by Jimmy Carter | Aug 15, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
The hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related conditions are memory and thinking problems. However, it is the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, primarily agitation, anxiety, apathy, depression, wandering, hallucinations, and incontinence that...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 9, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
The search is on for new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, and while there have been some recent breakthroughs, we are still many years away from promising drugs being on the market. In the meantime, caretakers are left with the task of working around the...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 7, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
Slow progress, but progress nonetheless, is being made in the quest for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The pursuit has been marked by pharmaceutical failures, but a network of the world’s top dementia scientists released an optimistic report this week remarking...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 2, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Dementia
In the previous blog post, The Dietary Inflammation & Alzheimer’s Connection, we discussed the effect diet has on inflammation in the body and how this increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In this post, we will explore the relationship between...
by Jimmy Carter | Jul 31, 2018 | Dementia
One of the main causes of cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease is inflammation. Inflammation is closely linked to metabolism, which is affected by what you eat, your activity level, predestined genes and exposure to and how you handle stress. Since diet,...
