Alzheimer's Care, Me and My Alzheimer's Shadow
Shadowing causes the Alzheimer's caregiver to feel like their personal space is being violated. They feel smothered. Caregivers attempt to separate themselves from the person with dementia and this can lead to the perception on the part of the patient that they are being rejected.By Carole B. LarkinAlzheimer's Reading RoomSome people start exhibiting a behavior I call“shadowing” in the mid-stages of Alzheimer ’s and other dementia. Those who are able to walk or roll in their wheelchairswill literally follow their loved one or caregiver around the house trying to be as close as they physically can to the other pe...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 5, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer shadowing alzheimer's care care of dementia patients dementia care dementia help for caregivers dementia shadowing following help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Constipation Nation
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoyed predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast, you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Constipated Society
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoy predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast and you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
10 superfoods to boost a healthy diet
No single food — not even a superfood — can offer all the nutrition, health benefits, and energy we need to nourish ourselves. The 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines recommend healthy eating patterns, “combining healthy choices from across all food groups — while paying attention to calorie limits.”
Over the years, research has shown that healthy dietary patterns can reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Dietary patterns such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and the Mediterranean diet, which are mostly plant-based, have demonstrated significant ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Source Type: blogs
5 Solid Tricks to Improve Your Mood That Really Work
Attention problems are reaching epidemic proportions in a society increasingly driven by distractions. One survey found that between 85% and 95% of students struggle to pay attention. Another found that 40% of adults have experienced a financial loss due to procrastination. If you struggle to pay attention, you’re not alone. And while therapy, ADHD medication, lifestyle changes, and better time management can all play a role in attention challenges, your diet may also be a culprit. Eliminating sugar is one of the fastest changes you can make in order to improve your focusing abilities. Scour the top 5 tips below for ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emily Waters Tags: Health-related Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Source Type: blogs
Health benefits of walnuts
This study did not determine the ideal “dose” or duration of walnut consumption. In one of the best studies, a mix of about nine hazelnuts, 12 almonds, and six walnuts were consumed daily. That might be more than some people are willing to eat!
A study of this type cannot prove that walnuts were the reason a person’s cholesterol improved with a walnut-enriched diet. It’s possible that those who like walnuts also tend to exercise more, smoke less, or have more favorable genes than those who don’t eat walnuts.
No single food in your diet can make you healthy. It’s the big picture that matters most. A healthy diet...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Healthy Eating Heart Health Prevention Source Type: blogs
The Syllabus Episode | Bonus | TAPP Episode 24
Conclusion(1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here. FollowThe A&P Professor onTwitter,Facebook,Blogger,Nuzzel,Tumblr, orInstagram! There is a peculiar aesthetic pleasure in constructing the form of a syllabus, or a book of essays, or a course of lectures. Visions and shadows of people and ideas can be arranged and rearranged like stained-glass pieces in a window, or chessmen on a board.A. S. Byatt (0:58) It's a BONUS episode, meaning that you get bonus minutes, meaning that it's a really, reallylong episode!How eccentric do you think Kevin is? Other listenerswant to kn...
Source: The A and P Professor - August 13, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Debunking 8 Telepractice Myths
As a tele-practitioner for the past six years, I’ve come across many misconceptions about telepractice. Here are eight common myths I’ve heard, along with what I believe to be the corresponding truths.
Myth #1: Telepractice is easier than working onsite. ASHA states telepractice services must be equivalent to those provided onsite. Our professionalism and commitment should remain as strong as if we see clients in person. Telepractice is not a “shortcut.” In fact, I spend just as much time planning, doing paperwork and attending meetings as when I worked in schools.
Myth #2: Telepractice can’t adequately engag...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 6, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tracy Sippl Tags: Audiology Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Telepractice Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: A fairy tale
Genesis 24 is another long, and very weird chapter. Here beginneth the weird longness:Abraham was now very old, and theLord had blessed him in every way.2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh.3 I want you to swear by theLord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,4 but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac. ”In case you were wondering, " Put your hand other my thigh " is a euphemism for " ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 5, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
How eating breakfast helps you lose weight
You're reading How eating breakfast helps you lose weight, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Have you ever been in the middle of that amazing dream where you just won the lottery and you’re about to go on a shopping spree, and then you wake up suddenly to the annoying sound of BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP? Oh yeah, you know what that sound is, it’s the sound of death, the alarm clock! Of course, you hit the snooze button enough times that by the time you actually get out of bed, your rushing around lik...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: malloryar86 Tags: diet health and fitness Source Type: blogs
Can You Change Patterns of Behavior in Dementia Patients?
People living with Alzheimer's and dementia are well known for their challenging and often difficult behaviors.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhat can you do about it?Dementia Care, Do You Need to Change?Listen Now or Continue Reading BelowHow to Change Patterns of Behavior in Alzheimer's and Dementia PatientsThe following articles broaden the scope of the podcast; and, should help you to deal with the difficult behaviors you are dealing with each day.1. 7 Ways To Deal With Difficult Behavior Caused By Alzheimer's and DementiaPersons living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia are well known for their ch...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's family alzheimers and dementia alzheimers education and training alzheimers podcast care of dementia patients dementia care at home help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
7 Minimalist Ways To Declutter Your Life
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There are basically two reasons why minimalism has become so popular these days.
The first reason is that a lot of people feel ‘trapped’ in the daily routine and society. Everyone works more and more to be able to buy more and more stuff that they can’t use because they don’t have the time. This means that a lot of people are overworked, underpaid and dissatisfied with their lives. To escape all this, people s...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MarnixBuijs Tags: featured productivity tips self improvement time management declutter how to be a minimalist pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
5 habits for moms that help prevent childhood obesity
We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic in the United States. Currently 40% of adults and almost 20% of children are obese. The childhood obesity numbers particularly worry us, because the effects of obesity accumulate over time. A child who is obese is more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, and other complications of obesity earlier in life than someone who develops obesity in adulthood.
When we think about preventing obesity in children, we naturally tend to think of the children themselves. We think about doing everything we can to be sure they follow healthy lifestyle habits, in particular eating a healthy ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Exercise and Fitness Parenting Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Healthy lifestyle: 5 keys to a longer life
How is it that the United States spends the most money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the lowest life expectancies of all developed nations? (To be specific: $9,400 per capita, 79 years, and 31st.)
Maybe those of us in healthcare have been looking at it all wrong, for too long.
Healthy lifestyle and longevity
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health conducted a massive study of the impact of health habits on life expectancy, using data from the well-known Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). This means that they had data on a huge number of peo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health Prevention Source Type: blogs
Treating mental illness: Quality of life matters
Quality of life matters.
This straightforward assertion gets complicated when we discuss the treatment of depression. Depression is common, part of a family doctor’s daily schedule; it can affect anyone, although certain groups are at higher risk. There have been many hypotheses as to why we as a species are susceptible to depression (and its frequent companion, anxiety), but in the day to day practice of medicine, those proposed etiologies end up being less important than the nuts and bolts of management.
Mental illness is often a chronic condition that needs to be managed, rather than a brief episode that can be cu...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/kristin-puhl" rel="tag" > Kristin Puhl < /a > Tags: Conditions Primary Care Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
