Senior Health Focus

07/14/2020

I’m reading a book on Ketogenic food plans. The doctor writes “I have the risk factor gene for Alzheimer’s disease, which is the APOE4 gene. For me, staying on the ketogenic diet is a strong preventative measure. If I start eating a lot of sugars and carbohydrates, I could eventually develop Alzheimer’s based on my genetic makeup.“

Since I also have that gene, his information resonates for me. Anyone heard of this correlation between food choices and Alzheimer’s?

04/20/2020

I had a great win a couple of days before the libraries closed for the Corona-virus. I had put "How Not to Diet" on hold and I've now had nearly six weeks to "consume" this book written by Dr. Michael Greger. He also wrote ""How Not to Die" and the Cookbook. So my commitment to be a plant based consumer grows every day with this wisdom.

01/20/2020

Do you know about the Age Friendly San Diego events coming up this month and next. Let me know if you need help. I have a flyer on the event but don't know how to add a PDF to my page.

11/18/2019

I hope everyone has considered plant medicine as they age gracefully. Let me know questions you have and I’ll connect you to helpful resources

08/29/2019

They say that dancing is one of the best ways to keep our brain fresh and our bodies active. Coordination of the steps in Old World Dance is among the best (the best is Ballet).
Exciting new, the Folk Dance Center has moved to OASIS in Grossmont Center as of September 4th. Check their website at www.folkdancecenter.org. Also they have a FB page



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07/08/2019

Hello faithful readers of Senior Health Focus. Today I got news that a very close relative of mine that just turned 40 has surgery this week for removal of her Gallbladder. I am dumbfounded. How can this be happening? She doesn't feel there is any other option. Have any of my readers had a GallBladder removed and how has it impacted their eating and energy?

09/26/2017

Avoiding meat, dairy, refined sugar, and processed foods and increasing vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, and plant milks will move patients away from a state of disease and toward a state of health, according to an article published in the Permanente Journal. More than 20 clinicians authored a report that reviewed lifestyle changes that could decrease premature disability and death. They caution that health care professionals should be informing their patients of the root causes of chronic diseases, and that many diseases are not inevitable with age
Lifestyle medicine: a brief review of its dramatic impact on health and survival. Perm J. 2018;22:17-25

08/05/2012

I really liked this article. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2108022-1,00.html What would be your ideal Niche Retirement Community? I think mine would need to include motor homes ... Lots of beauty.

It used to be that if you were looking for a place to retire, you found a warm community with shuffleboard and golf and called it a day. But as America's 78 million baby boomers approach their sunset...

06/18/2012

As we wait for the Supreme Court decision on what is known as Obamacare but is correctly called Affordable Care Act, here is a good article on ... no matter what .. we need to control our health care costs... http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/159256215.html

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