by Sean Ochester | Sep 1, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Memory Care
Everyone wants to feel good. And most older adults know what they should do to support their health and well-being. That includes eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and connecting with others. Of course, life isn’t always fair or fun. Life-changing events,...
by Sean Ochester | May 3, 2021 | Memory Care
Have you ever forgotten a word as you’re speaking — and the longer it takes to recall, the more you wonder, “Is this normal memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease?” Many seniors can feel easily distracted, have difficulty multitasking, or forget things more often. It’s...
by Sean Ochester | Apr 1, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Memory Care
A healthy diet can help you lose weight, feel better, and reduce the risk of age-related conditions such as heart disease and stroke. But eating nutritious foods can also lower the risk of cognitive decline as we age. A team of researchers found that older adults who...
by Sean Ochester | Sep 10, 2020 | Memory Care
As we celebrate World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, it’s heartening to think of the major medical advances in diagnosis and treatment that have been made since the disease was discovered in 1906. We now understand the damage that the condition causes starts well...
by Sean Ochester | Sep 28, 2016 | Health and Wellness, Memory Care
What we eat can help or harm us. When we choose a variety of colorful, vitamin-rich foods, we are feeding our bodies and our brains the fuel that will energize us and keep us sharp for years to come. As we all have heard, eating diets high in cholesterol and saturated...
by Sean Ochester | May 13, 2016 | Memory Care
While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease share many of the same characteristics, they are not one and the same. In fact, dementia isn’t actually a disease, but rather a collection of symptoms that affect the brain causing challenges with communication and the ability to...
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