Comments on: Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/ Providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may "thrive and find joy" in every stage of life! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:20:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? [transitionagingparents.com] on Topsy.com http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Twitter Trackbacks for Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? [transitionagingparents.com] on Topsy.com Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:22:06 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-89 [...] Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented – view page – cached Providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may “thrive and find joy” in every stage of life! — From the page [...] [...] Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented – view page – cached Providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may “thrive and find joy” in every stage of life! — From the page [...]

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]]> By: Dale http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Dale Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:00 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-51 William, Thanks for sharing your excellent resource. Also, have you read "Preventing Alzheimer's" by Dr. William Shankle. Fascinating because he says that dementia starts up to 30 years before outward signs. He believes if we each have an annual memory screening starting at age 50, dementia can be diagnosed in the very early stage, risk factors and lifestyle changes can be addressed and early prescription of the right medications. Dementia can then be pushed off so that many could avoid the whole nursing home scenario. Seems like a huge benefit. I'm going to research why this is not part of annual exams. William,
Thanks for sharing your excellent resource. Also, have you read “Preventing Alzheimer’s” by Dr. William Shankle. Fascinating because he says that dementia starts up to 30 years before outward signs. He believes if we each have an annual memory screening starting at age 50, dementia can be diagnosed in the very early stage, risk factors and lifestyle changes can be addressed and early prescription of the right medications. Dementia can then be pushed off so that many could avoid the whole nursing home scenario. Seems like a huge benefit. I’m going to research why this is not part of annual exams.

]]> By: William Grote http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-50 William Grote Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:15:27 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-50 Thank you for writing this post. Having taken care of my mom who developed dementia in her 70's (Or was it earlier -- I forget.) I can totally relate. So now I'm running each morning (actually, stumbling is more like it) and drinking gallons of green tea and chugging handfuls of blueberries, trying my best to avoid ending up demented like my mom. Somehow in my heart I feel that I might be losing the battle. Watching someone with dementia deteriorate downward is really hard -- so hard that I tried my best to deny that my mom was getting strange. I always seemed to find a way to rationalize that she was still the same person I came to for motherly advice. I should have seen it coming. There is a form in RTF you can download from: http:// www.boomer-books.com called Warning Signs of Dementia or Mental Illness. I recommend it if you have an aging parent that is acting strange, or losing their memory. Thank you for writing this post.

Having taken care of my mom who developed dementia in her 70’s (Or was it earlier — I forget.) I can totally relate. So now I’m running each morning (actually, stumbling is more like it) and drinking gallons of green tea and chugging handfuls of blueberries, trying my best to avoid ending up demented like my mom. Somehow in my heart I feel that I might be losing the battle.

Watching someone with dementia deteriorate downward is really hard — so hard that I tried my best to deny that my mom was getting strange. I always seemed to find a way to rationalize that she was still the same person I came to for motherly advice. I should have seen it coming.

There is a form in RTF you can download from:
http:// http://www.boomer-books.com called Warning Signs of Dementia or Mental Illness. I recommend it if you have an aging parent that is acting strange, or losing their memory.

]]> By: Boomers & Seniors Blog Carnival: Retirement Cash, Memory Loss Prevention, Caregiver Stress, More | Seniors For Living http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Boomers & Seniors Blog Carnival: Retirement Cash, Memory Loss Prevention, Caregiver Stress, More | Seniors For Living Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:07:38 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-43 [...] Carter poses an interesting question at Transition Aging Parents: Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? “Read about a new research trial assessing whether learning a new skill can preserve [...] [...] Carter poses an interesting question at Transition Aging Parents: Can Memory Loss Be Prevented? “Read about a new research trial assessing whether learning a new skill can preserve [...]

]]> By: Dale http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Dale Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:31:32 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-42 Have you read about the Aging Nun study? It is fascinating research that has recently been revived by the University of Minnesota. In the original researcher's work (David Snowdon), as they dissected the brains of the nuns, they found some had the physiological signs of advanced Alzheimer's, yet before death, showed no outward signs and were functioning normally. Interesting! On another note, you might enjoy the blog of a friend, a nursing home psychologist in NYCity. I always get a lot out of her insight. http://mybetternursinghome.blogspot.com/ Have you read about the Aging Nun study? It is fascinating research that has recently been revived by the University of Minnesota.
In the original researcher’s work (David Snowdon), as they dissected the brains of the nuns, they found some had the physiological signs of advanced Alzheimer’s, yet before death, showed no outward signs and were functioning normally. Interesting!
On another note, you might enjoy the blog of a friend, a nursing home psychologist in NYCity. I always get a lot out of her insight.
http://mybetternursinghome.blogspot.com/

]]> By: ElderGuru.com http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2009/06/19/can-memory-loss-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-39 ElderGuru.com Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:37:10 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=206#comment-39 Prevented? Probably not, but onset can certainly be delayed. Perhaps for some, through healthy eating, exercise, life-long learning, etc., their onset date can be pushed so far back they die before it hits, they never see it. I suppose in that sense memory loss can be prevented. Prevented? Probably not, but onset can certainly be delayed. Perhaps for some, through healthy eating, exercise, life-long learning, etc., their onset date can be pushed so far back they die before it hits, they never see it. I suppose in that sense memory loss can be prevented.

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