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Alzheimers Disease And Personality
One of the most distressing aspects of Alzheimer s disease is the complete personality change suffered by many people. This is especially distressing for the relatives and friends of the Alzheimer s patient. The general behavior and personality of Alzheimer s suffers in the latter stages often seems to be in complete contrast to typical behaviour exhibited throughout the patient s life. Another facet of personality change due to Alzheimer s disease is the occasional emergence of an underlying feature of the person s character which had previously been well-hidden. For instance, previously unnoticed spiteful traits can be revealed. There is also a common tendency in Alzheimer s disease, mainly in the later stages, for anxiety, nervousness or verbal and physical aggression to surface. Many Alzheimer s sufferers retain their personality, albeit with accompanying memory loss and orientation problems. However, others can exhibit varying mood swings which can fluctuate from being ecstatically happy to very sad. In the later...
3 Ways To Drink More Water
After a little research it is apparent that nobody really knows where the saying that you need to drink 8 cups of water per day comes from. Some people trace it back to a study in the 1980 s, and other people claim that doctors starting telling people that amount because it was a good goal, but didn t have any scientific research to back it up with. Either way, the point is clear, water does wonders for your body, and your brain. Water is well known to cleanse your body of harmful chemicals through your intestines and also throughout your urine tract. Without proper water intake, our bodies break down very quickly, in a matter of days. Without food, however, some people can live for a week or two. That just shows how important water is to our bodies. Here are 3 quick tips for taking in more water. Always have water available. I like to buy the 12 ounce bottles of water and keep them in the fridge. Whenever I go to the gym I grab a bottle. On my way out the door to work, I grab a bottle. Before a trip that will be 30...
Is Stress Making You Fat?
It s true, stress can make you fat. It s because of a hormone called cortisol. This hormone is always present in your body, but your body secretes it at higher levels when it s under stress. Cortisol has positive effects on when it s secreted in small amounts it gives you bursts of energy, increases memory function and lowers pain sensitivity. However, when secreted I larger amounts, Cortisol can have negative effects on your body and your health. It is necessary for us to reduce our stress level to keep cortisol levels under control. The thing is, we live in such a high-stress culture that some people s secretion of cortisol doesn t slow down and they live in a state of what is called chronic stress. Chronic stress sufferers end up having many negative effects because of the high levels of cortisol in their systems. The effects include blood sugar imbalances, high blood pressure and increased abdominal fat. This is caused partially by the fact the people who secrete high levels of cortisol tend to eat more in general...