Memory

Add Buffers Around Your Memory By Managing Dementia Risk Factors

Sep 19, 2022 · · Heart Health
[caption id="attachment_142415" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Andriy Onufriyenko | Getty ImagesManaging dementia-related risk factors may help keep your brain “younger” and prevent or at least delay the onset of memory loss later in life.[/caption] Cognitive changes can sneak up on you in two ways. There are the normal, age-related changes that … Read More

News Briefs: October 2022

Sep 19, 2022 · · Heart Health
Sleep Added to List of Essential Healthy Heart Habits [caption id="attachment_142406" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Wavebreakmedia | Getty Images[/caption] There’s one more item to add to the list of essential habits to support better brain and heart health. The American Heart Association (AHA) is adding sleep duration to “Life’s Simple 7,” … Read More

Keep New Memories from Disappearing

Sep 19, 2022 · · Heart Health
When the details of an old memory grow fuzzy, we tend to chalk it up to the passage of time. Likewise, when information we learned years ago seems to have passed its expiration date, we may get a little frustrated. But because the brain often holds fast to so many … Read More

Ask the Doctor: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · · Heart Health
Q: What’s the difference between memory care and assisted living? A: Memory care and assisted living facilities provide many of the same services, but there are important distinctions. Assisted living facilities offer “levels of care.” For example, level one may include verbal reminders for bathing and dressing, whereas level two … Read More

Ask the Doctor: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · · Heart Health
Q: I’ve heard of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but my husband was recently diagnosed with central sleep apnea (CSA). What’s the difference? A: OSA and CSA both lead to pauses in breathing while sleeping, but they have different causes. With OSA, which is a much more common condition, soft tissue … Read More

News Briefs: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · · Heart Health
Researchers Tout Benefits of “Travel Therapy” for People with Dementia [caption id="attachment_142184" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Halfpoint Images | Getty Images[/caption] Art therapy and music therapy have been shown to break through the wall of dementia in some people and spark a sense of creativity, expression, and recollections that may have … Read More

Research Roundup: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · · Heart Health
• Cranberries May Boost Memory. Eating about one cup of fresh cranberries daily (or dried or powdered) may improve memory in healthy older adults, researchers say. Healthy adults ages 50 to 80 consumed cranberry powder equal to one cup fresh cranberries for 12 weeks and showed an increase in memory … Read More

Beware of Dehydration

Aug 17, 2022 · · Heart Health
Water is essential for life and it is needed by the body every day. So, while it’s possible for a person to survive weeks or even months without food, you won’t last but a few days without water. That’s because the body needs water for nearly every function it performs, … Read More

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