dementia

• smile - a dose of laughter good for dementia

  22 Sep 2011 | 0 Comments | reflections , community , family , health , life , wellbeing

  They say that 'everyone smiles in the same language'. Charlie Chaplin wrote a song about it and little orphan Annie sang that 'you're never fully dressed' without one - but now an amazing initiative by the Sydney Multisite Intervention for LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) has launched the world's first study and research project examining the effects of humour therapy for people with dementia.
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• memory walk

  30 Mar 2011 | 0 Comments | community , health

  Alzheimer's Australia is holding a Memory Walk and Jog on 15 May 2011 in Lilyfield, to raise awareness and money for people living with dementia and their carers in NSW
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• minding your mind

  22 Feb 2011 | 0 Comments | reflections , health

  Currently 257,000 people in Australia have dementia and this number is projected to double by 2030. But according to experts, there are things you can do to reduce the risk of developing it, and improve your general health and wellbeing in the process.
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• memory matters

  15 Dec 2010 | 0 Comments | reflections , health

  Experts are urging those worried about their memory to seek help sooner rather than later.
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