Nevah Surrendah or Controlling the Symptoms of Parkinson’s and Palliative Care, Little Known, Definitely Underused- 10/23/11
NEVAH SURRENDAH
There is no cure yet for Parkinson’s disease but Paul Green of Westport Connecticut knows that he has discovered a means of controlling his disease through exercise. Paul launched a website that he calls Nevah Surrendah after his World War 2 hero Winston Churchill. The site is packed with resources and information that assists the reader with virtually any facet of diagnosis, treatment and control of the disease.
Paul spent a morning with us discussing his work, the site and how this information will benefit others.
PALLIATIVE CARE
When someone is faced with what could be a life threatening illness, hospice is not the only alternative. PALLIATIVE CARE of which hospice is a subset is available to ease and treat the symptoms while still treating the disease. Little known or misunderstood by many we spoke with Sue Cottle RN who has spent years as administrator of hospice and palliative care services in the southwestern Connecticut area.
102211 Paul Green – Broadcast Segment 1
102211 Paul Green – Broadcast Segment 2
102211 Palliative Care – Broadcast Segment 3
102211 Palliative Care – Broadcast Segment 4
Link to Nevah Surrendah website
Can Exercise Keep You Young?
Can Exercise Keep You Young?
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor of pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was startled to discover that exercise kept a strain of mice from becoming gray prematurely.
…. heartening new research published last week in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, exercise reduced or eliminated almost every detrimental effect of aging in mice that had been genetically programmed to grow old at an accelerated pace.
NY Times – March 2, 2011
8/30/10 Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss
Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies, let alone aging baby boomers who, despite having spent years sweating in the gym, are confronting the body’s natural loss of muscle tone over time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/health/research/31muscle.html?ref=health
Watch Your Weight
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01570
On ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Health Can Take Back Seat
The series also highlights the difference between the pursuit of engaging television and the sometimes frenzied efforts of contestants to win, perhaps at the risk of their own health.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/business/media/25loser.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain
Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain- A research study from Columbia University, published in December in Annals of Neurology shows the effect on a part of the brain critical to learning and memory and yes, exercise can help.
Designing an Exercise Program
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00217
Doctors Use Wii Games for Rehab Therapy
Doctors Use Wii Games for Rehab Therapy – Nintendo has launched a video game that effectively incorporates realistic exercise like bowling and tennis. Play it long enough and you end up with sore muscles as if you played the real thing.
Exercising Away Depression
Exercising Away Depression – Dr. Jay Pomerantz reports that exercise relieves depression. Those who exercise are less likely to sufferer from anxiety. Release of brain chemicals and an ever changing brain contribute
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12-13-09 Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter
Dancing Makes You Smarter – For hundreds of years dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we’ve seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being.
Then most recently we’ve heard of another benefit: Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter.
