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New Guidelines For Mild Cognitive Impairment Recommend Exercising Weekly
Exercising twice a week may improve memory and slow the onset of dementiaThe American Academy of Neurology recently released a new set of guidelines related to mild cognitive impairment and how to mitigate its symptoms. The recommendations were published in the December 27 online issue of the AAN’s medical journal Neurology. Mild cognitive impairment is a stage of cognitive decline that oftentimes develops into dementia. It creates a…
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Keys to Dying Well
Embracing a new cycleThere are many “life cycles” in our time on earth — beginnings and endings of our youth, relationships, work, dreams, and ultimately, of life itself. This is my farewell blog, ending my cycle as a writer for “Dying Well.” To have been a part of the SevenPonds vision to enhance education, support and expanded awareness…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as a tribute to enduring loveIt’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of enduring love. The project began in 2005, when Page Hodel first met Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with her.” Soon afterwards, Page began leaving handmade hearts…
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How Can a Care Manager Help You? (Interview)
Interview with Amanda LambertFor this piece, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Lambert. Amanda lives in Utah where she is a care manager and co-author of the book “Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers at Home.” Over the last 25 years she has worked in mental health, home health and, most recently, care management and…
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“From Here To Eternity: Traveling The World In Search Of The Good Death,”
Author Caitlin Doughty traveled the world to see how other cultures care for their loved ones who have diedCaitlin Doughty weaves historical narratives among vivid descriptions of the various cultural practices she was able to witness firsthand. Throughout the book, she compares these methods/ceremonies of caring for the dead to our own practices here in the United States. And the differences can be quite striking. “From Here To Eternity” by Caitlin Doughty is…
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“We Are the Champions”
Queen’s iconic anthem is a perfect memorial song for a loved one who lived life on their own termsFor those of us who came of age in the 60s and 70s, the word “Queen” evokes memories of the rock & roll band led by singer/songwriter Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara in the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1946). From the early 1970s until his death from AIDS in 1991, Mercury captivated audiences around the…
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Psychedelics and a Smartphone App Create Healing “Trips”
New Wavepaths app shows promise as a therapeutic toolPsychedelics — the “party drugs” that became part of the counterculture in the 1960s and have since been banned in the United States — are not part of what most of us consider mainstream medicine. In fact, all psychedelics, including LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and MDMA, are so-called Schedule I drugs that, according to the U.S.…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as a tribute to enduring loveIt’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of enduring love.The project began in 2005, when Page Hodel first met Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with her.” Soon afterwards, Page began leaving handmade hearts on…
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