This post is for everyone, because we all have to eat. The problem we have today is what do we eat? We’re so confused by all the conflicting opinions on what is good nutrition, many of us ‘give up’ and carry on eating what we like. And why shouldn’t we? If it tastes good, how … Continue reading PHYTOS AND RAINBOWS
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CHANGE OF HEART
For carers and those living with dementia, AD is ever present, there’s no getting away from it. I try not to let it dominate my life and to switch off when there’s a chance of a breather, but that black cloud is never far away. I’m in a period of mourning and there’s no knowing … Continue reading CHANGE OF HEART
VILIFIED …
Some months ago, an email advertising a docuseries on the medical uses of marijuana in the US popped into my inbox. Leaf and I were interested, so we subscribed to watch it, for free with the opportunity to buy the DVDs if we wished to. We had watched other docuseries on genetic modification, diabetes and … Continue reading VILIFIED …
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
For more than two years I’ve been researching Alzheimer’s disease and the process is ongoing. There are many carers telling their stories and even dementia sufferers still able and willing to tell theirs. As well of course, as specialists writing books and articles. Unfortunately specialists are exactly that, their areas of expertise exist within the … Continue reading PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
FROM THE FRONT LINE
A few months ago, I received an email from a guy in Liverpool. He’d come across DOODAH. This is what he wrote: ‘Just to let you know I think your site is a refreshing additive for those ex-pats living with Dementia in France. I have Early Onset Alzheimer’s and campaign in the U.K. for better … Continue reading FROM THE FRONT LINE
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
I’ve always been a game-player and I’m not talking about sports. My parents encouraged ‘mind’ games, such as patience, crosswords and puzzles. Nowadays we can buy magazines devoted solely to brainteasers. There are hundreds of different ones to keep us hooked.They are strongly recommended for older people. What is it that these games have in … Continue reading GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
MOVING ON …
Before Alzheimers or another form of Dementia touches our lives, many of us will have had the idea that sufferers are tragic people sitting hunched and drooling or ranting and raving like folk possessed. We have yet to learn that these diseases come on extremely gradually. In the early stages, often only family, friends and … Continue reading MOVING ON …
GET READY TO LIVE IN THE NOW
How often have we heard ‘we must live in the moment’, ‘live as though today is our last day’? Nowadays it’s called ‘living in the NOW’. For those who are lucky enough not to be suffering from a crumbling brain or other chronic or potentially fatal condition or disease, the message is straightforward - don’t … Continue reading GET READY TO LIVE IN THE NOW
UNDER ATTACK part 2
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Who said this and what does it actually mean? French gastronomist and lawyer Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin coined the expression towards the end of the eighteenth century. He actually said ‘Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you what you are’. Nowadays he might re-word his message to read ‘Tell … Continue reading UNDER ATTACK part 2
ACROMANIA?
This post is primarily for Dementia sufferers and carers living in France but could be interesting to those who have other long-term health problems requiring help or live elsewhere and would like to know what’s available here. The below list is for the GERS department. I do not know if the organisations are the same … Continue reading ACROMANIA?
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