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10-Ques Quiz to Know if You have Dementia, or You’re Just Average Old?

   Brain Health and Balance    Here are the 10 Questions taken from the Alzheimer’s Assoc. website(1)? Memory loss that disrupts daily life Challenges in planning or solving problems Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure Confusion with time or place Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships New problems with words…

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Music that Can TRANSFORM & Turn on Memory for Alzheimer’s Patients

   Brain Health and Balance    Did you know that 30-60% of Alzheimer’s patients could be notably more happy and interactive? For those of you who have relatives who suffer with this, that is no surprise.  This is a condition that robs the brain of memories, the ability to make new ones, confidence, the ability to…

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Physical Exercise for Your Brain – Part 1: Benefits

   Brain Health and Balance    “How important is exercise to my brain health?”, you may ask.  “Such exercise lowers your odds of getting the disease [Alzheimer’s] by more than 60 percent.” – –John Medina, author of Brain Rules That’s immensely effective and important. So, now the question is: What type and how much exercise?  The next 3…

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Physical Exercise for Your Brain Part 2: What’s the Minimum?

   Brain Health and Balance    “How little can I exercise and still preserve brain health?”, you may ask.  “Such exercise lowers your odds of getting the disease [Alzheimer’s] by more than 60 percent.” – –John Medina, author of Brain Rules “Leisure exercise” can cut the risk of dementia by  a whopping 50%. I know what you’re thinking “leisure” and…

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How to Predict Future Brain Health with Peanut butter

   Brain Health and Balance    Have you ever seen a basset hound with dementia?  Could it be that they have such great sniffers? I agree; that probably has nothing to do with it.  Nevertheless, your sense of smell is a strong predictor of your future brain health, within certain parameters.  The first question analytical…