Aug 11, 2017

Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

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.

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How to Test for Dementia

Dementia is a term used to describe a variety of symptoms that accompany a decline in a person’s mental capabilities. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease, which accounts for up to 80 percent of cases. Dementia can be the result of a stroke, a vitamin deficiency, or health difficulties such as thyroid... Read More

Photographer documents father’s final years living with Alzheimer’s

  There is a history of Alzheimer’s disease in the family of Iranian photographer, Jalal Shamsazaran. Both his father and his aunt had it, and his grandfather too. This thread running through the family history led Shamsazaran to begin documenting his father’s journey with Alzheimers’ in a project titled ‘The loss of oral history (The... Read More

Interesting Ways to Keep the Body and Mind Healthy

Are there things you can do to stay young? The ageing process is something that makes many people worry. And while ageing is naturally going to happen as people get older, there are some methods that people are using to keep the ageing process at bay. Last year, at 71, former BBC newsreader, Angela Rippon... Read More
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