Promoting Wellness and Well-Being. Use What You Still Have & Get the Right Help!

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1 Promoting Wellness and Well-Being Use What You Still Have & Get the Right Help!

2 Do you??? Eat silently or alone frequently? See people less than you used to? Snack a lot because you are bored? Eat lots of boxed or canned foods? Seem busy but get nothing done? Find you are giving up a lot of activities? Weigh more than you should? Feel like you just can t get going?

3 Do You??? Spend a lot of time sitting around? Think about what other people think about you? Watch TV more than 3 hrs a day? Tend to work hard for few minutes then rest? Think more about getting in shape than do anything about it? Use a car to go everywhere?

4 Do you??? Stay at home as much as possible? Avoid getting out with others? Do the same things the same way day after day? Feel bored and down most of the time? WORRY A LOT? Sleep less than 6-8 hours OR more than 8-9 hours a night? Have a lot of STRESS in your life?

5 Do you??? Sit around and watch or listen but NOT DO? Feel too tired to DO anything? Feel useless and empty? Smoke? Drink a lot? Never touch the stuff? Rarely, if ever drink water?

6 IF You Said YES There are things you can do to get healthier & stay more mentally and physically fit!

7 Risk Factors Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Uncontrolled Sugar Problems High Cholesterol Being Over-Weight Not Doing Not Thinking Not Getting Out & Getting Together Bad Eating

8 Risk Factors You can Change for Worsening of Dementia Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Uncontrolled Sugar Problems High Cholesterol Being Over-Weight Not Doing Not Thinking Not Getting Out & Getting Together Bad Eating

9 Risk Factors You Can t Change Getting OLDER Heredity Does it run in the family? Heredity Alzheimer s Normal Onset risk is up some 20-25% Young Onset risk is probably 50/50 Head Injury with loss of consciousness Other Health Conditions - managed well Parkinsons, MS, HIV, depression

10 PET and Aging PET Scan of 20-Year-Old Brain PET Scan of 80-Year-Old Brain ADEAR, 2003

11 New Imaging Technology for AD 67 yo NL 79 yo AD PET scan Amyloid detection Nordberg Lancet Neurology 2004

12 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Alzheimer s Disease Progression vs. Normal Brains Normal Early Alzheimer s Late Alzheimer s Child G. Small, UCLA School of Medicine.

13 Normal Brain Alzheimers Brain

14 Learning & Memory Center Hippocampus BIG CHANGE

15 Understanding Language BIG CHANGE

16 Hearing Sound Not Changed

17 Sensory Strip Motor Strip White Matter Connections BIG CHANGES Automatic Speech Rhythm Music Expletives PRESERVED Formal Speech & Language Center HUGE CHANGES

18 Executive Control Center Emotions Behavior Judgment Reasoning

19 Vision Center BIG CHANGES

20 What is Dementia? NOT a part of normal aging ALWAYS a disease MORE than just forgetfulness GETS WORSE over time STEALS your life and independence Ultimately results in death

21 DEMENTIA Alzheimer s Disease Early - Young Onset Normal Onset Vascular Dementias (Multi-infarct) Lewy Body Dementia Fronto- Temporal Lobe Dementias Other Dementias Genetic syndromes Metabolic pxs ETOH related Drugs/toxin exposure White matter diseases Mass effects Depression(?) or Other Mental conditions Infections BBB cross Parkinson s

22 Different Types Alzheimer s disease Vascular dementia Parkinson s related Alcohol induced Fronto-temporal lobe dementia Lewy body dementia AIDS related Pseudo-dementia *** fixable dementia

23 Who Gets Dementia? ANYONE can get it Risk goes UP with AGE BOTH Women & Men All ethnic groups All cultures YOU can make a difference in when and sometimes, if you show the signs

24 In Simple Words Lower Your Stress & Numbers! & Raise Your Activities!

25 Simple Message If its Good for your HEART its GOOD For your BRAIN!

26 Top Three Exercise MORE Use Your BRAIN Eat RIGHT

27 EXERCISE Get MD OK Do WHAT you like! BUDDY up! AEROBIC A little short of breath minutes at a time 100 minutes a week 70% of your Max Heart Rate (220 your age = Max Heart Rate) x.7

28 First Exercise BREATHE! 3 times in a row 5 times a day

29 Second Exercise Laugh out loud! Look for funny Listen for funny Feel the funny

30 History According to Kids Ancient Egypt was old. It was inhabited by gypsies and mummies who all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate Of the Sarah is such that all the inhabitants have to live elsewhere. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines. He was an actual hysterical figure as well as being in the bible. It sounds like he was sort of busy too.

31 Socrates was a famous old Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. He later died from an overdose of wedlock which is apparently poisonous. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline. In the first Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java. The games were messier then than they show on TV now. Madman Curie discovered radio. She was the first woman to do what she did. Other women have become scientists since her but they didn't get to find radios because they were already taken.

32 The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter. Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabbits but I don't know why. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw for reasons I don't really understand. The English and French still have problems.

33 Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper which was very dangerous to all his men. Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was very large.

34 How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?

35 Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb? Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code. Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!

36 Rottweiler: Make me Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!

37 German Shepherd: I'll change it as soon as I've led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven't missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation. Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb!

38 Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark. Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares? Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle...

39 Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

40 How many cats does it take to change a light bulb? The Cat's Answer: Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is: "How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?" ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS, CATS HAVE STAFF!

41 Use Your Brain! Solve puzzles Take classes Try something new Play an instrument Join a study group or book club Read Play games

42 Category Game Animals Colors Vegetables Countries (ex: Baboon) B G D P

43 MAN BOARD REA D

44 I RIGHT I

45 Try this Try to remember these pairs 1 = C 2 = A 3 = T 4 = D 5 = O 6 = G 7 = R 8 = U 9 = N

46 Put the correct letter next to the number

47 Try this Try to remember these pairs 1 = C 2 = A 3 = T 4 = D 5 = O 6 = G 7 = R 8 = U 9 = N

48 Memorize these pairs Apple - Orange Black - Red Beans - Tooth Watch - Glass Pencil - Shirt Hand - Hammer Hanger - Button Paper - Eye Flag - Meat Cup - Shoe

49 What is the missing word? Apple. Black. Beans. Watch. Pencil.

50 Eat Right! MORE Fruits & Veggies Less fat and sugar MORE WATER!!! Less coffee, tea & soda MORE Omega 3 fats (canola, olive, flaxseed) Less trans-fats ( partially hydrogenated ) MORE Fresh Food & Broiled Meat & Whole Grains Less fried food & packaged food

51 OTHER Things to DO Eat fish once a week or more Get enough antioxidants (vitamin E) Prunes, plums, blueberries, spinach, almonds, green tea, red wine, Get enough Vitamin C & Bs Citrus fruits & leafy, green vegetables Get enough Vitamin D Possibly drink ONE GLASS of alcohol/day*** Increase soy & curry in diet Larger meal at lunch - less at dinner

52 More to do Stop smoking Lose weight Socialize De-Stress Get enough sleep Get sleep apnea & depression treated Control blood pressure & diabetes Take meds CAREFULLY Eat an apple a day

53 10 Minute Stress Tamers Sit quietly in calm surroundings with soft lights and pleasant scents. Aromatherapy lavender, citrus, vanilla, cinnamon, peppermint, fresh cut grass. Breathe deeply rest your mind & oxygenate Soak - in a warm bath, or just your hands or feet Read - Spiritual readings, poetry, inspirational readings, or one chapter of what you like Laugh and smile - Watch classic comedians, Candid Camera, America s Funniest Home Videos, look at kid or animal photos Stretch front to back, side to side, & across Garden work with plants

54 10 Minute Stress Tamers Beanbag heat therapy. Fill a sock with dry beans and sew or tie closed. Heat bag and beans in a microwave for 30 seconds at a time. Place on tight muscles and massage gently; relax for ten minutes. Remember the good times - Record oral memories - scrapbooks, photo journals, keepsake memory picture frames. Just jot! Do a little on a favorite hobby. Have a cup of decaffeinated tea or coffee Play a brain game crosswords, jigsaws, jeopardy, jumbles Look through the hymnal and find a favorite hum it all the way through

55 10 Minute Stress Tamers Books on Tape - Rest your eyes and read Soothing sounds Music you love Music especially for stress relief Recorded sounds of nature Listen to coached relaxation recordings Pamper Yourself think of what you LOVE and give yourself permission to do it for 10 minutes Neck rubs or back rubs use the just right pressure Hand Massages with lotion or without its up to you

56 10 Minute Stress Tamers Take a walk. Sit in the sun. Rock on the porch. Pray or read a passage from scripture Journal - Take the opportunity to tell it like it is. Cuddle and stroke a pet. Have that cup of coffee or tea with a special friend who listens well. Pay attention to your personality. If you rejuvenate being alone, then seek solitude. If you rejuvenate by being with others, seek company.

57 Some Specifics Make new friends form partnerships Keep the old familiar contacts Explore volunteer opportunities Use old skills and routines in new ways Give it a try more than once Start low, go slow build Join a support group Get away from your partner some

58 How can we help better? It all starts with your approach!

59 Positive Physical Approach

60 How you talk How you say it What you say How you respond

61 Use empathy & Go with the flow Reality Orientation Telling Lies

62 How you help Sight or Visual cues Verbal or Auditory cues Touch or Tactile cues

63 Believe - People with dementia Are doing The BEST they can!

64 FINALLY If you see changes in Memory Thinking or Judgment Personality or Emotions Language or Speech Enjoyment of Life Sleep & Appetite Episodes of confusion or disorientation

65 GET to the Doctor! Ask for a screen Tell your concerns Call the Alzheimer s Association IF You feel that no one is listening! You want more info You need support You have a question You want to help spread the word!

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