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Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Recognizing the Contributions
of those with Alzheimer’s
May is Older American’s Month and a good time to think about all those with Alzheimer’s disease who have perhaps become nothing more than the sum of their disease to those around them.
As a caretaker for a person with Alzheimer’s it is sometimes easy to forget who the person was prior to the disease which is destroying their mind and memories. In the words of Dorothy Seman, a nurse at the Alzheimer’s Family Care Center in Chicago, “People with dementia are more than plaques and tangles.”
It is especially important to speak with those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s in order to gain valuable insights into their minds and their lives, allowing them to retain their dignity as the disease progresses.
Older Americans Month 2011
Older Americans Month is a wonderful occasion to show our appreciation for all seniors and remember how much enrichment they have brought to our lives and our communities.
The theme for this year’s Older Americans Month is: Older Americans: Connecting the Community, and this theme is particularly applicable to those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. After all, these people were once a vital part of their community. They worked in jobs, had families, made contributions to our world, and it is extremely important for us to look at those who suffer from Alzheimer’s and fully recognize those specific contributions.
Labeling Those with Alzheimer’s
Unfortunately, we tend to label people who have Alzheimer’s or other diseases, and stop seeing them as a person. Each person who has Alzheimer’s disease will both react and deal with the disease differently; some will show improvement while taking certain drugs, others will not.
While it is a common belief that those with Alzheimer’s do not clearly understand their disease, it’s much more likely they are simply in denial due to the many unpleasant stigmas which surround Alzheimer’s and dementia.
A certain level of denial may be a necessity in order for the person with Alzheimer’s to deal with such a disease; however this in no way means they don’t understand what is happening to them. Most all people with Alzheimer’s disease experience a fear of the future, and of losing their sense of self while still living and breathing.
Older Americans Month is the perfect time to recall the person the disease may be hiding, and celebrate their life.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Packing On The Pounds In Middle Age Linked To Dementia
Packing On The Pounds In Middle Age Linked To Dementia
May 5, 2011
According to a new study, being overweight or obese during middle age may increase the risk of certain dementias. The research is published in the May 3, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"Currently, 1.6 billion adults are overweight or obese worldwide and over 50 percent of adults in the United States and Europe fit into this category," said study author Weili Xu, MD, PhD, with the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. "Our results contribute to the growing evidence that controlling body weight or losing weight in middle age could reduce your risk of dementia."
Researchers studied information from the Swedish Twin Registry on 8,534 twins age 65 or older. Of those, 350 were diagnosed with dementia and 114 had possible dementia. Information on participant's height and weight had been taken 30 years earlier.
Participants were grouped according to their body mass index (BMI), a measure of total body fat: underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Being overweight was defined as having a body mass index between 25 and 30 and obesity was defined as a body mass index of higher than 30. In the study, 2,541 twins, or nearly 30 percent, were either overweight or obese during middle age.
The study found that people who were overweight or obese at midlife had an 80 percent higher risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia in late life compared to people with normal BMI. The results remained the same after considering other factors, such as education, diabetes and vascular disease. A total of 26 percent of those with no dementia had been overweight in midlife, compared to 36 percent of those with questionable dementia and 39 percent of those with diagnosed dementia. Three percent of those with no dementia had been obese in midlife, compared to five percent of those with questionable dementia and seven percent of those with diagnosed dementia.
The researchers also analyzed the data in twin pairs where one twin had dementia and one twin did not and found that there was no longer a significant relationship between overweight and obesity and dementia in midlife. "This suggests that early life environmental factors and genetic factors may contribute to the link between midlife overweight and dementia," Xu said.
Adapted from the American Academy of Neurology
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