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Senior Lifestyles: Alcohol consumption and its relationship to dementia

Social drinking is a big part of life for many of us, and with the holidays just weeks ...

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Senior Lifestyles: A simple act of kindness goes a long way

In my last article, I talked about the impact of isolation and loneliness on you. I made suggestions ...

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Senior Lifestyles: The impact loneliness, isolation have on our brains

In his hit song “Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel),” legendary crooner Roy Orbison hits close to ...

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The symptoms, stages, types of dementia

As we age, our memories aren’t always as sharp as they were even a few years ago.  Many ...

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Senior Lifestyles: Getting parents to discuss difficult topics

An acquaintance of mine asked me how to get her parents to discuss creating advance directives before they ...

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Senior Lifestyles: The impact of isolation and loneliness

For those of us old enough to remember Roy Orbison’s hit song “Only The Lonely,” one of his ...

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Senior Lifestyles: Does hearing loss impact memory loss?

Helen Keller is credited with having said that, “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us ...

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How your choice of words can impact how long you live

There’s a new meaning to the phrase, “Watch your language.” Of course, it still implies to the use ...

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Senior Lifestyles: Common drugs that increase the risk of dementia

As many seniors know from personal experience, we’re taking more medications today than we did just a few ...

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Can Alzheimer’s be prevented?

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and while researchers know some of its major causes, there ...

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