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Seniors Should Be Aware of Toxic Metals

Seniors should be aware of toxic heavy metals that may be in their home, and possibly in their foods or medications. Heavy metals including, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, and silver, may be toxic to the health if consumed in high quantities. If a senior contracts long-term exposure to these heavy metals, there is a possibility of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and neurological degenerative processes that mimic other diseases. Also, seniors may also be allergic to certain heavy metals, which could cause sickness or death. If your senior loved one is not aware of the dangers of heavy metal toxicity, make sure they are informed.

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Risking Your Health As You Age

Social situations help you to grow, allow you to be more relaxed, and help to build happiness in your soul.  As seniors age, they find comfort in relaxing by themselves, tucked away in their homes or senior living facilities, being anti-social, and not wanting to do activities they once loved to do. This is not always a sign of depression, although it could lead to a serious condition such as early-onset of Alzheimer’s Disease or Obesity.

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Supplements to Help Avoid Alzheimer’s Disease

Whether or not you are a senior, it is important to maintain a healthy heart and brain, have a good diet, and get plenty of exercise. Along with conventional exercise, it is a great idea to do mind puzzles to exercise your brain. The more you allow yourself to learn, the less likely you are to develop a disease such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Seniors in senior care facilities may or may not have a brain disease, but it is important to keep your brain healthy at any age. There are some amazing supplements that are widely available in grocery stores and in health stores.

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Avoiding Alzheimer’s Disease

One in every eight people aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease is the 7th leading cause of death for Americans. Given these statistics, we want to learn more about how to prevent this debilitating disease. As for seniors who are all ready diagnosed with this disease and are receiving Alzheimer’s Care in a senior care facility, it may be too late to reverse the effects of the disease. But, for those who have not been diagnosed, especially those in their younger years, there can be a possibility of avoiding Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Autumn Leaves Assisted Living

GeriCareFinder.com, the senior care website that offers top quality senior care resources, has partnered with Autumn Leaves Assisted Living to help those looking for home care, retirement homes, and assisted living.

“On GeriCarefinder.com we’ll be able to effectively show people what kind of care they can expect, and have direct interaction with people searching to find care for an aging parent or loved one.” Chad Anderson, President of Constant Care Management Company (Autumn Leaves)

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Seniors With Mental Issues – What To Do?

When faced with senior care, whether happening in a home care setting or assisted living, the ravages of aging begin to debilitate a person’s physical being, the situation is even more compounded and cruel when there are mental issues involved.  This isn’t a Baby Boomer issue — it’s a human issue.

There has been a great deal written about Alzheimer’s Disease as well as Dementia, that affects the brain and overall personality for many of the elderly.  However, what happens when a person has battled depression or other psychological disorders all their life, and they’re faced with their body (and life) starting to ‘shut down’?  How does a person who is helping with the caregiving, especially children and relatives, deal with a sad situation that is now more magnified?

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Home Care Providers: What To Look For

When considering home care for your parents or a loved one, there are a few basic things that you want to know in order to evaluate your options in choosing the best senior care provider:

Offering Services You Need:

  • Companionship:  visiting, supervision and leisure activities
  • Personal Care: help with bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
  • Homemaking:  housekeeping, shopping and cooking
  • Skilled or Nursing Care: help with medication and other medical needs

Check That Your Provider Is:

  • Trained in first aid and CPR
  • Trained in alzheimer’s or dementia care
  • Experienced in working with someone with dementia
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Senior Health: Keep Social For A Longer, Healthier Life

For proper senior care as many baby boomers age, they’re likely to experience a loss of muscle strength, speed, and dexterity. And while these impairments are upsetting on their own, they are also risk-factors for death, disability, and alzheimer’s disease.  Researchers have found a simple way to help slow the physical decline of aging: engaging in social activities.

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Alzheimer's: A Gene May Hold The Key

A team led by researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Care has pinpointed the exact gene responsible for a recent breakthrough in which mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease regained long-term memories and the ability to learn.

The researchers found that drugs that work on the gene HDAC2 reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s and boost cognitive function in mice.   Both the gene and its protein are promising targets for treating memory impairment.

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Alzheimer's Disease & Blood Test Diagnosis

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s has been a process of elimination, but new research shows the potential for a diagnostic blood test.  Researchers have found a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

A recent study compared antibody levels in blood samples from senior adults with the study participants’ level of dementia, and found that the concentration of two specific proteins that are involved in the immune response increases as the severity of dementia increases.

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