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How to Spot the Early Signs of Parkinson’s in Your Loved One
Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects everyone differently; symptoms generally develop slowly over years, manifesting themselves differently from one person to the next. No two …
What Causes High Cholesterol and What Should We Do About it?
What is the connection between high cholesterol and heart disease? It seems that every other commercial on TV promotes a new miracle cholesterol-smashing solution. But what does science and experi…
Vascular Dementia: An Overview, Treatment, and Prevention
What is Vascular Dementia?
Vascular dementia is the broad term for dementia associated with problems of circulation of blood to the brain. Inadequate blood flow can damage and eventually …
Using Validation Theory with Dementia: Accepting Your Loved One’s Reality Without Lying
Dementia can be stressful and anxiety-provoking for the individual and their family. There is no cure for dementia, nor is there a viable treatment to reverse the process, however there are …
The Benefits of Yoga for Seniors
Yoga is for everybody. That means for every type of body as well as at any age! At its core, it is the art and science of healthy living that brings the mind and body into alignment. The wor…
Pureed Food is an Appetising Solution if Chewing or Swallowing is Hard
Medical conditions and frailty explain why millions of elderly people face issues swallowing their food and require a soft food diet.
If you’re the nurse at home and ‘head chef’ for a loved one…
How to Explain Dementia to Children
Dementia can be a difficult subject to talk about, especially when you are trying to explain the condition to a child. You might wonder when you should talk to them and what you should say, or you…
How to Effectively Communicate During Late-Stage Dementia
The World Health Organisation describes the last stage of the dementia disease process saying, “the late stage of dementia is one of near-total (inter)dependence and inactivity. Memory disturbance…
How to Communicate with Someone Living with Dementia
“Many think it is the disease that causes us to withdraw, and to some extent, I believe this is true. But, for many of us, we withdraw because we are not provided with meaningful opportunities tha…
