“What’s the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s?” This is a common question, and doctors can be good at confusing us. Physicians seem to prefer the word “dementia,” possibly because Alzheimer’s has become such a loaded word. “Dementia” somehow sounds less frightening to many people, and even experts have now started using the words interchangeably. But
Currently, about two-thirds of Americans with those conditions are cared for at home. And though progress is being made on the home front for those caring for family members suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia, as the disease progresses, it carries with it a tremendous physical and psychological burden on the family members doing the caregiving.
As one progresses in age, health or fitness decline. It’s natural. During this time, numerous transformations occur in the body as it moves towards fragility. The bones and muscles lose their strength and stamina, the kidneys and other internal organs start malfunctioning and the vigor of the skin declines. But the fact is, health is
Depending on what you read, the human heart and the human mind are either considered to be inextricably linked or distinct and separate entities. But for the most part, medical science has tended to look at the connection between the two with a bias towards the latter: that is, the two are connected only in
Technique Helps Distinguish Alzheimer’s From Other Types of Dementia The use of a brain imaging technique that measures sugar metabolism within a critical area of the brain could play an important role in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. According to Dr. Lisa Mosconi and her colleague Mony De Leon, both of
Zinc is one of the minerals that can help hold off the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s. In most studies, zinc has been shown to improve the mental capacity of elders. And most older people and those with dementia and other mental disorders have been found to be deficient in zinc. One of the reasons
Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, language, and problem-solving, although particularly in the later stages of the condition, affected persons may be disoriented in time, not knowing what day, week,
Vitamin C and Vitamin E are both antioxidants that are believed to play certain very important roles in our bodies. Very similar to one another, both vitamins help prevent free radical damage to our brains. It is believed that free radicals can cause damage to cell structures and other genetic material. The damage free radicals
Older people sometimes develop dementia, a somewhat common condition that results in mental and emotional confusion. Some of these people, particularly those who are institutionalized, often display anger outbursts in reaction to relatively mild provocations, such as an unwanted meal item. At other times the anger is warranted, such as when another resident initiates a
Dementia is spreading like a disease. If you find yourself laughing about your memory loss and excusing it with your age…maybe the solution is truly golden… Colloidal is a solid (in this case gold) of minute particles, that remain in suspension in a surrounding liquid (in this case de-ionized water). Gold has always been the
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