Aromatherapy has been found to be effective in helping with the agitation, anxiety and irritability that often occurs in people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
The number of Australians living with dementia is growing — and growing fast. An estimated 353,000 of all ages have dementia in 2016. This number is expected to increase to 400,000 in less than five years. A question posed by a number of people in the community and one we get asked often, “why do...
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There’s a common misconception that pain is an inherent part of ageing, that as you get older and may develop health issues, pain is just something you’re going to have to deal with. But that’s not true, pain is often a symptom that can be managed with the correct interventions and treatments. Older people are...
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Women who take hormone therapies to treat the symptoms of menopause are up to 58% less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, new research has found.
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