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Exercise Helps Keep You Mentally Healthy

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

How long does it take to achieve measurable mental health benefits with exercise?
Believe it or not, a mere 20 minutes per week will do the trick.
Researchers writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reached that conclusion after studying responses from 20,000 men and women in a study that examined the connection between physical […]

Big Bellies linked to the development of dementia

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

We’ve long heard that being overweight can put you at risk for a multitude of physical ailments such as heart disease and diabetes, however, a recent article in the NY Times reports that being overweight, especially in the midsection, puts a person at a greater risk for dementia.
The study, conducted by the research […]

Study Suggests Antipsychotics Don’t Help People with Dementia, Alzheimer’s

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Powerful antipsychotic medications have commonly been prescribed to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other serious cognitive dementias found amongst the elderly population, especially if they are in a nursing home or hospital environment. Why?

Almost all older dementia patients will experience, along with the cognitive and functional decline typical of the illness, some neuropsychiatric symptoms. These […]

Alaska settles for $15 million from Lilly in Zyprexa suit

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

For several weeks, the state of Alaska has been battling the maker of Zyprexa, Lilly, for Medicaid bills incurred when patients taking the drug for Schizophrenia developed diabetes. The NY Times reported on Friday that the $15 million is only “a fraction of the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages that Ed Sniffen, […]

Gender may determine whether or not a certain amount of anxiety is beneficial

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Anyone who works as much as I do has to have some level of anxiety to keep on going. If I wasn’t worried about getting everything done, keeping a tight schedule and maintaining a clean and organized home, then probably I would be slacking-off, sitting on my can missing appointments and living in a […]

Over 60 and over mall walking?

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Over the past year, I’ve written a few posts on Alzheimer’s and dementia in general, touting the benefits of both physical and mental exercises for delaying the progression of this horrible illness. However, short of mall-walking or shuffle board and playing chess, what can the elderly do for exercise and mental stimulation? Well […]

LifeTip: Planning for Your Own Passing

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Look, you might be 22 or 42, but there are some things you should think about even if you think it’s premature or “I’ll get to that later.” While it’s a morbid topic for some, it’s one that’s important enough that I have to write about at least once. That topic is your own death, […]

La récupération de mme. Trudeau

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Margaret Trudeau, Canada’s lively and lovely former first lady turned bipolar advocate, talks about her recovery (récupération in French) process to stay balanced.
“You need to develop a sense of forgiveness,” she says. “Forgiving myself and forgiving others for abandoning me, for hurting me, for their lack of understanding. I have to ask for forgiveness, and […]

Eating Disorder Awareness 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Eating disorders are usually thought of a teen issue, but increasingly men, adult women and girls as young as seven also suffer. They don’t fit into the usual treatment programs designed for adolescent girls. In my community, there’s a recovery program for girls aged 12 – 19, and another mental health service runs a body […]

Mentally and Physically stimulating environments delay dementia

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I’ve been reading a lot of articles in the past couple of years supporting mental exercises to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s. However, today I came across a study which states that physical exercise is also beneficial to delay onset of dementia, which is a main component of the Alzheimer’s disease.
In this […]

Multidisciplinary Treatment for Depression: Gold Standard?

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Yet another study has been released about the benefits of a multi-disciplinary approach to depression. This study showed that such an approach is actually more cost-effective than other, hodge-podge methods of treatment. Previous studies on a multidisciplinary approach to depression has shown it to be more effective in treating depression as well.
What is a multidisciplinary […]

Surrounded by Clocks But No Time

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

I looked around my desk today and realized I have about 5 clock faces staring back at me. Not because I’m a crazy person holed up in a world of clocks (although now I’m beginning to wonder…), but because clocks seem to be an added component of other, largely unrelated things.
There’s one on my […]



The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done.
-- Mary Frances Berry