A recent article published online at the JAMA network looked at the rise of different therapies being promoted for dementia and brain health. In particular, the article took aim at the supplement market. The author argues, ‘the most common example of...
Can you live with dementia? Can you manage its effects so that quality of life remains? In the literature on dementia a new emphasis is beginning to emerge. The emphasis is on living with and managing the effects of dementia. As the dementia drug trials...
Scientific research is showing us again and again that lifestyle changes can make a difference in brain health. Lifestyle changes can slow cognitive decline among older healthy individuals. The first randomized, controlled trial of its kind, the FINGER study led by...
A dementia diagnosis is devastating. It rocks your world. If your Mom (or Dad) has been diagnosed with dementia, the questions can be overwhelming. What do you do? How do you react? How do you support your other parent through this journey? It’s hard for family...
We may believe that getting older means getting depressed. We may think it is a normal part of aging and accept it. But it is simply not the case. Most of us are living longer and more independently than previous generations. So if you are feeling depressed...
Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a series of mental exercises that stimulate the brain. Because of the concept of brain plasticity, we know the brain can continue to grow as we age. The key question for many of us is how do we make that happen? Growing...
