Saturday, May 25, 2013

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Dharma S Khalsa, MD

Dharma S Khalsa, MD, Health Guide

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Pioneer in Alzheimer Prevention via holistic medicine since 1993

The Most Life-Extending Antioxidant You Can Take

Oxidative stress and the damaging free radicals it produces is the byproduct of normal metabolic activities – breathing, digestion, fighting infection, and even strenuous exercise.  Factors like environmental pollutants, smoking and drinking are major contributors too.    Over time, oxidative stress accelerates the aging... Read moreChevron
AFA Social Services

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Please join us on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 1 p.m. -2 p.m. (ET), for Care Connection!

Hello Friends,    Please join us on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 1 p.m.- 2 p.m. (ET) for Care Connection, a FREE teleconference by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), designed for both family caregivers and professional caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses. These teleconferences present guest... Read moreChevron
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Trish Vradenburg

Trish Vradenburg, Health Guide

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I'm a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer’s disease advocate. My husband George and I founded UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for Alzheimer’s by the year 2020.

Chicken Little and the President

Chicken Little was in the woods. A seed fell on his tail. Chicken Little said, "The sky is falling.” So he ran to tell the king and everyone in the kingdom.     That got me to thinking about looming research budget cuts caused by sequestration and pondering, is President Obama the Chicken Little of Sequestration?  Maybe... Read moreChevron
Pam Flores

Pam Flores, Health Guide

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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver

Top Eight Foods for Stress Relief

We all have to deal with stress; it may be a result of a recent diagnosis or the challenge of deciding which treatment to take for bone loss, but you don’t have to let it rule your life and you can manage it with the proper tools.    Society and daily living presents us with stressors that we need to navigate, so try adding a few... Read moreChevron
Dorian Martin

Dorian Martin, Health Guide

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Alzheimer's Caregiver

New Studies Point to Roles that Gene, Inflammation Play in Alzheimer's

Two new studies have identified a specific gene called TREM2 that seems to greatly increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and point to the role that inflammation may have in this disease. The first study out of Iceland sequenced the genomes of 2,251 people who lived in that country. This team identified the TREM2 mutation as being... Read moreChevron