Friday, February 27, 2009
How To Better Remember
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Advances in Alzheimer's Cure: Recent Studies and Findings
It is the nature of the disease and the fact of how widespread it is that causes scientists and researchers expend so much time and energy on finding cures for Alzheimer’s disease. It is estimated that 2-5% of people over the age of 65, and up to 20% of those over 80, have the condition. Of late I came across some interesting as well as heartening information about recent advancements made in this space and we are now closer than ever before to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Fish Oil: Not Just for Memory Loss
We have discussed what supplements are good for limiting or slowing or even improving memory loss, in which we touched on how good fish oil is for us and our ageing memories. However there is a whole lot that fish oil is good for. By having a balanced diet that includes beneficial and healthy fats (Omega3 fatty acids) we can improve not only the health of our brains but also our bodies. Omega3 fatty acids are said to be good for everything from weight loss, to curing eczema, to curing colds, to preventing heart disease…
Heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Triglycerides: Among women, higher consumption of fish and omega-3 fatty acids is
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Baby Boomers and Memory Loss
Baby boomer is the term used to describe someone who was born during the post-World War II baby boom. Though there is no clear consensus as to what exactly a baby boomer is, this is the generally accepted definition for term. This is a generation of people that was generally associated with privilege and as a group, they were the healthiest, and wealthiest generation to that time.
The baby boomers are now an aging generation, and though many will refuse to admit it, they are a generation grappling with and trying to come to terms with old age and its attendant difficulties. Perhaps the most difficult issue that the Baby Boomer has to grapple with is that of Memory Loss. Memory is a person's mental ability to store, retain and recall information and the decline of this is known as memory loss.
The reason that baby boomers find the idea of memory loss so scary is largely because