How Loss Strengthened My Faith in Love

Oct 3, 2017 | Caregiving

How Loss Strengthened My Faith in Love BY SALLY QUINN Architect of Change Sally Quinn is a veteran Washington Post reporter and the wife of the late Ben Bradlee, the paper’s legendary former executive editor. In her new book Finding Magic, Sally bravely opens her...

How Music Can Boost Your Loved One’s Brain Activity

Sep 11, 2017 | Caregiving

How Music Can Boost Your Loved One’s Brain Activity BY TRACY LAYDEN  Music is fun to listen to – and our brains love it. For your loved one, music can be key to unlocking hard-to-reach parts of their brain to reveal hidden memories and emotional connections. Bring...

Why You Should Aim to Avoid Inflammatory Foods

Sep 7, 2017 | Prevention

Why You Should Aim to Avoid Inflammatory Foods BY DR. DALE BREDESEN Cognitive decline is largely a matter of three fundamental threats to our brain: inflammation; a shortage of brain-boosting nutrients, hormones, and other cognition-supporting molecules; and toxic...

Get Creative: Pair Your Physical Movement With Music

Jul 7, 2017 | Prevention

Get Creative: Pair Your Physical Movement With Music BY DEBORAH SHOUSE “I move, therefore I am.” — Haruki Murakami  During my mother’s journey through dementia, my dad was determined to keep her moving—walking, swimming, and gardening. He was determined to...

Why We Should Refrain From Asking ‘Don’t You Remember?’

Jun 16, 2017 | Caregiving

Why We Should Refrain From Asking ‘Don’t You Remember?’ BY DANIEL C. POTTS, MD, FAAN  “The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one’s life—to avoid becoming so diminished or dissipated or subjugated that who you are...