University Launches Caregiver Benefit to Address Long Term Care
A southern university is one of a few employers to offer benefit to workers in an effort to meet changing needs and evolving familial trends related to long term care.
Family Caregivers
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia recently launched a new program to help employers navigate the difficulties of providing care to a loved one, a job that more family members are tasked with these days. As the cost of long term care continues to climb along with the prevalence of dementia, Americans are relying on family caregivers at an unprecedented rate.
The AARP estimates that family caregivers provide $450 Billion in[…]
Before You Decide on Dementia, Consider Vitamin B12 Deficiency
When a loved one begins displaying signs of dementia, it becomes very stressful for every one involved. Whether you are the one suffering from cognitive issues, you are the one tasked with the care of that person, or you are simply involved in the process, the whole situation can be very taxing.
Memory loss and confusion in a loved one may cause you to panic, but before you jump to conclusions, be sure you have investigated all of the possible causes. In some cases, it might not truly be dementia, but a simple vitamin B12 deficiency.
What is Vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12[…]
Lack of Savings Causes More Americans to Delay Retirement
Not prepared for retirement? You’re not alone. A new study found that more than one-third of all middle class Americans don’t ever plan to retire. Instead, they believe they will be working until they die or are no longer physically able. Another third expect to work until they are at least 80, in order to have enough saved for retirement.
Working for Life
Wells Fargo conducts the same study annually and over the past few years, the 
results have continued to show a worse financial forecast than the previous year.[…]
Abdominal Fat Tied to Dementia in New Study
Abdominal fat has a well-documented connection to a number of health problems: heart disease, cancer, and diabetes to name a few. New research from Illinois has discovered yet another reason belly fat is detrimental to our health.
Fat and Memory
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago examined the effect that excess abdominal fat has on our memory and uncovered an alarming link. Middle aged individuals with high belly fat are 3.6 times more likely than those without to experience memory loss and dementia in old age.
The researchers were able to identify the specific protein in the
Dietary Fructose Linked To Long Term Health Problems
Obesity and diabetes are two of the leading reasons that people in the United States need long term care, and a recent animal model study suggested that a diet high in dietary fructose may be one of the reasons. An even newer study found that those aren’t the only long term health problems the added sugar causes.
Is It the Fructose?
Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased dramatically over the 
last 30 years. Though many different factors play into the significant rise,[…]
Researchers Say New Compound May Halt Alzheimer’s In Humans
Scientists may have found a way to cure Alzheimer’s and dementia in the future, according to research published this week.
Protects Brain Cells
A study by British scientists found success in halting cell death in 
the brains of mice. This is the first time in history that scientists have been able to stop brain cell death, spurring many to hail this study as a “turning point” in the attempt to cure Alzheimer’s.
Researchers were able to identify a compound that holds the ability to block a faulty brain signal that appears[…]
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