Wandering and Dementia -Aspects and the Risk of Falling

Wandering, a complex motor, cognitive and behavioral disorder, is a common symptom among patients with dementia. A contemporary definition for wandering is: “A syndrome of dementia-related locomotion behavior having a frequent, repetitive, temporally disordered,...

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: IT’S IMPACT ON THE PERSON AND HIS FAMILY

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder which gradually destroys or impairs the individual’s brain cells. It creates problems in thinking, remembering, and the ability to perform what once were simple tasks such as taking a bath, driving a car, or...

The Prospect of Dementia

Only few want to grow old, as most of us are afraid of becoming senile. But now that our bodies last longer in better health, our brain being no exception, the prospect of living a fulfilled old age is better than ever before. It is not difficult to think of somebody...

Your commute may improve your health

You may not like going to work in the morning, but the way you get there can have a positive influence on your overall health. You may not like going to work in the morning, but the way you get there can have a positive influence on your overall health. The...

Putting Good Nutrition in the Lunchbox

Whether you’ve got kids heading back to school this fall or you brownbag your lunch to work, making sure nutrition makes it in there is important for good health and energy to finish the school or work day. Balancing lean protein with complex (not sweet) carbohydrates...

Is There Such a Thing as “Brain Food?”

Studies are suggesting that a healthy diet and good lifestyle choices can have a positive impact on one’s cognitive function later in life. Nutritive compounds such as antioxidants, phytochemicals and the B vitamins are particularly of interest to scientists studying...

Dementia, the Types and Their Characteristics Part 3

In the second part of our series, we started to describe the many different types of dementia. Below, we’ll finish describing the other types of dementia. Vascular Dementia Vascular dementia is an umbrella term that describes impairments in cognitive function...

Dementia, the Types and Their Characteristics Part 2

As we mentioned in the first part of our series, we defined dementia broadly to describe a condition which is characterized by cognitive decline. As we said, there’s many different types of dementia of which we will describe below: Alzheimer’s disease This is...