Healthy Beginnings

LIFE’S A JOURNEY. MAKE IT A HEALTHY ONE.

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS GET THE PEMF OUT

ARE PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (PEMF) THE NEW WEAPON AGAINST AGING?

HEAVY METALS

UTILIZING SWEATS AND SAUNAS TO ELIMINATE BODY TOXINS

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GOT YOGA BRAIN?

THERE’S SCIENCE BEHIND THAT POST-YOGA EUPHORIA

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

NATURAL WAYS TO COMBAT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA

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CONTENT HEALTHY BODY

HEALTHY MIND

HEALTHY EATING

IN EVERY ISSUE

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Natural Ways to Overcome Alzheimer’s A New Tool to Help Fight Aging Essential Oils for Four-Legged Friends Far-Infrared Saunas Help Sweat Poisons Away Connecting Alzheimer’s Disease to Diabetes

26 Tailor Your Diet For Better Overall Health 28 Spicy Vegan Chocolate Kale Chips

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Doing More for Alzheimer’s Patients Nonprofit Spotlight Therapy Dogs Help Provide Comfort Nevada Humane Society Pet of the Month What Happens to our Bodies After Death?

Debunking Myths of Hospice Care

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Exercise to Improve Brain Power How Serious is Memory Loss?

Stressors of Aging, Late-Life Depression Managing Social Anxiety as you Age What Leads to Yoga Brain?

Editor’s Note Local Wellness Directory The Cork Boards Local Events Calendar

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Food For Thought Get the PEMF Out Got Yoga Brain?

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EDITOR’S NOTE

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS

“There’s something good waiting down this road.

I’m picking up … whatever’s mine.”

— Tom Petty ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’ Greetings readers, and welcome to the November 2017 edition of Healthy Beginnings!

First things first — no, your eyes are not deceiving you.

Gabrielle Irvin, who served as Editor/Project Manager of Healthy Beginnings since October of last year, recently left her post at the magazine to pursue other opportunities in Northern Nevada. As Gabby wrote in her column last month, I’m taking over as interim editor of Healthy Beginnings for the short-term as we look to bring on a new project manager.

Briefly about me: Currently, I serve as Niche/Magazine Editor for the Sierra Nevada Media Group, and the main publications I oversee are Tahoe Magazine, Peak NV magazine and First Nation’s Focus. I moved to North Lake Tahoe a decade ago and eventually became editor in 2008 of the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza newspaper in Incline Village. In 2009, I also became editor of the Sierra Sun newspaper in Truckee. Most recently, I additionally served as co-general manager of both newspapers for 18 months before moving to Reno in April of this year to assume my current role.

Now, as I take over as interim editor for Healthy Beginnings and think about the exciting prospects that the year 2018 will bring us, I’m thrilled to help steer this great magazine into a new era. One of the best ways I can help do that is by hearing from you, our readers. Think of me as a white board off which to bounce your thoughts and ideas. Please feel free to email me at kmacmillan@swiftcom.com with feedback on anything you can think of in terms of opportunities for Healthy Beginnings to evolve and improve. Trust me when I say I look forward to your comments.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy our November edition. This month, we have stories that discuss the differences between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, as well as different and natural ways to prevent the onset of these types of conditions. Let’s face it — we’re all aging. And the odds that you know someone in your family going through varying stages of memory loss are high. Thus, it’s important to get educated on these topics and to have constructive conversations with your loves ones about healthy ways to treat and prevent.

After all, November serves as the start to the holiday season here in Northern Nevada and Truckee-Tahoe, and with Thanksgiving weekend right around the corner, it’s the perfect time for friends and family young and old to come together and celebrate all the healthy opportunities for which we are thankful.

So with that, I look forward to all your feedback and recommendations, and I’d like to wish everyone a healthy and happy Thanksgiving.

Cheers!

Kevin MacMillan

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EDITORIAL DESIGN Mikey McGarvey

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Kim Anderson, Barry C. Barmann, Mary Barmann, Elaine Brooks, Dr. William Clearfield, Dr. Andy Drymalski, Dr. Robert A. Eslinger, Dr. Randall Gates, Dr. Michael Gerber, Van Harding, Marie-Claire Hermans, Dr. Melvin Ibarra Nario, Kathaleen Midcalf, Molly Moser, Dr. Stephenie Riley, Dr. Martin Rutherford, Sarah Stalling, Gina Stutchman, Dr. Andrew Whyman

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Healthy Beginnings Magazine’s mission is to provide resources and information on alternative and integrative medicine, nutrition, fitness, green living, sustainability and the products and services that support living a natural, holistic and healthy lifestyle.

Healthy Beginnings is a free publication distributed locally and is supported by local advertisers.

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THINKING AHEAD

We all know that Alzheimer’s is one of the top devastating diseases in modern times, yet many of us may not know that it is much like the 1920s worldwide epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica (EL) that killed millions and left millions more, according to a 2004 BBC news article, “frozen inside their useless bodies (and living) in institutions.”

Back in the 1920s, the sole medical intervention was palliative relief of symptoms from bacterial infections because penicillin and other antibiotics had not yet been discovered.

Today, it’s similar for Alzheimer’s patients — there is no treatment cure because the actual root cause is still unknown. But for many Alzheimer’s patients, there ARE many health issues that can cause the same symptoms of Alzheimer’s that are unrelated to the disease. As such, there are natural medicines and therapies that can treat those issues and improve function, which currently are not included in conventional care.

Does this sound controversial? Maybe it is, but it is true because many Alzheimer’s patients have hidden concurrent conditions that are mimicking the disease’s symptoms and also could be contributing to other processes of brain degeneration.

Non-Alzheimer’s inflammation For starters, brain inflammation from a source other than the inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s can exacerbate many symptoms of Alzheimer’s, according to a February 2000 article in the “Journal of Immunology.”

In other words, Alzheimer’s patients can have a concurrent undiagnosed condition, which is causing brain inflammation that interferes with brain function, and the symptoms are assumed to be caused by the Alzheimer’s.

Such sources include food intolerances, sub-clinical infections (viral, bacterial), poor blood sugar regulation (diabetes) due to poor eating habits or diet, excitotoxins in processed foods, and an autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis).

Hence, it is important to have thorough diagnostic tests to rule out or identify the inflammation and then treat. Today, extensive scientific research has determined that specific forms of acupuncture can inhibit brain inflammation and microglial cells’ damage to neurons; as well, there are many natural herbal products that are anti-inflammatory, according to February 2007 article in the journal “Brain Research.”

WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE FOR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS?

By Van Harding, LAc

Also, according to a May 2016 article in “Advance Pharmacological Science,” research has confirmed that certain forms of acupuncture stimulate the release of neuron growth factor, which is necessary for growing neurons to replace lost connections and restore function.

Inflammation/neuron timing and brain region synchronization Inflammation can disrupt neuron timing, which in turn interferes with information processing (brain region synchronization), which can present as any type of poor brain

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Brain inflammation from a source other than the inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s can exacerbate many symptoms of the disease.

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function — for Alzheimer’s patients, this can be poor memory, loss of speech and reduced cognition, according to an October 2010 article in “Autonomic Neuroscience.”

Learn the Terms • A Subclinical Disease has no recognizable clinical findings. It is distinct from a clinical disease, which has signs and symptoms that can be recognized. Common subclinical diseases include diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Once the inflammation is reduced, it may be necessary to re-establish timing and synchronization just like a manual clock that needs its spring to be “wound” and the hands “set” to the new time. To do this task, today we have computer neurological therapies such as the Interactive Metronome, which is discussed in the March 2013 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

• Lyme Disease is often not overlooked and not diagnosed. It can be a concurrent infection, which both contributes to brain inflammation and similar brain dysfunction by infection of spirochetes in the brain’s frontal cortex.

Nutrient deficiencies and neuron timing

• Common Food Intolerances that can cause brain inflammation and autoimmune diseases against brain tissue and neuron function include: gluten, cow’s dairy, corn, rice, oats, millet and yeast.

Another cause of poor neuron timing and asynchronous information processing through the brain is nutrient deficiencies that can be caused by inflammation.

• Interactive Metronome is a computerized biometric technology that measures and improves human timing (neuron firing and brain region synchronization).

Extensive research has determined that neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine, which is utilized in the hippocampus for memory function, are one of the neurotransmitters affected by inflammation, which in turn cause nutrient deficiencies. Hence, treatment must not be limited to reduction of inflammation, but

must also include nutrient supplementation, multiple studies suggest.

What is exciting is that most Alzheimer’s patients have not had appropriate diagnostic work-ups and treatment with these natural therapies — thus, a promising opportunity of unexplored territory that may be contributing to their dysfunction can be addressed.

All of the above has been well researched, some by the U.S. Veteran’s Hospital for TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), yet the insurance industry has not integrated these therapies as benefits, hence the reason why you’ve not been referred. So, while stem cell therapy is still in research, try these natural therapies — they are here and available.

For more information on the therapies and diagnostic tests cited in this article for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other brain degenerative diseases, contact Van Harding at Tahoe Neuro Healing, located in Truckee, by visiting tahoeneurohealing.com or calling 530-536-5084.

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DISSECTING DEMENTIA

UPPING THE AMOUNT OF EXERCISE IN YOUR LIFE CAN IMPROVE COGNITIVE LEVELS

By Sarah Stalling

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Aerobic exercise can help prolong the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Due to advances in science, it seems as if it is becoming more and more common to find out that if something is wrong with us, or right with us, often it’s because of our genetic makeup.

With increasing amounts of in-depth research being conducted, we’ve discovered that almost everything about we humans is a genetic trait of some sort; our hair or eye color, our muscle fibers, our body type and, unfortunately, diseases too.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are no exception to this rule. Dementia is a blanket term used to describe a decline in mental ability such as memory loss and confusion. Alzheimer’s disease is a branch of dementia but does not encompass all dementia patients; if someone has Alzheimer’s, they have dementia, but not all of those who have dementia have Alzheimer’s.

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Alzheimer’s can cause problems with memory loss and ability to think and behave, and it becomes progressively worse over time. There is currently no known cure for dementia, and Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In addition to our genetic predisposition, there are other factors that increase the risk of dementia, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity.

Even though there is no cure for dementia, research has shown that aerobic exercise can help prolong the onset of the disease and reduce its progression.

In one study, a researcher tracked 70 people with mild cognitive impairment for six months. This group was required to participate in moderate aerobic exercise for 45-60 minutes a session, four days a week.

The results showed that the group had an increase in blood flow in the memory and processing areas of the brain. They also had measurable improvements in attention, planning and organization abilities, which is known as executive function. Those who exercised more vigorously throughout this study experienced a decrease in a specific protein associated with Alzheimer’s called “tau.”

Another study followed a group of seniors aged 6080 who walked 30-45 minutes three days per week over the course of one year. These subjects produced a 2 percent increase in their hippocampus, which is the part of the brain responsible for memory. Exercise also helps reduce plaque formation in the brain and helps reduce bone morphogenetic protein, which slows down the formation of neurons in the brain, reducing neurogenesis.

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“Start moving. It’s never too late and everyone has to start somewhere.”

Not only will increasing the amount of exercise in your day improve cognitive levels, it may also help reduce other risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity.

Lowering all of our risk factors for dementia is going to greatly improve our ability to prolong the onset of the disease and combat it if the disease has already set in. Addressing all issues including diet, exercise, brain training and managing and reducing metabolic and vascular risk factors can greatly improve the potential risk and rapid decline of the disease.

So start moving. It’s never too late and everyone has to start somewhere. Incorporating a healthier lifestyle through diet and exercise is going to improve not just physical health, but mental health as well.

Sarah Stalling (B.S., M.S., M.A.) is a former professional soccer player who works as a personal trainer at The Change Place in Carson City.

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FOOD FOR OUR THOUGHTS

A NATURAL WAY TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES OF ALZHEIMER’S, MEMORY LOSS

By Melvin Ibarra Nario, M.D., H.M.D.

“Are we all doomed to have memory loss or dementia as we age eventually?” “If it runs in the generations of families, there is undoubtedly a higher chance of developing it!” These types of thoughts can linger in our heads, and can morph into fear of developing the disease as we age. Fortunately, we can prove these misconceptions false! We do have a fighting chance against Alzheimer’s and here’s why: 1. Brain cells feed on blood flow from healthy arteries and good circulation. If this circulation gets impaired in any way, such as cholesterol buildup leading to blockages (the most common), it will result in decreased oxygen delivery to the brain.

Over time, these oxygen-starved areas will begin to die. On autopsy, Alzheimer brains are found to have narrowed or blocked brain arteries, according to a study on the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease that was published in the January 2010 edition of “Psychopharmacology” journal, which concluded that treating high cholesterol lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s.

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According to medical studies, long-term intake of blueberries has been proven to delay brain aging by 2.5 years.

Imagine a day when you’ve had the sharpest memory, when you’ve been able to remember every important date and occasion, retaining virtually everything that you read and listen to. People often come to you to pick your brain about things that they themselves simply cannot recall.

venture further to understand this disease better and how to beat it.

Then imagine from one day to the next you are starting to misplace things more and more, at times forgetting events that recently happened — perhaps accidentally leaving the stove on, eventually forgetting the names and memories of your loved ones, maybe even your own name as well.

Formation of plaques and tangles in the brain are what increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Ten percent of 20-year-olds already show signs of these formations, and upon reaching 50 years old, 50 percent of the population is already affected, according to the July 2013 research article, “Therapeutic potential of turmeric in Alzheimer’s disease: curcumin or curcuminoids?” as published in the journal, “Phytotherapy Research.” The common age to be diagnosed with loss of brain function is 40.

This is the scary life of Alzheimer’s disease, when over time your head becomes blank and dark. Let us

As we look at this pattern, early prevention is a valuable approach to avoiding progression.

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2. The risk of Alzheimer’s does increase if you carry the APOE gene especially if both parents passed it on to you compared to just one. This gene facilitates the transport of cholesterol to the brain, where it can accumulate and cause blockages. This gene is found to be more prevalent in African Americans, and they are therefore more prone to developing Alzheimer’s when compared to other populations. APOE genes can be considered sleeping giants until cholesterol comes along, according to a 1997 study in the journal, “Neurobiology of Aging.” As cholesterol stimulates it, suddenly the gene starts to attract even more cholesterol to form plaques that will block circulation, leading to damage in the brain.

As you can see the common denominator in these causes is cholesterol. By controlling what we eat, the chance of avoidance is greater. Even with African Americans having the highest possibility in developing Alzheimer’s genetically, African Americans in Nigeria who consume less animal meat and more grains, roots and tubers have proven to have a low incidence of Alzheimer’s.

People from Africa and Japan originally were noted to have low incidents of Alzheimer’s, until they adopted a Western diet — which is high in cholesterol, saturated fat and animal meat — which increased their risk.

The lowest noted incidences of Alzheimer’s patients

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“This is the scary life of Alzheimer’s disease, when over time your head becomes blank and dark.” are people who live in rural India, for they predominantly consume a plant-based diet with high amounts of grains and beans, per a study published in the July 2012 edition of the journal, “Annals of Neurology.”

Now let us go into the specifics of what food sources we can eat to fight Alzheimer’s: 1. One teaspoon of turmeric a day has been seen to lessen symptoms of Alzheimer’s especially improving memory capacity. Isolating curcumin from turmeric does not seem to have the same effect.

A study published in the August 2003 edition of “Journal of Molecular Neuroscience concludes that other components of turmeric (such as borneol and eugenol) along with curcumin play a major role synergistically in lessening severity of symptoms.

2. Long-term intake of certain berries, such as blueberries and strawberries, has been proven to delay brain aging by 2.5 years. As we use our brains

in mental activities, it consumes 10 percent to 50 percent of the oxygen in our body, leading to free radical formation, which in turn has a high tendency to destroy brain structure. It has been noted — including in the July 2011 edition of “Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association” — some berries (especially blueberries) have anthocyanodins, which act as major antioxidants capable of crossing the blood brain barrier to protect the areas that are responsible for learning and memory (located in the hippocampus).

of Alzheimer’s Disease,” common side effects such as drowsiness and weakness were avoided.

In the fight against this dreaded disease, a natural way of treating its progression is at hand. By properly recognizing them, we can look forward in confidence that we will be able to cherish our past, appreciate the present and look forward to a bright future filled with memories that will last a lifetime.

Melvin Ibarra Nario, M.D., H.M.D., is among the physicians who work at Bio Integrative Health Center International in Reno. Visit bihcireno. com or call 775-827-6696 to learn more.

3. The spice saffron has been proven to be effective in controlling symptoms of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s. It was used in a study for 16 weeks with a dose of 30 mg per day. It also showed equal to the drug Aricept, which is given to prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s. By using the spice instead of Aricept, according to a 1999 article in “Journal

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:

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It is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. There are no survivors, and there is no way to prevent it, treat it, cure it or even slow it down. It is Alzheimer’s disease, and 5.4 million Americans are currently living with it.

Many think of Alzheimer’s as memory loss associated with old age. But Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging. Scientists think we can prevent it, and according to Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, “We are not, at the moment, limited by ideas.

We are not limited by scientific opportunities. We are not limited by talent. We are, unfortunately, limited by resources to be able to move this enterprise forward at the pace that it could take.” In other words, we need more funding for Alzheimer’s research.

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That’s where the Alzheimer’s Association comes in.

As the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research, the Association is committed to finding a cure for a disease that threatens to bankrupt families, businesses, and our health care system. In 2016, Alzheimer’s and related dementias cost the nation $236 billion, the majority of which was borne by Medicare and Medicaid.

The personal financial toll on families is dramatic as well. Nevadans contributed almost $2 billion in unpaid care in 2016 for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Behind that figure are people who reduced their work hours, or quit their job altogether, in addition to people who cut back on their own expenses — even groceries or their personal medical care.

Help is available The Alzheimer’s Association mission includes care and support for those who are impacted by the disease. The office in Reno offers a broad range of programs and services, including a 24/7 helpline, a comprehensive informational website at alz.org, support groups, care consultations, family and professional education, and early stage services.

Why community involvement is critical One out of nine people over the age of 65 will get Alzheimer’s disease. Two-thirds of those people are unaware that Medicare will not cover the formidable costs of nursing care. Translation? Even people who

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Know the 10 Signs 1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life: Memory loss, especially forgetting recently learned information; asking for the same information over and over; or increasingly relying on memory aids.

2. Challenges in planning or solving problems: Decreased ability to develop and follow a plan; trouble following a familiar recipe; or keeping track of monthly bills.

think they are on track with their retirement savings may be in for a big surprise.

This is an issue of concern to everyone — taxpayers, employees, employers and retirees. Employers are in a unique position to educate the workforce about the need for a cure — so that our families and our nation can avoid the tsunami of dementia costs that will arrive as the baby boomers start to age.

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3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure: Trouble driving to a familiar location, or remembering the rules of a favorite game.

The Alzheimer’s Association partners with the community and employers in a variety of ways, including: in-house education, corporate sponsorship opportunities, and highly visible fundraising events, to name a few.

4. Confusion with time or place: Losing track of dates, seasons and the passage of time; forgetting where they are or how they got there.

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5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships: Difficulty reading or judging distance, which may cause problems with driving.

6. New problems with words in speaking or in writing: Trouble following or joining a conversation; stopping in the middle of a conversation and have no idea how to continue; problems finding the right word or calling things by the wrong name.

7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps: Putting things in unusual places; losing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them again; accusing others of stealing.

8. Decreased or poor judgment: Using poor judgment when dealing with money, giving large amounts to telemarketers; paying less attention to grooming.

9. Withdrawal from work or social activities: Removing themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sports; avoiding social engagement because of these changes.

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ASSESSING ALZHEIMER’S

WHEN MEMORY LOSS MAY BE MORE SERIOUS THAN TYPICAL AGE-RELATED CHANGES

By Gina Stutchman

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If you or a family member notices memory changes that are not typical, it’s important to speak with a professional.

It’s safe to say that our memory changes as we age.

We all have likely had that moment when we forgot someone’s name or a particular word, but when memory loss begins to disrupt our daily life, that “may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s or another dementia,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

It may be helpful to understand two terms, Alzheimer’s and dementia, as they’re often used interchangeably.

Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a various of types of organic brain problems and is defined

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as a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.

of reversible dementia, such as vitamin deficiencies, infections and thyroid problems.

The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s, as it accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementia cases. Alzheimer’s is defined as a disorder that results in the loss of brain cells and function.

When should you be concerned that memory loss may be more serious than typical age related changes?

Here’s a list of what can be defined as typical and what could be a cause for concern.

Other types of dementia include Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal dementia and a number of others, as well as some forms

Forgetting names, appointments or where you put your keys is typical. These things happen to everyone, though they can become more prevalent with age.

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“Should you notice memory changes that do not appear to be typical in yourself or someone you know, don’t ignore them. Call your doctor.”

However, it’s not typical if you forgot you ever made the appointment or if you need to rely on friends and family members for information that you used to handle on your own.

Individuals with dementia find themselves unable to find the words for common items and could create words such as “hand clock” when they are searching for the word “watch.”

Things like occasionally making an error when balancing a checkbook or putting an appointment down on the wrong date in the calendar are rather common. But no longer being able to balance a checkbook or count change is not considered typical if you were able to do those tasks before.

Other symptoms that should not be ignored include poor judgment or decision making, such as giving money to telephone solicitors; difficulty having conversations; or misplacing things and never being able to retrace the steps to find them.

It’s normal to drive past the freeway exit you had intended to take as you let your mind drift, but it could be a cause for concern if you find yourself lost while driving to a familiar location like the grocery store or back home.

Is it Monday or Tuesday? That’s a simple question you may ask yourself, especially if you don’t currently work. However, being unable to recall the order of the days in a week or the months in a year is not typical.

Had a word on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t think of it? That’s fairly common and happens to most, if not all, of us, and the word will likely come to you a few hours later.

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Should you notice memory changes that do not appear to be typical in yourself or someone you know, don’t ignore them. Call your doctor.

Early detection of Alzheimer’s can provide maximum benefit — from available treatments that may reduce some symptoms; the ability to maintain a sense of independence longer; and participation in decisions about your future.

Gina Stutchman

Gina Stutchman is the owner of Sparks-based Arbors Memory Care Community, along with her husband, Jason. Gina and her family have been caring for sedniors in Northern Nevada for over 40 years. Visit www.arborsmemorycare.com to learn more.

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HASHIMOTO’S AND HYPOTHYROIDISM PART ONE: IS EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIC STRESS THE CAUSE FOR THESE CONDITIONS?

By Martin Rutherford, D.C., C.C.S.T., C.F.M.P., and Randall Gates, D.C., D.A.C.N.B.

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Hashimoto’s disease is a condition in which the immune system is killing the thyroid itself.

And, is correction of these stress responses part of the “cure’? The answer to both questions is yes.

First, here is a very brief primer on hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s. “Hypothyroidism” is diagnosed when your thyroid hormones are low. “Hashimoto’s thyroiditis” (also known as Hashimoto’s disease) is a condition that is defined by the fact that the immune system is killing the thyroid itself, or attacking the enzyme that makes the thyroid hormone T4.

It is now estimated by credible groups from the Mayo Clinic to LabCorp that 70 percent to 95 percent of hypothyroidism cases are actually caused by immune responses, and they are actually misdiagnosed Hashimoto’s.

Causes of hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s continue to be researched, especially now that Hashimoto’s is understood to be so widespread and related to many other chronic conditions.

Research was published in 2008 (“Journal of Thyroid”) establishing a positive connection between gluten in Hashimoto’s. Subsequent studies in 2012 were published regarding viral causations. Doctors started observing that patients would have cold sores and then would develop Hashimoto’s.

So, this phenomenon was investigated, and human herpes virus six (HHV-6) was found to be present in the thyroid of about 80 percent of Hashimoto’s patients.

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Further research on this matter found Epstein-Barr virus also in about 80 percent of Hashimoto’s patients’ thyroid tissue. Vibrio viruses were confirmed to be present as well. There are probably others. Only time will tell.

Genetics can be a causative factor as well. If several of your family members have thyroid problems, the likelihood of you developing a thyroid problem is substantially increased. Possibly some of the genetics are related not only to gluten-related reactions, but also to how the body combats the above referred to viruses.

But viruses, gluten and genetics do not account for all of the potential causes of Hashimoto’s, as we are seeing an explosion of cases of Hashimoto’s. So what’s happening? We think it’s stress, but not just any stress. We think emotionally traumatic stress responses are the number one cause of Hashimoto’s. Let’s explore this further.

The research literature in terms of stress causing thyroid dysfunction favors it more toward helping to develop hyperthyroidism. The research clearly supports the fact that when you’re stressed, stress hormones affect your immune system.

Research also has confirmed that when people are under stress, you get a shift toward the dominant side of your immune system (the one that pathologically increases the amount of antibodies you make to a level that they start attacking your tissues) and away from the side of the immune system that directly kills bacteria and viruses.

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“We see it every day — emotional traumas are causing more and more cases of Hashimoto’s disease.”

Further research indicates that when you’re stressed, the integrity of your intestinal barrier can break down (leaky gut) from the increase in the hormone cortisol.

So, let’s go back to gluten. It’s been found that if gluten gets through your leaky gut, the immune cells that attack the gluten from the inside lining of the intestines also get out and attack your thyroid, causing Hashimoto’s. This is called molecular mimicry.

And if your intestines are breaking down, potentially that can lead to more undigested food molecules getting through and into your bloodstream where they don’t belong, causing your immune system to identify them as foreign objects and attacking them, and then your thyroid — thus, the Hashimoto’s connection to food sensitivities.

Now, let’s go back to stress. It turns out that it’s not actually everyday stress that raises the stress hormone

enough to wreak this type of havoc on our gut and immune system. Instead, it’s chronic stress. This is a different kind of stress — we’re talking about chronic fight/flight syndromes caused by emotional traumas.

With our patients, many will often say, “I’m not stressed — my life is great,” or, “I’m handling it.”

But their neurological examination findings say otherwise. These are patients who can’t go to sleep, sleep late, and/or are those who wake up and can’t go back to sleep. They usually are experiencing brain fog and/ or short-term memory loss and may experience anxiety or panic attacks “for no good reason.”

What we see over and over and over again are that in their case histories, patients have been exposed to emotional traumas. Most often they are childhood traumas, which could be physical, verbal or sexual abuse. It could be seeing a parent or sibling die, going through a divorce or growing up with an alcoholic parent.

There are many other triggers (surgeries, injuries and pregnancies to name a few) of stress hormones — but they’re mostly triggers for chronic stress fight/ flight, such as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome-type conditions that were already present in that patient.

Presently in the literature, researchers say there is a relationship between stress and Hashimoto’s, but they don’t know the clear mechanism. Unfortunately, in the research field, researchers don’t want to say what the “clear” mechanism is until they’re 100 percent sure, which sometimes is never.

But we can say it, because we see it every day — emotional traumas are causing more and more cases of Hashimoto’s disease.

In part two of this series, we’ll talk more about the specific mechanisms causing your thyroid condition; why the adrenals are the wrong target to treat; and how to genuinely address your unstable or unresponsive Hashimoto’s condition.

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MAKING EVERY DAY COUNT

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO COPE WITH STRESSORS OF AGING, LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION?

By Andrew Whyman, M.D.

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Exercising and staying physically fit can help foster positive mental health, especially during your older years.

Congratulations! You’re 65 or 70 and successfully retired, or, alternately, maybe in your early 60s and looking toward that vast expanse of green grass just over the horizon.

Either way, you’ve amassed a reasonably comfortable nest egg, and you’re looking forward to doing all the things you put off over the years.

If you’re not only employed, but also a wife and mother, the bonus package of retirement and relief from the vast sea of responsibilities you had may be even greater.

If you were a wife and mother, think of all the things, now that hubby is retiring, that you put off and now hope to do.

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Not so fast. Hold on a minute. Just when that bright, shining future starts to look so good, you’re also faced with the reality of getting older.

Recently, a friend of mine — healthy, successful and retired who lives for yearround golf — was increasingly short of breath. He was rushed to the hospital where he learned he had heart failure. It came as a shock, both physical and emotional: failing health, something he never considered before.

Turns out that retirement and aging have their own set of challenges, challenges you must master, lest they drag you down.

Aging invariably ushers in physical and mental health challenges that, if you

were fortunate, you previously escaped.

But that may be no longer possible now that you’ve reached your “golden years.”

Stresses associated with aging include having to manage chronic illness, death or disability of a spouse; becoming a caregiver; separation from family and

friends; changes in living arrangements; changes in finances after retirement; and/or for some 10 percent of seniors, elder abuse.

The reality of aging requires acceptance and adjustment. That body you always trusted now starts to show wear and

“Pay careful attention to your alcohol intake. Alcohol abuse and depression tend to cohabit; each makes the other worse.”

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tear; muscles hurt, joints ache, a little short of breath, everything seems to slow down, even your mental agility.

A spouse of many years is aging slower or faster than you. Accommodation, patience, understanding and acceptance of a new reality are now in order.

Long-time friends, former golf buddies or mothers who raised their children with you move on, deteriorate or die.

And the children you raised to adulthood have moved out and on; some provide support, comfort and assistance as you slow down, but some prove indifferent or worse.

So, what can be done to cope with these stressors of aging? Surprisingly, a lot.

Here’s a list of things you want to focus on. While every situation is different, the inexorable passage of time comes to all of us.

First, stay as physically fit as your circumstances allow.

Exercise and keep moving. Join an exercise class or a walking group. Remember — use it or lose it. Exercise fights off the ravages of aging. It also aids in mental fitness and is one of the best counterweights to depression.

Next, socialize. Just being around other people helps stymie depression. Play cards. Join a reading group. Check out your Senior Center.

Also, stay engaged with family. Make sure you’re included. Visit often, or be visited. Make it a routine event, but make sure you’re not just there to babysit the grandkids while Mom and Dad go out.

Stay mentally sharp by reading and keeping up with the news. Or, take a class at the community college, sharpen your puzzle skills and watch a movie with others and discuss it.

Take up a new hobby or extend your skill at an old one.

Maybe get a pet. Pets turn out to help seniors engage socially and decrease feelings of anxiety and depression.

Stay involved in a religious community or renew an old faith. Volunteer.

Pay careful attention to your alcohol intake. Alcohol abuse and depression tend to cohabit; each makes the other worse. So, one or two drinks in the evening are fine.

Sitting in front of the television at 3 p.m. while imbibing your first “evening” cocktail on your way to four or five

is not, however, and should alert you that you’re sliding down a dangerous slope.

Also, make a point of saying “no” to your physician’s well-intended offer of opiates for pain control, with the exception of a few days to a week for acute post-surgical pain. Chronic pain should almost never be treated with opiates, as they lead to all sorts of physical and mental complications, including addiction.

Make every day count. The clock is ticking.

Give back to your community. Assist at your local grade school, or the soup kitchen. Giving back adds meaning to life and is one of the surest paths to feeling useful and fulfilled.

As it turns out, there is a lot seniors can offer each other and the community at large. Make time a friend, look forward and make each day count.

Incline Village resident Andrew Whyman, MD, is a clinical and forensic psychiatrist. He can be reached for comment at adwhyman43@ gmail.com.

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PEMF

— A NEW TOOL TO FIGHT AGING

By Dr. Robert A. Eslinger, D.O., H.M.D.

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A look at a patented MBI-3000 RESCtm Controller, which is a PEMF therapeutic device invented by Dr. Roland A. Drolet, Ph.D., a Canadian doctor who is creator and developer of the Rhumart Self-Health System.

The use of PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic fields) as a tool for addressing a variety of medical conditions has been deeply researched in the last 10 years. A search on “PubMed” will yield many results. NASA even uses it on the International Space Station!

More recently, research has been done to show how PEMF therapy impacts aging.

Oftentimes, we describe aging as “getting older.” We expect age spots, slower walking and wrinkles with aging. Those who are aging adults often say, “I’m getting older so I don’t think like I used to.”

These facts and statements can be true, but they are not true for every person.

Aging occurs with each passing year of one’s life, but it is different for everyone.

So, why do we age? A lot of activity happens behind the scenes when aging occurs.

Just as all other processes start in the cells, so does aging. PEMF therapy impacts aging — and using this therapy can improve your “golden” years.

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Electromagnetic field therapy has been in use since the discovery of electricity.

It was widely adopted in Eastern and Western Europe, but its use was restricted to animals in North America until recently. Veterinarians became the first health professionals to use PEMF therapy, usually to heal broken legs in racehorses, according to the 2007 scholarly article, “Expanding Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapies,” published in the journal, “Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine.”

In 2004, a pulsed electromagnetic field system was approved by the FDA as an adjunct to cervical (neck) fusion surgery in patients at high risk for non-union healing.

Today, the majority of PEMF wellness devices resemble a typical yoga mat, but are slightly thicker to house several flat spiral coils to produce an even electromagnetic field. Most of them are manufactured in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The companies that manufacture and sell them as “general wellness products” are not permitted to make medical claims of effectiveness in treating disease. Re-

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search has shown that PEMF therapy can slow down the aging process at the cellular level.

Further, PEMFs have been shown to reduce oxidative stress. The gentle pulsed electromagnetic fields that you experience with this therapy increase oxygenation in the tissues and cells. This reduces oxidative stress that occurs from outside pollution, overuse of medications and bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol.

by all the current electronic devices (computers, cell phones, etc.). Over time, symptoms of disease can begin to manifest. PEMF therapy can help prevent that.

Biochemical medicine is so 20th century. Isn’t it time we move into the 21st century?

Dr. Robert A. Eslinger, D.O., H.M.D., specializes in cancer and chronic disease and is an integrative cancer doctor licensed to practice in California, Idaho and Nevada. He is head doctor at the Reno Integrative Medical Center. Visit www.renointegrative.com or call 775-829-1009 to learn more.

“Aging occurs with each passing year of one’s life, but it is different for everyone.”

PEMF therapy has been shown to repair damaged cells, as well as aid in the creation of new healthy cells. This means there is an increased task force in the body ready to come to the aid of the tissues and organs when an imbalance has occurred.

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GOT ANXIETY?

TIPS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS ANXIETY DISORDERS

By Barry C. Barmann, Ph.D., and Mary B. Barmann, LMFT

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Doing things with others, such as exercising, is a great way to combat bouts of anxiety.

When considering the five major anxiety disorders, Social Anxiety is the most prevalent (across all ages), affecting more than 11 million individuals.

In addition, an anxiety disorder is the most common late-life psychiatric diagnosis, with an estimated prevalence rate of 15 percent in “older” adults (defined by the World Health Organization as “a person 65 years or older”), surpassing a diagnosis of depression, as well as cognitive impairment.

Anxious people have a strong tendency to overestimate probabilities concerning the occurrence of negative outcomes in their lives. In addition, they also overestimate the severity of these outcomes should they occur while, simultaneously, underestimating

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their perceived ability to handle these predicted negative events; particularly as one grows older.

This type of thinking, with respect to Social Anxiety, results in becoming hypervigilant regarding the possibility of suffering extreme embarrassment and humiliation during nearly any type of social encounter with others.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION ACROSS AGES Although anxiety disorders are seen across all age groups, a common misconception concerns the belief that the occurrence of these disorders declines with age. As a result, various types of anxiety disorders are typically underdiagnosed, and subsequently remain untreated, within the older population.

A major reason why these disorders are rarely identified is due to differences concerning the manner in which symptoms of anxiety are presented within the elderly population, as opposed to younger adults.

For older adults, anxiety symptoms tend to frequently overlap with specific medical conditions, such as hyperthyroidism. Because of this, older patients typically attribute their feelings of anxious arousal as the direct result of a medical condition, rather than to a specific anxiety condition and/or depression.

This attributional process leads the patient to seek help from his or her primary care physician, as opposed to a mental health professional. Unfortunately, many physicians tend to miss psychiatric diagnoses

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(particularly anxiety disorders), and instead select a medical diagnosis as the cause of the patient’s symptoms, followed by the initiation of a pharmacological intervention.

Although there are indeed anxiety disorders that are secondary to various medical conditions, a thorough assessment will often reveal that the elderly person’s current symptoms of anxiety actually first began when they were a young adult — symptoms that have now been made worse by new triggers associated with growing older (e.g., loss of friends who are no longer living, cognitive deterioration, physical disabilities, fears related to falling, etc.).

These, as well as other triggers, typically result in self-imposed social isolation.

CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL ANXIETY A diagnosis of Social Anxiety will affect the elderly population in a more profound manner than their younger counterparts. Examples would include: •

High levels of caregiver stress experienced by family members.

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Being 10 times more likely to be admitted into assisted-living facilities.

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Lower self-ratings regarding quality of life measures.

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Increased risk of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts.

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Significantly higher rates of unexplained medical symptoms.

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Increased social isolation and depression.

TIPS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS After a diagnosis of Social Anxiety has been made, it’s important to remember an elderly person needs to feel safe and believe his or her life can continue to be meaningful. Below are some guidelines for offering support: Promote Social Connections: Help your loved one maintain contact with community activities. Arrange transport to local events, shopping, going for drives with a family member, getting involved in various volunteer experiences, etc.

Educate Yourself: Learn about Social Anxiety. This will help you understand why someone with this condition tends to avoid social interactions. Realize that their behavior is not about you.

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DON’T STOP RETRIEVIN’

ASSISTED DOG THERAPY CAN ENLIGHTEN ONE’S SOUL — PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND SOCIALLY

By Molly Moser

“It’s statistically shown that patients take less medication when they have a therapy dog visit them,” said Karen Kipler of Carson City’s Canine Angels. “I’ve seen patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s that have not spoken a word in a long time, but they will open up when they see the dog.”

Assisted dog therapy can benefit anyone, but when it comes to the elder community of Northern Nevada, just being able to hug a pup can enlighten one’s soul physically, mentally and socially.

Resources for assisted therapy companionship in Northern Nevada are perpetual, as there are many certified volunteers in the area, as well as classes for those who may be interested getting involved.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ASSISTED THERAPY Cassie, Sophie, and Lucy — two Labradors and a Doberman — strut their way into Carson Plaza one afternoon.

The retirement community is a commonplace visit for the peppy pups, as they naturally sense who needs the most love on that day.

They are a part of Kipler’s Canine Angels volunteer therapy group, and they visit retirement and hospice homes throughout Reno and Carson City.

“The dogs look forward to the visit,” she said. “The seniors know them by name and the dogs remember them. We are predominantly a retirement community, and many of them are home bound and cannot get around by car.”

According to Northern Nevada Medical Center, petting and spending time with therapeutic dogs can lower blood pressure, decrease the feelings of isolation, depression or anxiety and numb pain temporarily.

Specifically, therapeutic dogs can greatly benefit those with dementia and Alzheimer’s, PTSD and autism to enhance quality of life and communication, as stated in a study by the American Psychiatric Association.

From there, the list of health benefits goes on —one article by the American Heart Association suggest that a 12-minute visit of therapeutic dogs reduces the risk of heart disease, blood pressure and lowers cholesterol levels.

Robin Meyer, Life Enrichment Director of Sierra Place Senior Living in Carson City, said every time Canine Angels visits the facility once a month, she notices positive changes in the residents.

“The connection is striking,” she said. “It’s a normal reaction to admire a friendly animal, but it’s a real social time. Residents love that and they reminisce on past pets.”

It’s all about the non-judgmental nature of these trained dogs, said Veterinarian Dawn Gleason of Carson Valley Veterinarian Hospital.

She said older adults need that comfort the most when they are reaching the end. It makes them feel like they have a purpose during their final years — or days.

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Maysie Lord pets Cassie, the black lab, at Carson Plaza Retirement Home during a visit this summer.

For many older adults residing in retirement homes or in hospice care, it’s just another day — until a four-legged companion walks in.

“Older seniors can have the same mindset as kids, and dogs don’t judge,” she said.

“Some seniors worry about how they walk, but dogs don’t worry about that. They just provide love, and want you to sit with them and enjoy them.”

When an assisted therapy dog approaches with a wagging tail — and a soft pant to convince it’s a smile — the person’s energy transforms.

These companions don’t fill a void for a short time — for elders, it’s long term. A study conducted by Pets Are A Wonderful Support, a therapeutic organization based in San Francisco, found that bereaved individuals with little to no social interaction were associated with less depression if therapeutic animals were involved.

The dog becomes an antidote; miracles happen just by the connection of therapeutic value.

It’s similar for those in wheelchairs or those in pain — therapeutic animals increased socialization and decreased medication intake.

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Outside of Carson City, Terry Cuyler’s group makes frequent visits to the Carson Valley Medical Hospital in Gardnerville.

Dickerson and Wangsness train dogs and their owners one hour per day for up to 6 weeks, followed by an evaluation test for qualification.

Cuyler also is the President of Nevada Chapter’s READing Paws, a national therapeutic program aimed to children to help enhance literacy skills by reading to dogs.

Although both schools have different training requirements and fees, both trainers feel it’s important for the general public to understand the difference between a therapeutic dog and a service dog.

TIPS FOR ASSISTED THERAPY TRAINING

Dickerson said it’s harder to train a therapy dog rather than a service dog.

Want to get involved and give back to the community by training your companion to become an assisted dog therapist? It’s best to ensure to first train your dog for the following qualities, according to dog trainers from Dog Training by PJ and Sit Means Sit.

“It’s important to know that not any dog is comfortable doing this,” she said. “There are dogs that behave well but not all enjoy accompanying strangers.”

“Service dogs should not be seen,” she said. “They’re serving one person. Therapeutic dogs need to be trained for manners in order to see multiple people.

A dog needs to stand steady with good temperament, and be willing to be pet by strangers. Do they like it or do they shy away?

Although most therapists can be contacted throughout the region to make visits, each dog has undergone thorough and specific training to meet the needs of elders.

“If somebody is interested in getting involved, they need to analyze and see if their pet is enjoying it,” Wangsness said.

“I can’t make an introvert an extrovert,” says Pamela “PJ” Wangsness, owner of Dog Training by PJ.

TRAINING A DOG TO BE A THERAPIST

With that, a dog’s attitude is beneficial to one’s health and needs to be therapeutically broken to mend — and there’s never not enough for more therapeutic dogs to give back to the community with that service.

Dogs also need to learn how be alone without aggression or fear.

Brooke Slansky, Manager of Volunteer Services of Kindred at Home Hospice, has a group of 15 therapists, who all go to hospitals and hospice homes throughout Carson City and Dayton. Ideally, she would love to have 50 volunteers someday, she said.

They need to know how to walk quietly on a leash and not act hyper.

Although that program in particular does not apply to seniors, Cuyler also is part of the Inter Mountain Therapy Animals organization for volunteers.

Thanks to assisted therapeutic dog-training classes, there are many therapists throughout Carson City and Reno to serve, just by contacting main sources.

Sit Means Sit Dog Training by Terri Dickerson is based in Reno and certifies 15-20 dogs per year. She said those who call for a visit from a dog may contact the office to set up an appointment with a graduated therapist.

“Therapeutic dogs open up a dam in people,” she said.

“It opens up communication, people melt and soften.”

There’s also Dog Training by PJ in Reno, which also offers training classes and requires a follow-up evaluation, specifically from the American Kennel Club.

Pamela “PJ” Wangsness, owner and certified dog trainer, said many of her graduates continue assisted therapy at homes and hospitals.

“Not only does it give people hope to continue on but it gives a dog a chance to learn certain behavioral skills,” she said.

“I have a patient who sits with her head on the table and doesn’t interact,” Slansky said. “But once one of the dogs interacts with her, she starts squealing like a little girls and her eyes light up.

Animals bring a lot of joy to our cycle, but when we’re at the end of it, they’re more gentle because they know.”

Molly Moser is a reporter for the Nevada Appeal, a newspaper within the Sierra Nevada Media Group, which publishes Healthy Beginnings.

They need to comprehend demands such as sit, lay down, stay, come when called, etc.

The stuff learned at obedience classes doesn’t stop – training should be continued at home, as homework. Be consistent about taking them out on walks and get them in public.

They need to walk in between people and other dogs without reacting.

They should not pick up food from the floor, as it is a health hazard to the client. Part of the assisted therapy certification requires dogs to drop food when told.

Dogs can be any breed and size to become an assisted therapist, as long as they have the temperament and quality training.

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Judy Pauley finds comfort from Sophie’s company at the Carson Plaza Retirement Home.

Johanna Ortiz cuddles with Lucy the Doberman during her visit at the Carson Plaza Retirement Home.

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EMPOWERMENT THROUGH GENETICS MANY WAYS EXIST TO TAILOR DIET AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO BETTER YOUR OVERALL HEALTH

By Dr. Stephenie Riley

Several speakers on tap for Women’s Wellness Weekend Dr. Stephenie Riley began her medical career in the conventional approach to healing, graduating from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Engineering and spending nearly a decade designing medical devices.

Yet, her pursuit of optimal health led her back to graduate school in 1999 to become a Naturopathic Doctor.

Dr. Riley will be among several high-profile speakers taking part in the annual Women’s Wellness Weekend, set for Nov. 11-12 at Granlibakken Tahoe, located in Tahoe City.

This year’s keynote speaker is Roger Gabriel, master educator at The Chopra Center. Other planned speakers include: Kim Bateman, Ph.D., executive dean of the Tahoe-Truckee campus of Sierra College; Whitney Rogers, PT, DPT, ATC; Karin Sable, LMFT; and Jennifer Newkirk, RD.

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Increasing intake of dark leafy greens like kale can help mitigate genetic influence.

Many people view genetics as a fixed variable in our lives. While our genetics are inherited, because we have certain genes does not mean that they will be expressed. This is important in looking at genetic information as empowering you, not just looking at your vulnerabilities.

Environment (epigenetic) influences can affect our genetic expression. Genetics information is valuable beyond determining the susceptibility to disease; it can also be used for determining critical supplements or lifestyle changes for an individual. We have control over diet, lifestyle and nutrients, all which play an important role in overall health and wellbeing.

For instance, using the commonly talked about MTHFR mutation, a (+) indicates someone doesn’t convert folic acid well to folate. Folate and folic acid are water-soluble B vitamins that are necessary to pre-

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vent illness and maintain homeostasis. They have been shown to prevent a variety of ailments, from anemia to memory loss.

Folate is found naturally in many foods, including leafy greens and some fruits. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, added to many foods regularly consumed by the average American, including flour, cereals, and bakery items.

Individuals with the (+)MTHFR gene have a difficult time processing folic acid into folate, which can lead to lethargy, sleep issues and other complications.

One way to mitigate this genetic influence is to change lifestyle and dietary habits. Reducing alcohol intake and some pharmaceutical medications may help, as will increasing vegetable intake, especially dark leafy greens.

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The (+)MTHFR mutation is just an example of the many ways that individuals can tailor their dietary and lifestyle choices to better serve their overall health. At Wellness Weekend 2017, we will discuss other pertinent topics relating to genetic health and our overall wellbeing.

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TRY THESE SPICY CHOCOLATE KALE CHIPS FOR A FUN FALL COMFORT FOOD OPTION

By Marie-Claire Hermans As soon as fall starts playing with clouds of chilly mist, with cold wind and rain, you feel like curling up on the couch with some comfort food as soon as darkness spreads its blanket in the early evening.

But it’s usually those comfort snacks that stick to the hips after a long winter of opening and finishing bags of potato chips and more chocolate bars than usual.

Especially when you stopped cooking your food and you are devoted to living a plant-based lifestyle, the cold can be a challenge.

But here is an easy and delicious solution: Stop loading the fattening potato chip bags and chocolate bars into your shopping cart, skip a numbing soap episode on television and make these tasty chocolate kale chips instead.

When you bring chocolate and kale together, magic happens. They have a touch of spiciness to make your body glow comfortably on the inside and put a healthy blush on your cheeks.

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INSTRUCTIONS 1. Take the stem out of each leaf and tear up the kale into large pieces.

2. Mix all other ingredients well together in a bowl.

3. Pour the thick sauce over the kale pieces and massage until the leaves are soft and coated.

4. Spread the leaves on to some trays (if your sauce is runny, use a Teflex or non stick sheet first).

5. Dry for about 5 hours at 108 degrees (F) and then transfer to the mesh screen.

6. Continue drying 12 to 14 more hours until dry.

NOTES • These chips still feel a bit soft when they are dry and aren’t as crunchy as cheesy kale chips. You can also add hemp seeds, sunflower or pumpkin seeds if you wish.

• Don’t have a dehydrator? Use your oven at lowest temperature and leave the door a little open.

• If you feel that the sauce is too thick, add more orange juice. And lastly, for even more warming spiciness or a taste twist, add 1 tablespoon of ginger juice.

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DOGGONE DELIGHT

ESSENTIAL OILS CAN DO WONDERS FOR YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FAMILY MEMBERS

By Elaine Brooks

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If your dog is feeling ill or has digestive problems, try an essential oil mix of Ginger, Peppermint and Coriander.

So far with this column, we have helped women, men and children, but now it’s time for the most important member of the family — our pets.

Essential oils are great for our pets, too. Dogs have a higher tolerance to oils than cats. With cats, you must be very careful and really dilute, dilute, dilute. Further, some oils cannot be used at all on our kitties.

But today we will begin with dogs. And as they are also more sensitive, only use a couple of drops for them in all of these combinations.

Bugs (ticks, fleas and other unwelcome guests) can all be controlled by essential oils. And unlike most products on the market, essential oils are actually

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good for your dog by improving their overall wellness, skin and coat.

Do make sure you buy essential oils from a reputable source, however. Oils found at grocery stores, drug store chains and most corporate chain stores are, generally speaking, very poor-quality and more than likely adulterated. This increases the likelihood of an allergic reaction.

Dogs that are healthy and fed good, fresh whole foods are more able to resist bugs of all kinds. Using chemical flea treatments and vaccines that can lower immunity and high stress can cause dogs to be less able to resist bugs of all kinds besides the creepy crawly kinds.

One of my favorites for the creepy crawlies for dogs is Eucalyptus for repelling bugs. Eucalyptus Citriodora or Radiata can be combined with Cedarwood and Geranium and diluted with water or coconut oil and can be rubbed on their coats or paws for fleas, ticks, flying insects like mosquitoes, or biting flies.

Diluting with pure water makes a “hydrosol” that can be sprayed daily to protect your dear friend. To make it sweeter smelling, you can add Ylang Ylang or Patchouli. To see which oils your dogs prefer, you can have them smell the bottles and see which ones they like. You will know as they will sniff the bottle or lick it.

Another way for your dogs to repel the bugs is using a few drops of a hydrosol of Lemongrass in their water.

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Taken internally will also help to repel those nasty bugs and all the diseases they often carry.

For joint or muscle issues, you can also give internally some coconut oil, mixing in a few drops of Frankincense, Rosemary, Ginger and Lavender. Other oils that can be used are Chamomile, Peppermint and Ylang Ylang. This can also be rubbed into the joints or muscles — only if their hair is short enough, however. Otherwise, I have found that it can turn into quite a mess.

Calm dogs make for good companions. Using a combination of any of the following — Lavender, Basil, Frankincense, Lemongrass, Rose, Geranium, Melissa, Cedarwood, Chamomile or Ylang Ylang — will definitely help with the dog that is easily overexcited or under stress, such as during a thunder storm. Combining a few drops with coconut oil and any or all of the above will definitely help calm them down fairly quickly.

Digestive problems can also be helped with a few drops of Ginger, Peppermint and Coriander oils mixed into their foods or mixed with coconut oil and warmed and dripped into their food — or, rubbed on their paws for them to lick it off.

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Eucalyptus essential oil is great for repelling bugs and creepy crawlies.

I use a combination of several oils, and I swear my dogs can hear me unscrew the bottle from the other end of the house and come running. They love it and lick it from my hands.

This is a highly diluted combination of several oils that helps with calming and joint issues, along with overall good wellness, and it makes their coat and skin quite luxurious. It is a Terpene cream we carry made specifically for dogs and the difference is amazing.

We will have more to share about using essential soils with our critters in the future, but for now, take care of them, love them and feed them good foods and they will return that love one hundred fold.

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DO WE DIE WITH OUR BODY? IF WE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN OUR BODIES, WHAT HAPPENS TO US AFTER DEATH?

By Andy Drymalski, Ed.D.

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Dreaming is a natural part of life, and at times, dreams can be quite emotional in nature.

In her book, “On Dreams and Death,” Jungian psychologist Marie-Louis von Franz shares the nearing death dream of a woman who did not believe in the existence of a spiritual reality:

I am standing, quite confused, inside a courtyard.

There is no exit. On one side of the yard are garbagemen who say that I cannot get out of the yard because it is a machine for demolishing cars. Another man thinks there is a revolving door through which he could get me out. But I am afraid that it might be a trap, so I remain in the yard and

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walk in circles along the walls. I behave like the others, like a pedestrian, but inside I am tortured by the fear of not being able to find my home. [p. 63]

stairways, and you don’t know how to get from point A to point B.

The dreamer feels trapped and wants to find her home. Psychologically, a home conveys a sense of belonging, a place where you feel centered, most fully and deeply yourself. Consciously or unconsciously, we are all trying to find our home.

You feel lost. You wander around, often anxiously, struggling to discover your way through a life-size maze. Some dreamers locate a way out. Others don’t. Such dreams reflect our efforts to discern our path in life, to solve the riddles behind the issues that plague us, to find our way home.

Sometimes people dream of trying to find their way out of a building. Perhaps you have had such a dream? There may be many corridors, rooms and

Garbagemen tell her that she is in a place where cars are demolished and that there is no way out.

What is it that entraps her? Probably, as von Franz

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“The dreamer views spiritual beliefs as a trap, but the dream suggests that the denial of a spiritual reality may be the real trap.” suggests, it is a worldview that does not allow a spiritual perspective. She points out that a car is often a symbol of the body and that the woman, therefore, sees death as a garbage dump. The body goes to the garbage dump.

But if we are nothing more than our bodies, what happens to us? The logical conclusion is that we cease to exist along with our bodies. This is a very materialistic view of human life. Its mechanistic perspective is amplified by the machine-laden imagery of the dream — cars and a car-crushing machine.

In addition to the body, a car can also symbolize the ego and the conscious beliefs and attitudes that form our worldview. From this perspective, the dream also implies that her current belief system must be demolished. To cling to her current worldview is to remain trapped.

The woman is not alone here. There are other people in the courtyard who walk around confused, trapped and unable to get home. This may suggest that the encounter with death can be especially difficult for individuals who equate their being and consciousness solely with their body.

The dreamer and those with her see physical death as a finality, the end of their being. But if her belief system accords with reality, why is she having such an emotionally agitating dream as she approaches her own death? Why is she still searching for her home?

It is sometimes said that the truth will set you free and, from a psychological standpoint, there is a lot of truth to this statement. The truth may not make you happy, but it can set you free of certain illusions you may be holding.

It allows you to be more honest with yourself, to see reality more clearly, to be more informed and aware.

It gives you the opportunity to see the truth about yourself, a relationship, or a life situation. And in this way it allows you to move nearer to your home.

The dreamer is trapped by the confines of her own worldview. A man thinks he can offer a way out, but she is afraid to risk passing through the revolving door. She is afraid it is a trap, a trick. She views the idea of a spiritual reality as superstition and wishful thinking.

The dreamer views spiritual beliefs as a trap, but the dream suggests that the denial of a spiritual reality may be the real trap.

Dr. Andy Drymalski is a Nevada-licensed psychologist and Jungian psychologist in private practice in Reno and Carson City. He specializes in psychotherapy for depression; grief and loss; life transition issues; personal growth; and Jungian dreamwork. To learn more, visit www.renocarsonpsychologist.com or call Andy at 775-527-4585. Enjoy his blog at Jungstop.com.

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THE YOGA BRAIN WHAT’S THE SCIENCE BEHIND THAT POST-SESSION FEELING?

By Kathaleen Midcalf

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Studies have shown an increased amount of gray matter in the brain in people who practice yoga.

My students often tell me that I should provide a limo service after a yoga class … so they can retain that blissed out feeling that occurs after a great yoga session.

Who wants to battle traffic after a wonderful class? At my studio (and, no doubt, at others), we call that feeling “yoga brain.” We know the feeling, but what’s the science behind the feeling?

Researchers Chantal Villemure and Catherine Bushnell of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, used MRI scans and discovered a greater amount of gray matter (brain cells) in certain areas of the brain, which showed a correlative increase with more hours of yoga practice (we have more gray matter when we spend more time on our mats).

As it turns out, there are good reasons, validated in recent scientific literature, for that feeling of wellbeing and joy we feel at the end of our yoga class.

These areas include the somatosensory cortex (which contains a mental map of our body), the superior parietal cortex (involved in directing attention), the visual

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cortex and the hippocampus (a region that assists in damping stress).

Two other areas were also enlarged — the precuneus and the posterior cingulate cortex, which are key areas in relation to our concept of self.

According to the National Institutes of Health, yoga also seems to increase gray matter in areas involved with pain modulation — making yoga a possibility as an effective natural painkiller.

In a 2012 study published in “Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice,” yoga was also shown to significantly reduce symptoms of depression in at-risk pregnant woman, making yoga a possible aid in the toolbox for effectively treating depression, with less medication.

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Anecdotally, I observe a profound decrease in observable signs of stress in the students in my own classes. I offer a combination of breath work, centering, asanas (postures), meditation and relaxation techniques.

This seems to be quite an effective combination in reducing observable signs of stress.

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Part of this overall reduction in stress may also be due to the reminders to “stay with the discomfort” that may arise and to “breathe through the discomfort.” This discomfort may be physical, but it also may be mental, emotional, or spiritual.

Yoga may help, not because the poses themselves are relaxing (although they may be!), but because they put a certain amount of stress on our bodies, emotions, and thought processes — while giving tools to manage the discomfort. We learn that discomfort has something to communicate and teach to us.

In a class we can respond to discomfort and perhaps fear — fear that we can’t manage the pose, fear that we aren’t good enough, fear of failure — by learning that we can Face Everything And Rise.

Yoga gives us the tools to face the discomfort and fear and rise above it.

We are encouraged to take these techniques off the mat and into our daily lives, which may help us feel more empowered. When we Face Everything And Rise, we feel less stressed, we feel good about ourselves … and we experience that blissed-out feeling called “yoga brain.”

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TAKING AWAY TOXINS ROUTINE SWEATING, FAR-INFRARED SAUNAS CAN HELP REMOVE POISONS FROM YOUR BODY

By Michael Gerber, M.D., H.M.D.

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Mercury and other heavy metals are well-known neurotoxins.

It’s been my long-time assertion that putting in the good stuff and taking out the bad stuff in our body can resolve all of life’s ills.

I’ve been writing about the good nutrients, especially vitamin C, magnesium, acetyl L carnitine, CDP choline, vitamin D, potassium/magnesium aspartate, and many others important for brain heath.

It is very important to acknowledge the bad stuff and how to get rid of it. Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum and arsenic break down our nerves and can cause death.

Short of death, these metals cause a lot of grief including neurological damage from Alzeheimer’s, MS, arteriosclerosis, heart attacks, stroke, depression, psychosis, ADD, memory loss and a condition called brain fog (commonly known as brain fatigue). We are all exposed to these heavy metals and have 1,000 times more lead in our bones than pre-industrial man.

The heavy metals issue has been around for a long time. At the turn of the last century, English felt hat makers were known to become “Mad as a Hatter” after a year of working on felt hats that were treated with mercury, and especially the workers who painted the hat brims with mercury paint and touched the paint brush to their lips to moisten the brush.

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“Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum and arsenic break down our nerves and can cause death.”

According to published reports, workers became psychotic, bipolar, ADD, melancholic (depressed) and lost their memory. The Murimota Bay disaster in the 1980s in Japan was another dramatic demonstration of what happens when an industry dumps mercury into a bay where the local people caught their fish. Huge numbers of the population began looking like MS patients, complete with gaunt-like symptoms, total brain and body decline, and inability to walk.

Mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum, arsenic and other heavy metals are wellknown neurotoxins. According to the World Health Organization, the chief source of mercury in man arises from mercury amalgam fillings in teeth, which are 50 percent mercury, that outgas mercury with chewing of food and drinking hot liquids.

Please don’t use mercury amalgam fillings in you, your children or your loved ones.

Removing mercury and these other metal toxins involves a process called chelation.

Chelation comes from the Greek root “Chelos” — the claw to grasp or to bind. There are many chelating agents available, which remove heavy metals from the body. I’ll talk more about chelation next time.

Besides metals, we are all poisoned with at least 100 chemical toxins such as volatile, organic hydrocarbons like benzene, xylene, toluene, gasoline, propane, butane, diesel and jet fuel; plastics such as bisphenol A, phthalate and styrene; and solvents such as MEK (methyethylketone), formaldehyde, formic acid and acetone.

Pesticides and herbicides, meanwhile, are all nerve toxins.

To remove these toxins, we must do routine sweating with far-infrared saunas, which are high-tech, low-temperature saunas that use the radiation of sunshine to detoxify the body. They are operated at low temperatures, 90 to 140 degrees, instead of the high temperatures of regular saunas up to 220 degrees and are well tolerated by older, more sensitive people.

It is a great idea to read the book by Sherry Rogers, MD, “Detox or Die,” who makes a great case for toxicity in all of us, and how routine sauna removes these toxins by sweating so we can pursue healthy aging strategies without the roadblocks of environmental toxins.

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FIVE MYTHS ABOUT HOSPICE CARE

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and families’ experience of an illness. Hospice care is dedicated to enhancing and maintaining comfort, dignity and quality of life as defined by a patient and his or her family.

MYTH: Hospice is only for people with cancer.

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Hospice care has many myths surrounding it.

Considered to be the gold standard for high-quality, compassionate care at the end of life, hospice care involves a team-orientated approach that includes expert medical care, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support. All care is expressly tailored to the patient’s needs and wishes.

Hospice offers the services and support that patients want when coping with a serious or life-limiting illness.

Yet, hospice care has many myths surrounding it, and here are some of the most common:

MYTH: Hospice means “giving up.”

TRUTH: Hospice means changing focus. The focus of hospice care is on aggressive management of patients’

TRUTH: More than half of hospice patients nationwide have a diagnosis other than cancer. Increasingly, hospices are serving families coping with end-stage chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases.

MYTH: Hospice is a place.

TRUTH: Hospice care takes place wherever the need exists — usually the patient’s home.

MYTH: Hospice care is expensive.

TRUTH: The hospice care is paid for and entitled to under your Medicare benefit. This means that there are no financial burdens incurred by family, and sharp contrast to the huge financial expense at the end to end of life that may be incurred when hospice is not used.

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“Hospice offers the services and support that patients want when coping with a serious or life-limiting illness.”

MYTH: It is difficult to get a person on hospice.

TRUTH: It only takes a phone call, and the hospice agency takes care of the rest. Professionals made up of specialized physicians, nurses, social workers and aides, as well as volunteers, make up a hospice team dedicated to care for the patient. All necessary medical equipment is ordered and delivered to the patient.

Medications are ordered and sent to the home.

If the truth about hospice care surprises you, take the time to find out more. The best time to find out about hospice is before you or someone you love is facing a medical crises.

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ANTI-AGING IN 6

IS ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE REALLY JUST DIABETES TYPE 3?

By William Clearfield, D.O.

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The use of insulin has been proven to play a major role in brain aging.

Until the day she crashed her car through the back wall of her garage, my Aunt Libby was the larger-than-life, gregarious, fun character every family craves.

At 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and married to Uncle Herb who was 6-foot-6, “Aunt Lib” did everything big.

Her dresses were big, her shoes were big, and in the 1960s, of course, her bouffant hairdo was big.

Aunt Lib was a gourmand. She loved to eat. As I grew taller in my teen years, Aunt Lib grew out. Around the time I entered college, September 1971 to be exact, Aunt Lib told us she had “sugar diabetes.”

In the months leading to this pronouncement, we’d noticed she drank 3 or 4 glasses of ice tea loaded with her usual 5 packs of sugar in each glass. Then

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she’d disappear to the bathroom over and over again.

Then she started losing weight.

Our doctor, old Doc Nimitz, told her as long as her sugar was under 200 she was fine. Aunt Lib told us he wanted her to take insulin, but it was made from pigs, so that was out. She took a pill once, but passed out 10 minutes later. We called emergency, who gave her a shot of sugar water that woke her up.

I went away to college, and on breaks, noticed Aunt Lib doing stranger and stranger things. She put her ice tea in the freezer in plastic cups and would smash one open when she wanted to “drink” it.

She always loved champagne, and had a wine cooler filled with various types. A visit to Aunt Lib’s always

included at least an offer of her latest find. Now the cooler was empty. When I asked her where the champagne was, she started screaming, accusing me of stealing it. Mom said the same thing happened to her.

“Something’s wrong with her,” I said.

I didn’t see her every few days like the rest of the family, and I could see she was heading south. No one in the family, especially Uncle Herb, agreed or wanted to acknowledge it until “The Accident.”

No one was hurt. The car was wrecked, the back of the garage wall was in the kitchen, but the family now knew what they didn’t want to know. Aunt Lib had dementia.

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3. Changes in mood.

The More You know

4. Apathy.

How do I know if it’s Alzheimer’s disease or just age-related issues?

5. Difficulty completing normal tasks. Difficulty following storylines.

Alzheimer’s

Age Related Changes

6. Confusion. A failing sense of direction.

Poor judgment and decision-making.

Make a bad decision once in awhile.

Misplace items, inability to retrace steps.

Occasional misplacing of items with ability to retrieve same.

“Alzheimer’s,” meanwhile, is a type of dementia leading to memory, thinking and behavior issues, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. It is progressive and fatal.

Inability to manage a budget Losing track of the date or season Difficulty with most or all conversions Source: Alzheimer’s Association.

Later, I asked old Doc Nimitz if he thought Aunt Libby’s blood sugar, which was out of control for five years before “The Accident,” had anything to do with her condition.

The conventional wisdom of the time, and even in some circles today, was summed up by old Doc Nimitz: “You’re crazy. Sugar diabetes has nothing to do with the brain and what you eat has nothing to do with the brain or sugar diabetes for that matter.”

Old Doc Nimitz was wrong.

Missing an occasional payment.

Forgetting, then remembering later the date.

Sometimes forgetting a word.

Alzheimer’s sufferers exhibit these six symptoms: 1. Memory loss that disrupts day-to-day living. Misplacing common items.

First, let’s look at some definitions “Dementia” describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning, according to a 2017 article in “The Alzheimer’s Reading Room.”

Six symptoms of dementia include:

2. Planning and problem solving difficulties. Concentration issues.

3. An inability to complete familiar tasks. Withdrawal from activities.

4. Confusion as to time and place. New onset poor judgment.

1. Subtle short-term memory changes.

5. Difficulty with visual images, reading comprehension or judging distances.

2. Difficulty finding the right words.

6. New difficulties following or joining conversations.

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What is the connection between Alzheimer’s and diabetes?

Although it took “medical science” years to catch up, our family saw immediately the connection between Aunt Libby’s uncontrolled diabetes over time and her deteriorating mental condition. Nowadays, the evidence is overwhelming.

2. Insulin plays a major role in brain aging and cognitive decline associated with pathological brain aging (October 2011 article in the “Diabetic Medicine” journal).

3. Brain insulin resistance and insulin deficiency are mediators of cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration, especially related to Alzheimer’s disease (2010 article in the journal, “Healthy Brain Aging: Evidence Based Methods to Preserve Brain Function and Prevent Dementia”).

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WELLNESS DIRECTORY ACUPUNCTURE The Finley Center – Acupuncture & Naturopathic Medicine

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FITNESS AND MOVEMENT

Bright Heart Birth Services

Camie Cragg Fitness

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The Nurturing Nest

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Sage Springs Midwifery

890 Mill St., Ste. 303, Reno 775-386-2890 renoacu.com

ALTERNATIVE/INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Bio Integrative Health Center International

1495 Ridgeview Dr., Ste. 210, Reno 775-827-6696 bihcireno.com

Power Health

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Whole Roots Health

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9437 Double Diamond Pkwy, Ste. 18, Reno 775-683-9026 9570 S. McCarran Blvd, Ste. 110, Reno 775-746-2555 www.renospine.com

Dr. Tony Jensen

495 Apple St., Ste. 105, Reno 775-323-1222 aetchiropractic.com We take the time to educate you about chiropractics and how important the nervous system is to your over-all existence. That sets us apart from other chiropractors. We offer manual adjustments, Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing), and we offer the Pulstar adjusting technique: no twisting or popping – safe for all ages.

The Joint Chiropractic

6395 S. McCarran Blvd., Reno 775-200-0017 1560 E. Lincoln Way #110, Sparks 775-432-6020 thejoint.com

AROMATHERAPY

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Mandala Massage Supply & Apothecary

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CANCER THERAPY Forsythe Cancer Care Center

Subconscious Behaviorist 1870 Wind Walker Dr., Reno 775-342-9600 debrademing.com

The Change Place

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Van Harding Lac, Dipl. OM, Cert. IM 10775 Pioneer Trail, Ste. 212, Truckee 530-536-5084 tahoeneurohealing.com Van Harding, an acupuncturist, is the founder of Tahoe Neuro Healing, a clinic that offers a combination of therapies that go beyond conventional care for brain health and the restoration of function. These natural and non-invasive therapies are proven with research to be the remedies needed for injuries (TBI, stroke), disease (Alzheimer’s, MS, seizures), developmental issues (Cerebral Palsy, Autism) and/or emotional-psychiatric (fear, anxiety, depression). Patients are no longer limited to current conventional treatments of drugs, surgery and the therapies of physical, occupational and speech-language. At Tahoe Neuro Healing we address the complex web of brain healing (activation, neurophysiology, neuron timing, brain region synchronization, hormones, inflammation with acupuncture, functional & herbal medicine, Interactive Metronome, MindBody connection and frequency therapies. Visit us to see the possibilities awaiting you!

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MASSAGE THERAPY Carrie Olsen, LMT NVMT #7959 712 S. Center St., Reno 775-750-1724 carrieolsenlmt.com

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R&R Massage

Jason and Shannon Rowden 85 Washington St., Reno 775-287-2997 With 20 years of massage experience between them, Jason and Shannon Rowden are extremely dedicated to their practice and listen to their clients’ needs. They offer Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Pre-Natal, Therapeutic, Myofascial Release and Integrative Therapies.

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The Herb Lady

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NUTRITION COUNSELING AND METABOLIC TESTING

SKIN CARE

SPINAL CARE

Great Basin Nutrition, Jodi Pettersen, RD

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728 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-470-8505 dragonflybath.com

Sierra Regional Spine Institute

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Lesley’s Organic Skin Care

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Center for Transformational Healing

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VITAMIN THERAPY

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Active Physical Therapy

3594 West Plumb Ln., Reno 775-786-2400 activeptreno.com Parley Anderson is a Native Nevadan who has been practicing physical therapy since 2003. He attended the University of Nevada, where he received a Bachelor’s in Education. He also attended graduate school as well as UNR, where he taught Personal Health and Lifestyles and directed the University’s Fitness Center. He then attended the University of Pacific where he earned both a Master’s and a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy.

On top of being a Physical Therapist he also is a Certified Crossfit Instructor.

Michael Spevak has been practicing physical therapy since 1999. He attended the University of California, San Diego where he received a Bachelor’s in Physiology and Neuroscience. He then attended Pennsylvania State University, Slippery Rock where he earned a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. Michael completed clinical training at Stanford University Medical Center in the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Department, as well as Duke University Medical Center in the Rehabilitation Department.

Both Therapists began teaching in 2009 at the University of Nevada, as instructors of Kinesiology.

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Reiki House

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Esteem Medical Spa & Salon

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Pinnacle Wellness Healing Spa

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LOCAL EVENTS CALENDAR • Have an event you want listed? Email kmacmillan@swiftcom.com • Event times, locations and details subject to change after publication • Some events are not free; visit websites to learn more

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TEDxYouth 5-8 p.m.

Theme is “Innovation: Truckee High School, 11725 Donner Pass Road ted.com/tedx/events/21942

GROOVE Dance Class 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. (every Monday) Gerber Medical Clinic, 1225 Westfield Ave., Reno gerbermedical.com

Off Beat Music Festival Nov. 2-4, multiple times Venues in Downtown, Midtown and 4th Street in Reno offbeatreno.com

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Full Beaver Moon Snowshoe Tour 4:30-7:30 p.m. (if no snow, event becomes a hike) Tahoe Vista, location TBD tahoeadventurecompany.com

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Reno AerialFest All-day workshops and aerial arts competition Reno-Sparks Convention Center renoaerialfest.com

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Community Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 p.m. (every Tuesday) The Yoga Pearl, 2955 Vista Blvd., Sparks theyogapearl.com

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Passport To Dining North Tahoe’s most flavorful fundraiser North Tahoe Events Center, Kings Beach northtahoebusiness.org

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Veterans Day Parade 11:11 a.m. opening ceremony, 11:20 a.m. parade Downtown Reno, Virginia Street between 1st and 5th visitrenotahoe.com

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Lake Tahoe Wellness Weekend Day 2 All-day workshops, classes and seminars Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City granlibakken.com

Wags & Whiskers Gala “A Night in Havana” theme 6-10 p.m. Peppermill Reno nevadahumanesociety.org

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Mini Reiki Healing Session 4-7 p.m. (every Tuesday) Earthe Energe, 1023 North Rock Blvd., Sparks facebook.com/earthe.energe

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Reel Rock Film Tour 6:30 p.m. Rock climbing’s greatest stories and stars Duke Theater at LTCC, South Lake Tahoe reelrocktour.com

The Feldenkrais Method Class 6 p.m. (every Thursday) Reno Buddhist Center, 820 Plumas St., Reno renobuddhistcenter.org

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Sierra College Insights “The Psychology of Humor” Sierra College Truckee Campus sierracollege.ticketleap.com

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Reno Beer Crawl 2-6 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month Starting location: The Waterfall, Reno renobeercrawl.com

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