In recent years, research is showing a relationship between insulin resistance and the breakdown of neuron functionality in the brain. This brain/insulin connection has created the clinical research term “Type 3 Diabetes,” the newest name for Alzheimer’s Disease. I wondered how we got the name Alzheimer’s for this malady. Who

  What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s Disease is a brain disorder that wreaks havoc with stored memories, hinders new learning, and tampers with cognitive skills. While getting older is a natural event, Alzheimer’s Disease is not. The communication network in the brain is composed of a maddeningly complex system of

Fitness at any age
Little changes, big difference

 

Stay Fit at any age by Author, Kate Moretti

 

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Natural Remedies – Good For What Ails You

 

 

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Coming later, probably not soon…

 

Front Porch Stories

Deb Richmond, Author

 


Thoughts From the Porch

 

I miss sitting on a front porch swing, greeting the farmer as he walks by, handing candy to trick-or-treaters whose eyes I recognize under the masks, waving to blond-haired toddlers hanging out the back of the Amish horse & buggy, and laughing with my neighbor trying to get the dog leash untangled from her legs. I miss knowing the people of my community and being known by them. 

This is a place to tell the stories of caregivers, growing older, being grandparents, and memories of days gone by.

memories of yesteryear and days pastWHEN I WAS A KID…

Stories and nostalgia from days gone by…

 

 

caregiving

CAREGIVING

Information and resources for caregivers

caregivers at nursing home

ALZHEIMER’S INFORMATION PAGE

Information on dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s

staying healthy while growing oldI’M NOT A KID ANYMORE

Resources for growing old gracefully

 

Deb Richmond, Memory Collector, Author

 

About the Author

 

Deb Richmond is a retired middle school teacher. Her free time is spent trying not to grow old by biking, swimming, going to the gym, reading until napping overtakes, and wrestling with rowdy grandchildren. She loves talking to people who have lived in another era and is working to collect their amazing stories.

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