Posts Tagged ‘brain function’
Memory Loss
March 14th, 2010
Memory loss is something which concerns many people today. Even young people can suffer from memory loss.
We are all afraid of getting alzheimer's disease: when the memory and brain function have declined so badly that we are incapable of making decisions and caring for ourselves, then we have lost control of our lives, we get put into care, and our active contribution to society ceases. We all wish to avoid this scenario.
There are several main causes of memory loss in people who are not yet old. If you have reason to believe that your memory function is declining, or is ...
Cell Phones in Cars
January 13th, 2010
I have just returned to Auckland from Wellington on the day bus which left yesterday at 9 am. I always enjoy this trip with a good driver at the helm. The scenery is refreshing, and you can relax and enjoy it all the more because you are not the driver. The social aspect of travelling with people from other towns and countries is enjoyable. Of course, the refreshing, social and relaxing aspects of travelling by bus all go to pot if you have a driver whom you do not trust or who is on edge. I was lucky that the ...
Alzheimer’s Helped by Music
October 22nd, 2009
Installment number one
Music, especially live, well played piano music, has an extraordinary effect on people with ALZHEIMER'S condition, and on people suffering from depression or disorientation, such as many of the aged whom we find spending their last years in rest or nursing homes.
Many of these people, I feel, have had their mental and emotional condition made worse because of a traumatic change resulting from quitting a life of independent living and having had to leave familiar surroundings, possessions, family and friends. This physical dislocation from known surroundings is accompanied by a type of "spiritual dislocation", which is often the ...
