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posted 01/28/2008, comments (0)

Lead Exposure Could Lead to Mental Decline

A string of new research suggests that exposure to lead early in life could lead to more significant mental decline later in life, says The Washington Post. Studies show that lead exposure, even if it was in a person's childhood, could result in a person's brain operating 5 years older than it really is. Dr. Philip Landrigan of the... Read more Chevron

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Eric J. Hall

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AFA Founder, CEO

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posted 01/18/2008, comments (2)

Turn to Houses of Worship for Information about Memory Care

Who do people turn to when they need comfort or are in crisis? Houses of worship often come to the top of the list. This is no different when families are facing Alzheimer's disease. A survey of caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, which was conducted by Harris Interactive for the Alzheimer's Foundation of... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 01/14/2008, comments (8)

2007 - A Good Year In Spite of Dementia

With the new year approaching, I am being reflective. I don't know what 2008 will hold for me. This year, 2007, brought me dementia and time to get used to the diagnosis. The year 2007 started out innocently enough. I had signs of a problem: forgetfulness, inability to follow directions given in any form, etc. My neurologist was... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 01/10/2008, comment (1)

Food for Thought: How You Cook Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's

Like many people, I'm looking for things that I can do to help prevent me from getting Alzheimer's disease. Much of what I've read involves the usual - physical exercise, stress reduction, mental exercise, and diet. Recently, I found a new piece to add to the prevention puzzle while reading Body+Soul magazine. In the "Conscious... Read more Chevron

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