Healthy Ageing - Healthy Mind - Healthy Body

06/06/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-07/older-australians-home-care-packages/103948334

The number of Australians waiting for a home care package has increased to more than 68,000, with departmental officials conceding it is becoming harder to access the scheme.

24/05/2023

THIS IS A SAD STORY FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS.

It’s a tough ask for police officers to be dementia care workers.

I guess for a start they should be armed with “knowledge” rather than a “weapon”.

Healthy Ageing - Healthy Mind - Healthy Body

22/04/2023

“Let Elderly Live Well of Death will tempt them…”

A provocative comment from “The Times” Saturday, April 22, 2023.

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07/09/2022

Get any sleep issues checked out by a medical profession. If OSA is diagnosed and treated, it could improve your quality of life.

Healthy Ageing - Healthy Mind - Healthy Body

People who have obstructive sleep apnea could have increased risks for cancer, dementia, and dangerous blood clots, according to new studies presented Monday at the European Respiratory Society’s 2022 International Congress in Barcelona.

05/08/2022

MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING IS PROVING A SUCCESS

This already happens in some parts of Europe and probably most of Asia.

https://apple.news/AmBCGlNJqQaOSnkvpIK2CXQ

Staring down the possibility of taking out a large mortgage to buy a house they could barely afford, Luke Saliba and his wife Claire Gooch decided to try something different. Instead, the young couple moved in with Claire's mother Sylvia and took out a much smaller mortgage to renovate her house. "T...

19/06/2022

Good video on the surreptitious discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming.

https://www.ted.com/talks/allison_ramsey_and_mary_staicu_the_accident_that_changed_the_world

In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri dish he'd forgotten to place in his incubator. And around this colony of mold was a zone completely and surprisingly clear of bacteria. What was this mysterious phenomenon? Al...

01/05/2022

It’s high time…

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-02/heart-attacks-australia-signs-and-symptoms-covid/101018596

GPs have seen a surge in people wanting to have their heart checked since the sudden deaths of cricketer Shane Warne and Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching.

18/02/2022

ANTI-AGEING PILLS ARE REAL.

The best one is exercise.

https://apple.news/AiXsc4l3LTF6hkZ2cmpDysg

By Helen Pilcher

30/01/2022

What’s Good for The Heart ❤️ is Good for the Brain 🧠….

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220126090523.htm

While heart disease remains the #1 cause of death worldwide, experts have noted that diseases of the brain -- especially Alzheimer's disease and dementia -- are substantially increasing, and they are often associated with many of the same risk factors that cause heart disease, including high blood p...

30/01/2022

Heart disease causes early brain dysfunction and can treble key Alzheimer’s protein.

“We've discovered that heart disease in midlife causes the breakdown of neurovascular coupling, an important mechanism in our brains which controls the amount of blood supplied to our neurons. This breakdown means the brain doesn't get enough oxygen when needed and in time this can lead to dementia."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113120734.htm

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer's protein in the brain, say scientists.

30/01/2022

08/10/2021

Praise to the Almighty One 🙏🏻

Let’s end the misconception about LCHF diet and praise in its benefits.

https://www.ausdoc.com.au/therapy-update/gp-guide-lowcarb-healthyfat-diets-obesity

Need to know: There is a range of evidence that supports a low-carbohydrate, healthy-fat (LCHF) diet as an option to aid obesity management. GPs need to know how to respond appropriately to patients who are already using the LCHF approach for obesity and diabetes. LCHF offers several advantages for....