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Dementia Care: Can the ‘arts’ prove successful as part of caring for someone living with a dementia? Part 3
July 11, 2014
Last week we looked at a theory, based in the biological realm, that suggests at certain ‘stages’ within the more destructive dementias, the person would indeed receive none too little…
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Polyphenols
July 11, 2014
Polyphenols have been hailed by the press as a key element in “superfoods” such as blueberries, and green tea – even red wine and chocolate. They are reported to have…
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OMG – How Much?
July 11, 2014
Last year, our gas and electricity supplier sent a letter saying that our direct debit was going up by 40%. Admittedly, this was because we had been relying on ‘estimated’…
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Is Summer Making You Miserable?
July 10, 2014
For many people, the early summer can be an irritating time. The levels of grass pollen, combined with pollution, humidity and breezy weather, can lead to misery. Hay fever is…
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Can You Touch Your Toes?
July 10, 2014
I recall an interview with a candidate many years ago. The question asked at interview was ‘How flexible are you? Much to my surprise the candidate answered ‘I can touch…
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Dementia Care: Can the ‘arts’ prove successful as part of caring for someone living with a dementia? – Part 2
July 7, 2014
Last week we began to take a look at creative art, or higher arts, such as – classical music, painting, literature etc. When the areas of the brain designed to…
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Have a ‘Plan A’
July 4, 2014
We all suffer from a god-like belief that disasters happen to other people and not to us – complacency is our biggest enemy! Bad things do happen to nice people,…
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Will The Last One Out Please Turn Off The Lights?
July 4, 2014
Imminent closures of GP Practices I was shocked to learn this week that about 60 practices across the UK are facing imminent closure due to issues over funding and recruiting…
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