Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Diseases & Conditions - Alzheimer's & Dementia

"What do you do with a diagnosis of dementia? And especially younger-onset dementia? Kate Swaffer responds with love, life and torrents of words. Some of the words show loneliness and fear, exclusion, apprehension. But her strong theme is how to be a vigorous involved participant in the world of light, gardens, cats and, above all, people. Her poems affirm 'believe you can when others say you can't'. And on behalf of people with dementia, 'we are all real ' 'Like a good red wine or an old red rose', these poems are full of wisdom, understanding and a view of the world from someone with...

Fran Cooper entered a Memory Care Unit after years of at-home care. The change was heartwrenching for her family. But Fran found a new home, with new friends, a new pastor and ample time to sing and pray. Her son, Ron, chronicles a year in his mother's life in an Alzheimer's unit where she:

• -Gave him good advice on the eve of his wedding
• -Exchanged sweet love letters with her husband of 60 years
• -Serenaded the entire nursing home (Fran: "If you don't use music, you lose music.")
• -Expressed her faith with heartfelt prayers ("My name is Fran and I'm a...

Don't Rain On My Parade addresses a crucial question in an aging world with over 20 million people globally are diagnosed with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia each year. If you have dementia, how can you plan to "live a full life" as an independent, adult being? A life that is complete and filled will thousands of positive moments. The book is a "how to" based on research, psychology, and the stories of many heroes living fully with dementia and shouting out their experiences and needs in books and blogs. It offers a positive, person-centered approach to Alzheimer's...

A New Creative Non-Drug Approach to Coping with Dementia

As exciting discoveries continue for Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias, hope for a cure remains. In the meantime, day to day challenges continue for many families and caregivers.

Karen Tyrell offers her expertise to provide new insights on how to manage disruptive behaviours associated with dementia such as anxiety, aggression, and wandering. Her book delivers tools and case studies that support and demonstrate helpful approaches to dementia care.

One chapter is dedicated to tips...

Alzheimer's disease is a devastating brain disease. Alzheimer's begins as simple forgetfulness. Gradually, over time the disease can destroy speech and comprehension in addition to causing restlessness and dramatic mood swings. While this is difficult for loved ones, these symptoms are more difficult for the patient. However, with the right diet the onset of Alzheimer can be delayed and lower the risk of Alzheimer's.

The diet change is simple. Increasing consumption of omega-3s, vitamins A, B, C, E, and K, and foods rich in folate, phosphorous, magnesium, and selenium. These foods...

A Comprehensive Metabolic & Lifestyle Approach

A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 2016 is startlingly similar to a half-century ago. Despite decades of research and millions of dollars invested in uncovering the causes and developing treatments for this devastating illness, progress has been slow, with each new -blockbuster- drug proving to be as big a disappointment as the ones that went before it. Today, an Alzheimer's diagnosis is a death sentence.

However, there may be ways to prevent, delay, and possibly even reverse the course of this crippling...

Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but until now no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease.

In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Revealing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, The End of Alzheimer's outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels,...

When Michael Folio was in his mid-fifties, he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Naturally, he and his wife, Cheryl Levin-Folio, couldn't believe the news. But instead of running away from shock and fear of the unknown that accompanies such a diagnosis, the two let it sink in for a day and then created a plan to fight and do everything in their power to preserve, enhance and lengthen Michael's life.

The 24-Hour Rule: Living with Alzheimer's is their positive, energetic, life-changing story. The book will help you care for your loved one with Alzheimer's and care for...