A decline of our five senses can predict poor health comes and even death in older adults
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World, give me more bay area seniors who need 24/7 caregivers
I can refer them to care homes and other care team from hospice nurses, massage therapist, doctors, home helpers , companion, drivers, cook to caregivers. There is a gap in health care. You cannot leave nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities without 24/7 care at home. You cannot heal at the hospital for you needContinue reading “World, give me more bay area seniors who need 24/7 caregivers”
Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age
Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age Summary: According to a PLOS ONE study, a person’s intraindividual reaction time variability may be an independent predictor of mortality. Source: PLOS. A common indicator of neurobiological disturbance among the elderly may also be associated with mortality, according to a study publishedContinue reading “Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age”
7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution – 2012
7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution – 2012 In new estimates released today, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died – one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution isContinue reading “7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution – 2012”
Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Staff Perceptions
Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to use qualitative methods to explore nursing home staff perceptions of antipsychotic medication use and identify both benefits and barriers to reducing inappropriate use from their perspective. Research Design and Methods: Focus groups were conducted with a total of 29 staff in three community nursing homesContinue reading “Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Staff Perceptions”
Ativan or Benzodiazepine oxidation is decreased in persons with liver disease
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) may result in nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, sweating, tremors, tachycardia, hypertension, agitation, delirium, hallucinations, seizures, and death beginning 6 hours after alcohol cessation in alcoholics. Benzodiazepines are cross-tolerant with ethanol and are considered first-line therapy for treating AWS. Chlordiazepoxide and diazepam are first metabolized by hepatic oxidation, then glucuronidation. Lorazepam andContinue reading “Ativan or Benzodiazepine oxidation is decreased in persons with liver disease”
Depression among older adults due to social strains
Social relationships, loneliness, and mental health among older men and women in Ireland: A prospective community-based study Data is lacking on the association of interpersonal stressors and social isolation with mental disorders and the mediating role of loneliness. Thus, we examined this association prospectively using community-based data. Methods Data on 6105 adults aged ≥50 yearsContinue reading “Depression among older adults due to social strains”
Visiting Nurses and Health pros reaching out to seniors
Visiting nurses help prevent emergencies. They provide one on one care at home and for others who live alone, they are part of the family and core support group providing care with love and compassion. Other health pros and allied health such as acupuncturists, naturopaths, massage therapists, physical therapists, caregivers, cooks, drivers, herbalists, home helpersContinue reading “Visiting Nurses and Health pros reaching out to seniors”
Potassium for weight loss
Potassium is an essential macromineral in human nutrition with a wide range of biochemical and physiological roles. It is important in the transmission of nerve impulses, the contraction of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle, the production of energy, the synthesis of nucleic acids, the maintenance of intracellular tonicity, and the maintenance of normal blood pressure.Continue reading “Potassium for weight loss”
The ‘elder orphans’ of the Baby Boom generation by Carina Storrs
(CNN)Recently a 76-year-old man known as HB, whose health had been deteriorating, tried to take his own life and was admitted to North Shore University Hospital on Long Island. Doctors decided that HB would not be able to go back to living by himself because of his condition and complications while in the hospital. WithContinue reading “The ‘elder orphans’ of the Baby Boom generation by Carina Storrs”
Need 10,000 doctors to prevent adverse drug reactions using pharmacogenetic tests
Join 25,000 people in helping redefine health with health concierge and precision medicine. https://clubalthea.com/2016/10/14/your-complete-dna-sequence-will-help-shape-the-future-of-medicine/ Contact Connie Dello Buono, motherhealth@gmail.com to set up the pharmacogenetic test and tox test in your practice for patient safety for those who are taking so many meds.
Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly by Paula Span
In hindsight, Greacian Goeke can see that there were warnings. Her father, Joseph, had never fully recovered from surgery to repair a heart valve and feared he would soon need a wheelchair, as his own father had. He had developed cataracts and had to stop driving. Along with his increasing physical disability, he had aContinue reading “Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly by Paula Span”
75 yr old male, asthma and diabetes, 20 meds a day
I was observing a 75 yr old male with asthma and diabetes in a care home and taking more than 20 medications a day. He has no appetite but when not taking any meds during the weekend, feels stronger and has appetite. He is bed-ridden and with no food in his stomach but ingesting moreContinue reading “75 yr old male, asthma and diabetes, 20 meds a day”
Torn ligaments, injuries in bones and tissues
Injuries, whether to soft tissues or to the bones in the ankle, require certain nutrients to heal quickly and to heal completely. From the outset of ankle injury, the body experiences first the inflammatory phase, complete with swelling and heat, the proliferative phase, where the scar is developing, and finally, the remodeling phase where theContinue reading “Torn ligaments, injuries in bones and tissues”