Cristina Ferrare Shares Brain-Healthy Lentil Soup Recipe That’s Perfect for Fall

Oct 5, 2018 | RECIPES

Every two weeks until the release of her new book Food for Thought (which comes out December 4), Cristina Ferrare will share be sharing one of her delicious brain-healthy recipes with us here at The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. A portion of the proceeds...

Maria Shriver Op-Ed: A Challenge to Elected Officials, Candidates and American Voters on World Alzheimer’s Day

Sep 21, 2018 | News, News Featured

‘Memory’s Last Breath’: Gerda Saunders Confronts Dementia

Aug 21, 2018 | Caregiving

BY GERDA SAUNDERS A few days before my sixty-first birthday, I was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, which is the leading cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. My mother also had dementia. My diagnosis was not a total surprise—for about five years...

‘Fess Up, or Cover Up?’: Removing the Stigma Associated with Memory Loss

Aug 15, 2018 | Caregiving

BY VICKI TAPIA It starts small. Misplaced keys that turn up in odd places, making you wonder if gremlins have taken up residence in your home. Forgotten appointments you’re sure you didn’t make, until someone points them out on your calendar. Other odd happenings...

Fitness Trainer Finds the Silver Lining in Her Mom’s Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Jul 30, 2018 | Prevention

BY KIM HOCHMAN I am a 47-year-old mother to three young girls, ages 14, 12 and 8. For years, I focused on their well-being over my own. In fact, every day as I drove my youngest to pre-school, I would pass a gym and say to myself, “I really need to get back to a...