why they should do what you want them to do and have them refuse? Why not use a hook?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThe "hook". What is it?In this case I am using the word hook to mean -a communication strategy designed to catch a persons' attention.The word hook is often used in branding, advertising, and marketing. How do you get a person to buy something, orbuy into something?The Best Way to Find Solutions to the Problems that Caregivers Face Each DayThe hook is one of the most important and most powerful communication tools in Alzheimer's ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer awareness alzheimer caregiviing alzheimer communication family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care memory care memory care facility senior care Source Type: blogs
New York City ’s Trans Fat Restrictions Ten Years Later
Editor’s note: When we read Sharon Long and colleagues’ retrospective on Massachusetts health reform at 10 years in the September issue of Health Affairs we were reminded just what a busy year 2006 was for health policy writ large (in addition to wondering ‘Has it been that long already?’). Now a decade later, we think there’s something to be gained from looking back on the impact and reach of some of the most significant policies implemented that year. With that in mind, Health Affairs Blog invited a handful of policymakers and researchers to reflect on some of these major milestones, share lessons learne...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 28, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Sonia Angell Tags: Equity and Disparities Featured Population Health Public Health Quality 2006 New York trans fat Source Type: blogs
Less than 1 in 10 teens gets enough exercise: What this means for them and says about us
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As parents, we think that if there is anything our children have, it’s time. After all, they are still young; there is time for them to succeed, find love, and stay out of trouble. It’s okay if they are a bit overweight, prefer French fries to salad and video games to soccer games; when they are older all that will change, and they will be fine.
They may succeed, find love, and stay out of trouble — but increasingly, research says that if they are overweight with poor eating and exercise habits, they will stay that way.
A study recently released in the journal Pediatrics followed about ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Diet and Weight Loss Exercise and Fitness Parenting Prevention Source Type: blogs
Foraged Delight – The Staghorn Sumac
This is staghorn sumac (rhus thphina), whose gorgeous red fruit berries I first encountered last summer atop High Knob in the Loyalsock. Isn’t it gorgeous?
The branches and berries of the staghorn sumac have a fuzzy feeling like the antlers of a deer (hence the name) and will NOT give you a rash. The stuff that gives you a rash is poison sumac.
Poison sumac has a red trunk. It grows in swamps and standing water, it’s berries are white and hang down, and the leaves look like this.
Got it? Good. Now stop being afraid and go get yourself some staghorn sumac.
What to do with Staghorn Sumac Berries
The sumac f...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - September 18, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Meat & Poultry Recipes drying sumac making sumac spice Middle Eastern Spice Ottolenghi staghorn za'atar Source Type: blogs
5 Ways People Living with Alzheimer's Can Have Fun
While I was caring for my mom, who lived with Alzheimer's, I learned that she reacted much better to visual cues than she did to verbal cues.This lead me to the conclusion that she couldlive a happier and more engaged life if I added visual cues to our daily environment and activities.A toy parrot, stuffed animals that sing and dance, baby dolls, puzzles, and even a cup of coffee can help a person living with dementia to have a happier life.People living with Alzheimer's want to have fun, just like you and me.Alzheimer's caregiver? Learn more about a clinical research study that is currently enrolling new participants.orQu...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's awareness Alzheimer's Communication Alzheimer's Dementia alzheimers care dementia care dementia help for caregivers help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
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?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomLearninghow 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.Redirecting dementia patientsWhen ever possible you should include these two nonverbal communication te...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer awareness alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Robots Coming To Restaurants
Ed Rensi, former CEO of McDonalds, says a higher minimum wage will bring more robots into fast food making. its cheaper to buy a $35,000 robotic arm than it is to hire an employee whos inefficient making $15 an hour bagging French fries Rensi also says ordering Kiosks are already deployed in higher wage areas of Europe and are in limited deployment in the United States. Panera has ordering Kiosks in about 20% of their American restaurants and expect roll-out to all restaurants in a few years. In Japan Pizza Hut is rolling out robot order takers. So we do not even need a high minimum wage for mass replacement of restaur...
Source: FuturePundit - May 28, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs
The Free Trade Part of the TPP
David Nakamura of the Washington Post recently described the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) as an “expansive free trade and regulatory deal.” That’s a good way of putting it. There will be plenty to say on the regulatory side, particularly after the text of the agreement is released, and the two aspects will have to be weighed and balanced somehow, but for now let me emphasize some of the free trade side. USDA just released some explanations of the liberalization, related to 20 or so agricultural products, that the TPP partners will promise to grant to each other. Here are some randomly selected highlights:
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Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 19, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Simon Lester Source Type: blogs
Cataracts, Wrinkles, and Dowager’s Humps: Wheat and the Aging Process
Discussion continued on page 135 of Wheat Belly.)
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle aging anti-aging excerpt gluten grains youth Source Type: blogs
Protecting Scotch the Wrong Way in Africa
The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) has reportedly accepted the registration of “Scotch” as a geographical indication for whisky “made in Scotland from water, cereals and yeast, and matured for at least three years.” It’s unclear what if any commercial consequences this move will have considering that the 17 West African countries of the OAPI are not major consumers of Scotch. However, it does have significant importance as a step forward in the attempt to use GI protection to secure excessive privileges for Old World producers in foreign markets.
Perhaps the word “Scotch” does indeed re...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 17, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: K. William Watson Source Type: blogs
Letter to my patient
These 'letters' were passed to me by colleagues. I guess I work with alot of...frustrated docs. (these were not written by me)Dear Patient:You came in at 11pm last night with a chief complaint of sore throat while munching on a sandwich at triage. Next time you choose a sandwich to bring with you to the ED, try something that will go down easier. Peanut butter and Jelly – while I’m sure was very tasty, made my ENT exam, well… a bit difficult. But alas, we did get through it and I got to see your very normal throat. While I was tempted to leave the diagnosis of “no real complaint” on your chart, after envisioning ...
Source: EM Physician - Backstage Pass - September 8, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Taylor Source Type: blogs
Letter to my patient
These 'letters' were passed to me by colleagues. I guess I work with alot of...frustrated docs. (these were not written by me)Dear Patient:You came in at 11pm last night with a chief complaint of sore throat while munching on a sandwich at triage. Next time you choose a sandwich to bring with you to the ED, try something that will go down easier. Peanut butter and Jelly – while I’m sure was very tasty, made my ENT exam, well… a bit difficult. But alas, we did get through it and I got to see your very normal throat. While I was tempted to leave the diagnosis of “no real complaint” on your chart, after envisioning ...
Source: EM Physician - Backstage Pass - September 8, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Taylor Source Type: blogs
No grainer brainer
Among the most fascinating–and crippling–of the consequences of wheat and grains on the foolhardy humans who consume them are the brain and mind effects. The myriad forms these take are truly–can’t help it!–mind-boggling.
Some recent comments shared by people on the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
Lori: “Less foggy. Sleep better. More energy.”
Jari: “Concentration and mood are great. I’m never upset and I’m supercalm. Energy levels up and creative as hell!”
Linda: “Almost can’t believe it, but my memory is better. Also, my concentration. At almost age 60,...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle binge eating bipolar bulimia Depression eating disrorder gluten grain hunger opiates opioids paranoia schizophrenia suicidal suicide Source Type: blogs
Targeting physician salaries: I speak for the ten-percenters
I’m a cardiologist. But if you believe the news, you will assume my entire medical specialty is shady and full of morally suspect physicians. Let me tell you why.
Recently, two articles surfaced in the lay press, one published by the New York Times and the other by U.S. News & World Report. Like the majority of medical news that I’ve seen originate from these sources over the last few years, the articles provide no meaningful contribution to advancing quality standards in medicine or improving patient care. They are written by medical outsiders and fraught with errors. But, to their defense, the authors hav...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rocky Bilhartz, MD Tags: Policy Primary care Source Type: blogs
Cooking Lesson
This is a bit off topic, but maybe somebody who has worked in a kitchen can explain it to me.While snowed in recently, I saw Alton Brown demonstrate how to make french fries. Like all of his processes, it's a bit elaborate, but I figured, what the heck, I'll try it.Here's what you do. First, I cut a russet potato into full length strips, about 1/4" square. I left the peels on, they're the best part. Then I soaked them in water for a few minutes, which apparently dissolves some of the outer layer of starch and is considered an essential step. Put them on a rack and thoroughly dried them.Next, a couple of minutes in relative...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 9, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
