Monthly Archives: February 2015

Pondering Placebos

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Lately I came across an article by two doctors listing five supplements that people should not take for brain health. The purpose of the article was to condemn the hype behind supplements preying on senior citizens. There is some truth … Continue reading

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Cindy’s Many Hobbies

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I have a few projects lined up meant to help raise funds for brain health research and I want to complete them while Cindy is alive. The problem is they don’t conveniently lend themselves to being fully present with Cindy. … Continue reading

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Brain Health Checklist – Socializing

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We evolved as a social species. I’ve outlined why that is so when I wrote Systems out of Balance; I spoke and sang about what that means when Cindy and I walked across the country. Abundant evidence reveals that social … Continue reading

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The Denise Austin Tapes

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Before we moved in to take care of my Mom, before we were married even, Mom already sensed what was happening to her. She started compiling a list of homes where she could go and show them to us whenever … Continue reading

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Cindy the Piano Player

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Cindy always referred to herself as “the audience” when the topic of music and our family came up. All our children play instruments; all can sing. Indeed, our youngest now is an elementary school music teacher. Cindy never could carry … Continue reading

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Brain Health Checklist – Finger Dexterity

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As we walked through the aviary at Busch Gardens I learned that macaws and parrots are special in regards to their intelligence, longevity and opposable claws. That reminded me of the theory that human intelligence and our opposable thumbs are … Continue reading

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Back Home Again

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Sometimes you return from a long journey or vacation and you feel like a new person, or even that you have a new lease on life. At other times you return home and you feel like nothing has changed, you … Continue reading

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Revived Hope for Hiking

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Last year around this time, while visiting my brothers in Venice, Florida, we hiked eleven miles on the Legacy Trail. The trail is paved and flat, yet the hike gave us hope that we could hike the Pacific Crest Trail … Continue reading

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Another Memory Drug Now Questioned

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Our vacation in Florida was supposed to be about exercise. Given the articles that have come to my attention while we were down here this will be more about medications instead. Cindy has taken two medications since October 2013. I … Continue reading

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Brain Health Posting Philosophy

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Recent articles on Alzheimer’s and brain health provide fodder for explaining my posting philosophy, as well as suggest a refinement for this blog. By far the most alerts I receive relate to the hope for some new drug, based largely … Continue reading

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