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Senior citizens and their families benefit from Medical Alert Systems and Monitoring services. : Sonic Vitamins

Article by J.P. Coleman

America has a large and healthy senior citizen population that is getting bigger by the day. Yes, the baby boomers are arriving as the senior (sonic) boom. Living independently is the most desirable “hope” for almost all of these proud American seniors and their families. Assisted living is expensive, limited, and not entirely trusted. But leaving grandmother in her own home alone raises anxiety to the entire family. What if she gets sick or a fire traps her in the home? What if a home invasion occurs? Or, what if she falls and gets hurt? This is the most likely scenario to happen. One third of the senior population falls in an average year, with 70% of the falls occurring within the home.

In 2006 we had the following statistics from the Center of Disease Control (CDC).* 37 million American seniors * 11 million of these reported a fall in 2006. * 1.6 million Received treatment in the emergency room. * 850,000.00 suffered fractures. * 12,800 died. * 40% of all nursing home admissions are a result of a fall. The CDC recommends four things to reduce falls:* Start exercising (like Tai Chi) * Review your medications (some cause blurred vision) * Have your vision checked * Make your home safer and softerThe American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation recommends six additional things:1. Increase the lighting in your home and have a night light. 2. Remove things from the floor and make sure rugs are well secured. 3. Secure showers and baths with handrails and non-slip floors 4. Restrict pet movements to areas of your home. 5. Wear good shoes with non-skid soles 6. Maintaining a healthy diet with calcium and vitamin DIf you do fall, and do not have a medical alert system, here are instructions from the National Institute of Health on what to do:”A sudden fall can be startling and frightening. If you fall, try to stay calm. Take a few deep breaths to help you relax. 1. Roll over onto your side and push yourself up into a seated position. 2. Rest while your body and blood pressure adjust. 3. Slowly get up on your hands and knees, and crawl to a sturdy chair. 4. Put your hands on the chair seat and slide one foot forward so that it is flat on the floor. Keep the other leg bent so the knee is on the floor. 5. From this kneeling position, slowly rise and turn your body to sit in the chair.If you’re hurt or can’t get up, ask someone for help or call 911. If you’re alone, try to get into a comfortable position and wait for help to arrive.

One of the best precautions a senior and their families can take is to buy a Medical Alert System and subscribe to the monitoring service. This way, when grandmother is home alone, she really isn’t totally alone. The medical alert system and service are there, in the background quietly standing by so if grandma gets into trouble all she has to do is summon for help by pressing her medical alert pendant. Within seconds she will hear a reassuring voice over the speaker phone of a dispatcher. Once the situation is assessed the appropriate first responders will be dispatched. The dispatcher will also notify family or friends that grandmother had to be taken to the hospital. In essence, the medical alert system and service provide peace of mind not only for the grandma, but the entire family. See the – Fall Prevention- handbook produced by the CDC for more information on the risks of seniors fallingSources: * American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons * American Academy of Physical and Medicine and Rehabilitation * Center for Disease Control * Healthaging.org * National Institute of Health

J.P. Coleman has been in the Security and Medical Alert monitoring industry for over 30 years. He has built, managed, consulted, bought and sold over 600 Security Alarm entities and central stations nationally. Mr. Coleman currently has active roles in several full service security alarm companies and medical alert service companies. He can be reach at 877-417-2228 or,

jp@medicalalertandresponse.comhttp://www.medicalalertandresponse.com










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The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts. Book Review. : Brain Foods

Article by Alvaro Fernandez

Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains

Dana Press kindly sent us a couple of books. One of them, The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts, is our topic today.

We are impressed by what Dana is doing to insert neuroscience findings and implications into the public discourse.

No big surprise then, to find out so much quality content inside a 700-page one-of-a-kind guide.

The guide is really 4 books inside a common binding. Priced at a reasonable level, and with superb in-depth text and images in all relevant areas, the book can be used as a 1) Brain 101 tutorial, 2) brief summary of the basics of Brain Care and Wellness, 3) description of the stages of brain development, 4) reference guide for around 70 brain-related conditions.

In my personal opinion, every neuroscience, medical and psychology student, clinician and researcher should have this book in their hands to keep abreast of many recent developments, and also be exposed to professional development courses based on it. Many families and individuals interested in the brain should consider buying it too.

Given the focus of our blog-brain fitness for healthy individuals-, we particularly enjoyed the sections

– on intelligence, with sentences such as “It is extremely unlikely that an “intelligence pill” will be discovered in the near future” (P. 215)

– on “The Brain-Body Loop” which explains, among other things, the effects of stress,

– “Taking Advantage of New Findings and New Finding About the Adult Brain”, with gems such as “Recent research on the brain has established two great principles. First, far from remaining static in adulthood, as we had long assumed, the human brain continues to grow and develop throughout our entire life span. This development takes place in two ways: by ongoing adjustments in signaling pathways and by the addition of new brain cells. Knowing this means that you should try, as you would with any fine, high-powered machine, to practice good maintenance to give it the best chance to provide peak performance…in many respects we can make a material difference in how it ages, and even induce it to perform better over time…Just as we may choose to strengthen our muscles with challenging workouts, we can encourage brain growth by keeping engaged in many different mental activities”.

– and, above all, the one on “Basic Brain Care: Protecting Your Mental Capital” (Pages 31-41), where we are all recommended to

—- Sleep: at least 6 hours a day, making sure we don’t make a habit of “cutting sleep short”

—- Eat well: the general rule here is that what is good for the body is also good for the brain, and to be wary of “diets advertised as “brain food”

—- “Protect the fortress” (our skull), by making sure we use security belts and helmets whenever there may be a risk

—- Exercise regularly

—- Keep Stress in Check (stress can inhibit or reduce the creation of new neurons, among other things)

—- Stimulate our minds through life, by ensuring a flow of novelty and variety that enhances the creation of a “cognitive reserve”. If is fascinating for us to see how Brain Fitness helps integrate “Brain Health” and “Lifelong Learning”, Health & Wellness and Education. Of course, these categories are human conventions that the brain itself probably doesn’t care too much about…

In short, a great reference book for professionals and for people interested in the brain. And a great starting point (the only one we are aware of) for a really useful and practical guide to Brain Health that every family should have. In a bit more creative terms: great quality marble looking for a consumer-oriented Michelangelo.

Alvaro Fernandez is the CEO and Co-Founder of SharpBrains.com, which covers the emerging neuroplasticity and neurogenesis fields. SharpBrains has been recognized by Scientific American Mind, Newsweek, Forbes. Alvaro holds MA in Education and MBA from Stanford University, and teaches The Science of Brain Health at UC-Berkeley Lifelong Learning Institute. You can learn more at http://www.sharpbrains.com/










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A Collection Of Recipes Celebrating Cozy Meals From Days Gone By
In These Days Of The Drive-thru And Prepackaged Ready-to-eat Food, It’s Hard To Imagine Our Young People Will Have The Same Memories. That’s A Shame. And That’s Why I’m Sharing This Collection Of Old Fashioned Meals That I Call “memory Lane Meals”.
A Collection Of Recipes Celebrating Cozy Meals From Days Gone By