Stress impacts cognitive decline. Older African-Americans with higher levels of perceived stress have more rapid declines in global cognition than those with lower levels. (Am J of Geriatric Psychiatry) I can only imagine the effect of the stress of racism, over a lifetime.
Read MoreWhen you’re going through traumatic events, you may know that they are wrong, but you may not actually realize that they are traumatic……cause it’s normal in your family/community.
Read MoreAccording to the Alzheimer’s Association, African-Americans are two times more likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer's disease than whites and less likely to have a diagnosis of their condition, resulting in less time for treatment and planning. Imagine my surprise and sheer joy when I came across an article on Alzheimer’s disease that saw improvement in diagnosed patients when they changed their lifestyle!!
Read MoreAs we were finishing our morning walk the other day, I slowed down to feel the cool morning breeze and the warm sunshine on my face. As I looked around, I saw a flurry of leaves falling from one of the many trees on our driveway. It was beautiful. I love seeing the change in season from summer to fall. And, as i watched, I was reminded of something I once heard “Fall, shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”
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