Since my own diagnosis of a younger onset dementia 13 years ago, I continue to be disturbed by the lack of recognition of dementia as a disability and lack of proactive support to live with dementia. People newly diagnosed with dementia already have their hope taken away at the time of diagnosis, so to have…
In June 2019, Dementia Alliance International, held the first Side Event at the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) ever to be hosted specifically focused on dementia as a major cause disability, and our rights under the CRPD. This is important in the context of brain health.…
As we continue to celebrate Brain Health Awareness Month, I thought it important to highlight the work of Professor Dale Bredesen on my website again. Most hwo have folowed me here for a while will know I’m a total convert of his work and approach to dementia. Dr Bredesen has written two books on reversing…
As we move through Brain health Awareness Month, it is more than encouraging to find so much material and so many new resources, as well as a lot more evidence based research on the value of promoting brain health. This short video prsentation provides a good summary about what foods best support brain health. “The…
Food is an important component of brain health, so for my Brain Health Awareness Month series, today I am highlighting a podcast and book I read a couple of years ago, which I found very useful. Dr Lisa Mosconi is a neuroscientist, Professor of Neuroscience & Neurology, certified integrative nutritionist and associate director of the…
I’m continuing my series of daily Brain Health Awareness Month blogs, partly in an attempt to motivate myself to be more disciplined with the approach to living with dementia! As a long time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (now more than 40 years), I’ve experienced the benefits of regular fasting since I was 21. In the…
The Titanic sadly, but very famously sank, and there was no stopping it, with many people losing their lives! History.com says: “The luxury steamship RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Of the 2,240…
More today on strategies to improve brain health, this blog was first published on my Living Beyond Dementia™ website… Anyone who follows this site knows I have been a believer in Bredesen’s Protocol, although I do have some healthy scepticism as well! In saying that, I believe if we don’t view dementia as a chronic disease, which…
Yes, it is still Brain Health Awareness Month, and although this blog is not specific to brain health, the webinar I am highlighting in it is not only a new way to see dementia… but shares what the author believes why it is a crisis, and what we can do about it. You are therefore…
As it is still Brain Health Awareness Month, the focus of my blogs contnues to be on brain health! A colleague I’ve posted about before, and possibly on my (now inactive) Living Beyond Dementia™ website, Dr Dave Jenkins, a general practitioner who has been working in this field for many years now, also with positive…
Over the last decade or so, organisations, large charities, businesses, even the World Health Organisation, as well as many local councils and governments have been saying they support and promote inclusive communities for everyone. Some go as far as saying they provide training for them. In the dementia sector they are referred to as Dementia…
Another post today for Brain Health Awareness Month! It’s an interesting article on why we should relax more, and how it benefits our thinking and our brain health. Three types of mental downtime your brain needs “Over the past decade, it has become clearer to many that being “on” 24/7/365 is not a recipe for…
As we move through Brain Health Awareness Month, one of the things so often missing for people who are newly diagnosed, and their families, is HOPE. Hence, I’m also sharing stories of hope this month. The article below is a great read, and whilst I’m not a fan of the term ‘Living well with dementia’…
As part of Brain Health Awareness Month, I wanted to focus most of the blogs here to share strategies, even some recipes and books or articles that support living beyond dementia. In fact, I have a website called Living Beyond Dementia™, although it is now set to private as I am not able to manage…
June is Brain Health Awareness Month, and this year, I am thrilled to highlight a very special friend, who is also and member of Dementia Alliance International, Paula Wolfert, as her passion for food and brain health is inspiring. Paula is also an award winning cook and author, and in 2018 won the James Beard…
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