Showing titles in Alzheimer's & Dementia

Dementia is a slow and upcoming epidemic that can be a pandemic in the long run. And the truth is, there is no cure and none coming soon. Whether a person has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, they all come across similar problems mostly. So, why not prepare yourselves with the evidence-based information available up till now. This is a simple, easy-to-listen-to, indispensable guide written by an occupational therapist.

Did you know that there are five million people in the US living with Alzheimer's and by 2050, there are projected to be 14 million? Spreading awareness of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is desperately needed. There are many more people with these diseases than other diseases that get much more money approved for research from the government or from donations. This book was written to bring better awareness that people with dementia matter. Plus, the self-sacrificing hardworking caregivers who take care of spouses also matter.

It’s morning at Meadow Brook Nursing Home. During the last 10 months, this has been my mother’s abode. Most days, I feel it is mine, too. Life, as I have known it, is a blur. Alzheimer’s has taken mother from herself, her family, and her friends. It has demanded a grit and grace in our everyday lives beyond human comprehension. I know that I must tell her story - which ultimately is my story, too - with hope that it may bring a degree of peace to the hearts of those who have walked, or will walk, the same road.

Playing with Memory: Lighting Up Dementia Care with Music, Nature and a Very Special Poodle reveals the "Playful Protocol" developed by Linda Zimmer, former puppeteer for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to help her mother and other residents of a nursing home live playfully in the moment.

Help Is Here: When a Resident Has Dementia is for staff members in senior residences who are caring for residents with dementia. This book is full of examples of situations that happen at senior residences and how to effectively handle those situations.

Two of the most precious things we have is our body and our brain. We don’t have any spare, and it’s precisely for this reason that we have to learn how to keep them in shape. To avoid premature decay and to ensure that they continue performing well for as long as possible, we must have a healthy lifestyle and know which foods allow us to feel better, in addition to those which instead slow down our functioning and can compromise our well-being. This audiobook will allow you to avoid the most common errors.

In many respects, Alzheimer’s is a brain form of diabetes. Even in the earliest stages of the disease, the brain’s ability to metabolize sugar is reduced. Normally, insulin plays a big role in helping the brain take up sugar from the blood. But, in Alzheimer’s, insulin is not very effective in the brain. Consequently, the brain cells practically starve to death.

Alzheimer's diseases and Lewy body dementia affect millions of individuals and families. Learn how the modern diet, high in animal protein and refined sugar, is a major contributor to these debilitating disorders. Also learn how a whole food, plant-based diet can aid in their prevention and recovery.

You are not alone! Over 15.7 million people today are caring for a loved one with dementia. As caregivers, it’s easy for us to feel isolated. If you’re weary of the heartache and losses you both suffer, of the restless nights and chaotic days, then you know that our frustrations, helplessness, and fear can drive us to our knees. Dementia is cruel. But the caregiving journey that we are on also offers unexpected, uplifting gifts: profound personal insight; explosive spiritual growth; and discovery of our deepest self....

Individuals with dementia demonstrate presence every day, and they ask us to enter their world; they ask us to connect with them. Through my personal journey, I have learned that true connection is about giving our complete attention to the person sitting next to us. It's about being present - with our spouse or partner, children, friends, coworkers, and even our pets. It takes commitment and it is hard work, but ultimately it provides life's greatest reward: a sense of love and belonging.

If you have been diagnosed with dementia or are providing care to someone with dementia, you are not alone, although you often may feel that way when confronting this terrible illness. Don’t give up hope. Use the checklists in Coping with Dementia to protect yourself from the emotional effects of dealing with dementia and maintain your personal well-being in spite of everything.

While fighting an aggressive brain tumor, Deirdre must care for her mother with advanced Alzheimer’s, raise her teenage daughter, and help her husband chase a new dream - opening a barbecue restaurant. Her greatest defense is her sense of humor in this tender memoir chronicling life struggles that are often tragic - but can still be very funny. Grab a tissue and take a ride as one batty broad battles her way through the tragicomic trials of her most perilous adventure yet - brain cancer.

Help Is Here: When Someone You Love Has Dementia is written specifically for family caregivers of people who have dementia. Both a notebook and guide, Help is Here provides practical problem solving techniques as well as vital information about dementia that will benefit both the patient and the caregiver.

The companion to Laurenhue's Alzheimer's Basic Caregiving: An ABC Guide, this audiobook covers the daily issues of dressing, bathing, grooming, continence care, nutrition, and hydration. Like its companion volume, it is highly practical and surprisingly lighthearted. Families and professionals will find it easy to listen to and easy to put to instant use.

Things you need to do now! Learn what decisions are necessary when you or a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or any terminal illness. With the emotional weight of dealing with a terrible, terminal disease, these decisions can seem like too much to deal with. This audiobook helps you begin sorting these problems out and tackling them one by one using numerous checklists with easy-to-follow instructions for exactly what you need to do.

Essential Alzheimer's guidelines featuring Laurenhue's trademark blend of practicality and lightheartedness. This first audiobook in a remarkable set provides both family and professional caregivers palatable and compassionate advice and answers that can be instantly put to use. Main topics: patterns of progression, the logic behind behaviors, effective communication.

Drawing on the author’s seven years of caring for his mother through Alzheimer's, Be With: Letters to a Caregiver is what its title promises: four dispatches to an anonymous long-term caregiver. In brief passages that cast fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, Barnes shares trials, insights, solace - and, ultimately, inspiration.

This ZIP Reads audio summary provides key takeaways and analysis from the best-selling book Genius by Max Lugavere. Lugavere's exhaustive research details the harmful effects of many foods previously thought to be harmless. Take control of your life, and improve your brain health with his comprehensive list of genius foods.

Vous ne soupçonnez sûrement pas de quoi votre mémoire est capable. Et vous savez encore moins toutes les opportunités que vous manquez jour après jour en ne l'utilisant pas pleinement. Imaginez un instant pouvoir retenir n'importe quelle information, et ceci, en vous amusant. À travers ce livre audio, vous découvrirez des techniques simples, ludiques et efficaces pour mémoriser rapidement : des cours entiers ; des formules complexes ; des informations de culture générale ; les visages et les noms des personnes que vous rencontrez ; les conversations ; le contenu intégral des livres.

When оnе rеасhеѕ the later уеаrѕ оf оnе'ѕ life, ѕуѕtеmѕ will ѕlоw down and bоnеѕ will weaken. This is the time when you will not bе able tо dо the things that уоu uѕеd to dо bеfоrе, оr if уоu wеrе still аblе to dо it, you would nоt be able to dо it with the same speed and strength as you used to bеfоrе. That is the ѕаd fасt about aging. Things will slow down and eventually, little by little, disappear. Hоwеvеr, that iѕ nоt always the case. Fоr some реорlе, the aging рrосеѕѕ саn ѕрееd up, еѕресiаllу in the аrеа of the brain. This is what scientists саll Alzheimer's.