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If music be the food of love…
February 5, 2016
Poor nutrition is commonly experienced by people with dementia. So it was with interest this week to see a new initiative from the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the…
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Nature and stress
February 2, 2016
A six month research study carried out by a researcher from Exeter University has shown that watching nature films can reduce anxiety symptoms for people in the early stages of…
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Eating Away at Cognitive Decline
September 25, 2015
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. So what better time to look at research investigating how nutrition may have an impact on the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of…
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Dementia Care: The Social Services and Well-being Act 2014
September 23, 2015
The Challenges of Dementia In my last blog, I considered the cost to society of caring for our older citizens with cognitive deficits caused by dementia, and also my own…
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Coconut oil is not a miracle cure for Alzheimer’s disease
August 9, 2015
Undoubtedly readers of this blog will have heard great things about the new ‘miracle’ food widely heralded in the media – coconut oil. With suggested benefits ranging from weight loss…
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Dealing with dementia
July 28, 2015
The NHS tells us that dementia is caused by a higher than normal loss of brain cells, normally due to a build-up of unusual proteins in the brain. This damage…
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Dementia Care & Meal times: Cues and Clues
July 3, 2015
I was delighted to read Care UK dementia specialist trainer Mark Harrison’s moving description of mealtimes for people with dementia in care homes in the latest edition of Care Home…
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What does the US say about diet, cognition and mood?
June 30, 2015
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed, updated and published every 5 years. The 2015 Guidelines – due to be published later this year – are advised by a report…
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