Monthly Archives: December 2014

Brain Health Checklist – Microbiome Diet

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Microbiome refers to the flora and fauna taking up residence in your gut. What? With all the digested goodies down there you didn’t think some living things would evolve to share in the bounty? As it turns out this gut … Continue reading

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Christmas Traditions

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Christmas 2014 has come and gone, now providing an opportunity to reflect on how the Sinclairs on Emerson Street observe traditions defiantly in the face of unwelcome change. We adapt to merge old traditions with new conditions. Some things are … Continue reading

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Brain Health Checklist – Low Glycemic Diet

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Glycemic is a high-falutin’ term for blood sugar. Hypoglycemic means too little blood sugar, hyperglycemic means too much blood sugar, which is a consequence of diabetes. Blood sugar provides an energy source for the body. Low blood sugar means too … Continue reading

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Brain Health Checklist – Anti-inflammatory Diet

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Eliminate all sugar and processed food from your otherwise varied diet. There, I’ve told you everything you need to know. Oh, yeah, and you should drink red wine in moderation instead of beer or liquor. If you must know what … Continue reading

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Brain Health Checklist – Diet Objectives

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Overall diet objectives begins my brain health checklist. Simply put the diet needs to provide the best nutrients for brain health function and the best protection from harm. Using Dr. Dale Bredesen’s Therapeutic System as a guide I will dive … Continue reading

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Sex and Alzheimer’s

Catchy title, huh? Studies have shown that being sexually active promotes physical and emotional health. I have yet to see studies showing improvement for brain health, but since mind, body and soul are connected I’ve assumed such benefits exist. I … Continue reading

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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I got a request from my sister-in-law Jill to see a rainbow shot from the hike. That dovetails with one of two songs that have been haunting my head both during and after the PCT journey (the other being my … Continue reading

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The Combination Approach

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We’ve been in a transition phase since getting back home: unpacking from the journey, organizing the house and developing a routine that works for dealing with Alzheimer’s. Though I would be considered a caregiver dealing with an irreversible affliction, the … Continue reading

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