Maria Shriver writes movingly about her experience as a child of Alzheimer’s following the death of her father Sargent Shriver from Alzheimer’s disease, in a report she wrote in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association. The report included a nationwide survey and...
The new guidelines released by the National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer’s Association cover three distinct stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The first two stages are mainly useful for research purposes, while the last stage is most relevant for doctors and patients. The...
Dr. Paul Nussbaum suggests that having a sense of purpose is important for brain health. This sense of purpose can be compromised when a person retires from their job. In his Ten Tips for Maintaining Brain Health he states that, “Retirement as it is presently...
Mary McKinlay faced early onset Alzheimer’s and in a recent CBC interview she talks candidly about the symptoms that alerted her to the possibility that something might be wrong. Mary talks very calmly and clearly about the effects Alzheimer’s disease is...
In Toronto today, experts at the first Women’s Brain Health Academic Symposium will explore why women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s disease. While researchers are speculating that a drop in oestrogen levels after menopause may be a factor, it may...
Treating dementia within a cultural context is a small shift that is growing in importance, particularly in native communities across Canada. In Rebecca Lindell’s article, “First Nation taking a cultural slant on treating dementia”, she highlights...
According to Lucy Jo Palladino, author of Find Your Focus Zone, “The dangers of the digital age include incessant work demands, high stress, feeling rushed, no time for intimacy, lost family time – the problems we see every day. But the most overlooked danger of...
Gabrielle Giffords, the U.S. Congresswoman who survived the bullet through her brain is making a remarkable recovery. She made the news today with a story about the use of music in aiding her recovery. Since music and rhythm work across all parts of the brain, the...
How to Learn Any Language by Barry Farber is an engaging, entertaining and most importantly effective approach to learning any language. He outlines four simple concepts that can have you speaking, reading, writing and enjoying any foreign language fairly quickly. For...
Life is filled with so many details that it can be overwhelming. The big whiteboard in my office is filled with long lists of things to do and people to contact, the calendar in the kitchen is filled with sports and music lessons, school events and volunteer...
