Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is expected to affect 16 million Americans by 2050. The hallmarks of AD are amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Efforts to develop new drugs that directly target amyloid or tau proteins haven’t yielded significant clinical benefits for patients. Another approach… Continue reading Viagra and Alzheimer’s
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Find Your Calling – and Carve Your Own Path
Many of us spend our lives pursuing a singular idea of success, one that was created for us by someone else. We give votes to those who shouldn’t even have voices and strive to go faster and faster even as we find ourselves falling further and further behind. We chase gold stars, we check all… Continue reading Find Your Calling – and Carve Your Own Path
Heads or Tails: ALS or Lyme Disease?
Flip a coin to decide what incurable disease you might have? I wish it was as easy as that. In my experience, it took much more time, research, testing and hoping for a diagnosis that we could literally live with. My husband was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and three years later he died from ALS… Continue reading Heads or Tails: ALS or Lyme Disease?
11 Things You Need to Know About the HPV/Oral Cancer Connection
Maybe you think that because you’ve been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) you’re in the clear when it comes to cervical cancer. Maybe you think that since you don’t drink or smoke that you can’t get oral cancer. Here are some surprising and sobering facts. So much of what we hear about HPV has to… Continue reading 11 Things You Need to Know About the HPV/Oral Cancer Connection
Five Tips for Body Trust, Connection and Acceptance
Body Trust involves developing a deep connection with your body so that you can make choices around food, exercise, sleep, and other practices that resonate with who you are. Body acceptance encourages care for your body and being. How do you get there if you are feeling disconnected and not so cared for in your… Continue reading Five Tips for Body Trust, Connection and Acceptance
The Human/Animal Connection
Editor’s note: There’s evidence that owning a pet has several health benefits: lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, increasing exercise and social interaction. And while we may think of pets as primarily dogs and cats, the connection between humans and horses is just as strong. Here, Eve Marx (shown with her horse,… Continue reading The Human/Animal Connection