Monthly Archives: April 2013

More on Music and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on April 30, 2013 by rvelin

We had a significant amount of interest in the recent post on music in the context of Alzheimer’s. Given this, I thought it would be worthwhile to re-post a brief article penned not by one of our own in MindMatterMD, but … Continue reading →

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Dog Days for Alzheimer’s Disese

Posted on April 29, 2013 by rvelin

Agitation and anxiety are relatively common in those who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other dementias. We have a variety of ways to help with these symptoms, with consistency of schedule, limitations in levels of stimuli and, at times, medications, all … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day

Posted on April 28, 2013 by rvelin

Thanks for joining us for another week. We’ve had a variety of topics brought to us by readers and we hope to address these over the next week or so. Ultimately, though, remember that how we approach this process of … Continue reading →

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Are we really living longer? Yep, so get ready!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by rvelin

As you know, if you’ve ever read any of our information, graceful aging is what we’re all about. In fact, we’re passionate about graceful aging and helping each of us do this better.  With changes in science, and society, we … Continue reading →

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Grow your brain: Avoiding the Alzheimer’s spiral

Posted on April 26, 2013 by rvelin

Brain “plasticity” is perhaps the most important principal we have to emphasize when it comes to graceful aging. This doesn’t mean the brain is plastic, it means it’s malleable, or changeable. This change occurs from the moment we’re conceived to … Continue reading →

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Brain Fitness: Let’s get serious.

Posted on April 25, 2013 by rvelin

Today we’re going to take a minute to get a bit concrete. I think we all benefit from occasionally stepping out of the conceptual and bringing it down to the day-to-day, what does it mean to me, and what do … Continue reading →

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Music to your ears, and your brain: A novel approach to improving memory

Posted on April 24, 2013 by rvelin

Music is something the vast majority of us enjoy and appreciate. It tends to move us to our very core, and allows us to connect to emotions and experiences that might otherwise be untapped and unappreciated. It moves us from … Continue reading →

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Brighten up to help your brain

Posted on April 23, 2013 by rvelin

Bright lights, or light therapy, has been shown to be beneficial as a treatment for  sleep disturbances associated with dementia. In light therapy, a  person sits in front of a light box that provides about 30 times more  light than the … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s: Attitude is Important

Posted on April 22, 2013 by rvelin

Willie Nelson, the famous Country Singer, once said, “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having  positive results.”  Now we know he was more accurate than even he probably thought. Recent research out of Utah State University demonstrated … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day

Posted on April 21, 2013 by rvelin

Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy”   ~Author Unknown   Wise words for us all. There is a tendency to believe that if we don’t feel sick then we’re healthy. When it comes to taking care of our brain, … Continue reading →

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