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Category: Prevention and Wellness Articles
Watching the News: Tips for Self-Care
Watching the News: Tips for Self-Care By Deniz Ahmadinia, Psy.D (courtesy of NAMI –National Alliance on Mental Illness) Recently, the… Read more »
Substance Use and the Senior Adult
Substance Use and the Senior Adult Nancy Pilat-Renner, MBA, MA, LPC, CACI, NCC Director of Outpatient Services Three Rivers Behavioral… Read more »
Health and Wellness
On a bright sunny day many years ago, I remember leaning in close to my grandpa while we were sitting… Read more »
Smart Eats
Taking time for smart eating is often sacrificed. When grab and go foods become the norm, it is tempting to overeat or to choose junk foods. Those hunger pangs may be satisfied briefly, but you usually end up wanting something more.
Home Care Activities for People with Dementia
Cognitive health is a person’s ability to think, learn and remember. The most common cognitive health issue facing the elderly is the loss of those cognitive functions, or dementia.
What is the latest in Alzheimer’s treatment?
Alzheimer’s disease remains the most common form of dementia. In the United States, there are currently an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with this disease, and if there are no disease modifying drugs developed, it may increase to 16 million by 2050.
Senior Security: Elder Abuse
Adapted from the CDC Each year, hundreds of thousands adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected or… Read more »
Know your ABCs, Help Protect Your Skin
by James Rousseau, MD, Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician; Center for Adult & Family Medicine Have you ever finished showering,… Read more »
Hearing Health and the Company it Keeps
by Matthew Orosz; Hearing Care of Summerville The connectivity of hearing and the mind and body is astounding. As… Read more »
