Brain Health

Aging parents / Brain Health / Caregiving / Medication

Is Your Aging Parent on Too Many Meds?

By the time Janet Johnson’s father reached his mid-80s, he was on so many medications their names are now impossible to recall. There were pills...

Aging parents / Alzheimer's / Brain Health / Caregiving

Dealing With Embarrassment When Your Loved One Has Dementia

Dear Candid Caregiver (Carol): My dad enjoys going to the park and watching kids play. Since I try hard to give him the best life...

Aging / Brain Health / Family

Loneliness May Increase Dementia Risk, Heart Attacks, and Stroke

…The Health.com article also reports that having a partner is an important part of health care. The article says that ” people who don’t...

Aging parents / Alzheimer's / Brain Health / Diagnosis

Overcoming Denial to Seek Potential Dementia Diagnosis

An article in the UK Telegraph reported on a survey showing that two-thirds of people over the age of 50 are more afraid of developing dementia than...

Aging parents / Brain Health / Caregiving

What Causes Some Older People to Shuffle as They Walk?

Dear Carol: My dad was never a fast walker, but lately he’s been shuffling along like the aging stereotypes. He has severe arthritis, so I...

Alzheimer's / Arts / Brain Health / Stroke

Arts Improve Quality of life for Stroke Survivors and People with Alzheimer’s

“Patients who appreciated music, painting, and theatre recovered better from their stroke than patients who did not”Patients interested in art had better general health,...