Health

As we age, many of us feel the effects of cognitive changes in our brains: we may struggle to remember a name, forget where we put our glasses or perhaps get more rigid in our thinking. All of us could use a little more focus and flexibility, and for some, mindfulness…

If you can satisfy your chocolate craving and improve your cognitive functioning, wouldn’t you like to know that? Well, according to Harvard physician Robert Shmerling, there is some, but not conclusive, evidence that this may be so. Dark chocolate and cocoa contain flavanols, plant-based substances that act as anti-inflammatories and…

While the stories of people like Gerda Saunders are critical for enhancing our understanding of what it’s like to experience dementia, The Social Care Institute For Excellence, a British support agency that improves the quality of care and support services for adults and children, has come out with a video…

You probably know by now that snacking on nuts is part of a heart healthy diet. But new research, just published in the Journal of Nutrition, takes this advice to another level when it comes to almonds. We’ve known that almonds contain healthy fats, fiber and vitamin E, and that…

Sometimes you need a deadline to get you moving. For Australian author Cory Taylor, her diagnosis of melanoma in 2005 became the impetus for an extraordinary burst of creative energy over the next decade, including the publication of several award winning books and her last and final work, Dying: A…

It’s not often that we get insight into someone suffering from dementia, particularly someone as articulate as Gerda Saunders. Ms. Saunders, 67, a retired professor from the University of Utah, was given the diagnosis of cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor of dementia, 6 years ago. She began a journal to document her…