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If you’re not married, you could be TWICE as likely to develop dementia

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BEING single could impact our mental health and increase the risk of dementia, a new study has found.</h3>
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As if singletons weren’t made to feel bad enough, they’ve now been told that not being married can severely impact their chances of severe cognitive decline.</div>
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The extensive research, which studied 2.2million people, revealed divorced individuals may be twice as likely to develop early-onset dementia and 40 per cent more at risk from late-onset dementia, compared to those who had walked down the aisle. </div>
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This study goes one better than previous research which also found a similar link, with scientists differentiating between divorce, being widowed and eternal singledom.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not being married may double dementia risk</td></tr>
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The considerable study of individuals aged 50 to 74 - focused on Swedish residents thanks to country's meticulous medical records. </div>
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All individuals were living without dementia when the study commenced in 1997.</div>
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Over 10 years, 32,000 had been diagnosed with dementia. </div>
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Scientists found even though the threat of dementia was low overall, each non-married subcategory was associated with a significantly higher risk of dementia than the married group.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was no difference between single men and women, and chances of developing the disease</td></tr>
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The highest risk was observed among unmarried individuals. Divorcees were most a risk, followed by people who stayed single or were widowed.</div>
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There was no differentiation between genders, according to the findings, published in BMJ Open.</div>
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The study’s authors said: “Our results suggest those living alone as non-marrieds may be at risk for early-onset and late-onset dementia.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experts say it highlights the need for strong social relationships</td></tr>
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“[A] person who lives with someone may be less lonely and receive more social support, which is found to reduce psychological distress, including anxiety and depression. </div>
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"Individuals with more social support also have access to better resources for coping with stressors and are less prone to assess stressors as threatening." </div>
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The team recommend social relationships should be taken seriously as a risk factor for cognitive decline, and that social-based interventions may provide an opportunity to reduce the overall dementia risk. </div>
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It is estimated 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK and 1million people will be living with the condition by 2025.</div>
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If you’re not married, you could be TWICE as likely to develop dementia

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REVEALED: New simple test PREDICTS your risk of dementia

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A GROUNDBREAKING discovery by scientists promises to help GPs predict a person’s dementia risk.</h3>
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Scientists - from University College London - may have developed an accurate and simple formula enabling GPs to work out a patient’s risk of developing dementia well before the condition takes hold.</div>
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The new research suggests that an easy formula using information from routine visits to the family doctor can pinpoint their chances of developing the degenerative condition. </div>
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The formula combines social and lifestyle factors, such as poverty and BMI (body mass index), with medical diagnoses and drug prescriptions to predict possible onset of the mental illness.</div>
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The findings may offer significant hope to many vulnerable individuals so they can take steps to help ward off a devastating condition for which there is currently no known cure.</div>
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Alzheimer's affects one in 20 over the age of 65. In the UK, some 850,000 are affected by dementia - costing the nation an estimated £26billion a year. </div>
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The mathematical algorithm - called Dementia Risk Score - "performed well" in forecasting the danger for 60 to 79 year olds, reports the journal BMC Medicine.</div>
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In the study researchers used 930,395 patients' records to build a simple computer formula that predicted their risk of future dementia diagnoses within FIVE years. None had any previous signs of the disease.</div>
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It used risk factors including socio-demographic measures such as age, sex and social deprivation, health and lifestyle measurements like alcohol use, BMI and blood pressure, diagnoses such as diabetes and heart disease and use of prescription medication.</div>
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The researchers compared these factors with the newly recorded dementia cases during the follow up period.</div>
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The exciting discovery could help rule out patients at very low risk for conditions such as Alzheimer's disease in primary care.</div>
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Dr Kate Walters, of University College London, said: "It was a good discriminator, with a score of O.8 where 1 would be 100 percent accurate.</div>
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"This is better than any other test out there at the moment.</div>
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"Recent research has indicated people who eat healthily, such as following a mediterranean diet, and exercise are less likely to develop dementia, so knowing risk in advance could encourage people to change their lifestyle, which can also combat heart disease and stroke, for instance.</div>
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"There are also drugs showing promise in treatment of early dementia, so identifying people before they develop symptoms may be vital in the future.</div>
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"But we don't want to cause anxiety, and some people may not want to know their risk of dementia in later life.</div>
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"So there are things to consider, but if NHS England recommend the test there is no reason why it cannot be available soon.</div>
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"I would also point out the overall risk of people under the age of 80 developing dementia is still relatively small, even in the higher risk group."</div>
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The score could be especially useful for identifying people at a very low risk of dementia, but are anxious about developing the condition, as recorded by their GP.</div>
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As the current model is based on UK patient data, the researchers suggest further tests to assess the performance of their risk score for populations outside of the UK.</div>
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Dr Walters added: "Before this score is widely used we would recommend that it is independently tested in further populations of people, and that the ethical implications of using it in practice are considered."</div>
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One in five people do not think it is possible to reduce their risk of dementia, despite growing evidence the condition is linked to lifestyle.</div>
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Research suggests one in three cases could be prevented by increased activity levels, a reduction in smoking and tackling health problems such as obesity and diabetes.</div>
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Just one hour's exercise a week may reduce the chance of Alzheimer's disease by almost HALF.</div>
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The symptoms of dementia may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. It is caused when the brain is damaged by disease, such as Alzheimer's or a series of strokes.</div>
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GETTING behind the wheel of a car may reduce dementia risk and provide other health benefits for the elderly, a study has revealed.</h3>
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GETTING behind the wheel of a car may reduce dementia risk and provide other health benefits for the elderly, a study has revealed.</div>
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Older adults may benefit from driving a car, according to the latest research.</div>
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Not only could driving boost cognitive function, staving off conditions like dementia, but it may also halt the ageing process.</div>
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The research found that once older adults stop driving or are forced to give up their mental and physical health can decline.</div>
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Losing independence can often result in feelings of depression. </div>
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Previous studies support the notion that stopping driving can increase depressive symptoms.</div>
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Professor Dr Guohua Li of Columbia University, New York, said: "For many older adults, driving is instrumental to their daily living and is a strong indicator of self-control, personal freedom and independence.</div>
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"Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable to face the decision to stop driving during the process of ageing as cognitive and physical functions continue to decline.</div>
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"When the decision time comes, it is important to take into consideration the adverse health consequences of driving cessation and make personalised plans to maintain mobility and social functions."</div>
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Currently, there is no upper age limit for driving a car. You can decide when to stop as long as you don’t have any medical conditions that affect your driving.</div>
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However, all drivers have to renew their driving licence when they reach the age of 70 and every three years from then on. You don't need to have a medical or driving test to renew your licence.</div>
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Major boost in dementia fight: Doctors close to stopping cruel condition

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DEMENTIA will become a treatable condition within a decade, scientists predicted last night.</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scientists think that dementia could be curable within ten years</td></tr>
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They said major breakthroughs are set to make the currently incurable condition manageable, allowing years of continued mental function.</div>
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The optimistic forecast came with Britain leading the race to develop drugs that slow the progress of dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease.</div>
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Professor John Hardy, of the Institute of Neurology at University College London, said: "I think Alzheimer’s will be treatable. I hope that by 2025 we will be able to slow the disease.</div>
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“And because we have slowed the disease down, far fewer people will have clinically important dementia.</div>
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“I think we will get to a situation where we will manage it in the way we manage diabetes now. I can see a day where dementia will not be a major issue.”</div>
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Researchers are hopeful that two new treatments, now being tested in clinical trials, hold the key to the first effective and widely available medication.</div>
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And a daily pill to stave off the onset of mental decline is “plausible” in the future, world-renowned neurological scientist Professor Hardy believes. The two drugs are solanezumab and aducanumab, which are antibody infusions designed to destroy the build-up of amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There will be 1 million people with dementia in the UK by 2025, according to the Alzheimer's Society</td></tr>
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They are the first drugs to target underlying causes of Alzheimer’s, rather than simply mask its symptoms.</div>
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Currently prescribed treatments become progressively less effective as damage to the brain overwhelms their modest benefits.</div>
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Preliminary results suggest that solanezumab slows the breakdown in mental function by 34 per cent, if it is given early.</div>
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It works by destroying amyloid – deformed proteins in the brain that can build up between nerve cells to form sticky, toxic plaques.</div>
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The treatments, developed by pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Biogen, could halt the breakdown in memory and thinking skills.</div>
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Professor Hardy said: “If those trials are successful it tells us immediately we’re on the right road. I think that will lead to a massive investment to develop other drugs that target amyloid in other ways. I think we are on target for some therapies by 2025. My suspicion is we will get better and better at slowing the disease process.”</div>
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Research shows that people who do not have a destructive enzyme called bace1 do not develop Alzheimer’s.</div>
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This has led researchers to speculate that a cheap, once-a-day statin-style pill could be taken by those with the enzyme, which plays a key role in generating amyloid.</div>
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Prof Hardy added: “I don’t expect to see a genuine reversal of the disease in my lifetime. One could imagine a pill you take every day that inhibits the enzyme – that is a plausible outcome.”</div>
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Clinical trials of aducanumab are set to start in the UK this year. Tests on 2,050 people with mild and moderate Alzheimer’s in 2012 suggested solanezumab was a failure.</div>
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Those given the drug fared no better than those given a placebo. Yet when statistics relating only to patients with a mild form of the disease were reanalysed, “statistically significant” data showed thinking and memory problems were reduced by a third.</div>
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Fresh results are expected in 18 months. Dr Simon Ridley, of Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “Dementia is caused by diseases and, through research, diseases can be beaten.”</div>
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Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. Around 73 per cent of people in nursing homes have it, while in residential care homes the figure is 58 per cent.</div>
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Research shows it is the number one health concern for over-55s. One in three people born this year is expected to develop dementia.</div>
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There are now 850,000 sufferers, 15 per cent of whom require roundthe-clock care. It is feared by 2025 a million people will be affected, rising to two million by 2050.</div>
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SCIENTISTS have discovered a commonly prescribed drug may provide a crucial lifeline for those suffering from Parkinson’s disease.</div>
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Bone-breaking injuries suffered by people with the illness could be reduced thanks to the medication, a study has found.</div>
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Around 70 per cent of people with Parkinson's will fall at least once a year, with over a third experiencing falls repeatedly, resulting in fractures, broken bones and hospital admissions, the report published in the Lancet Neurology journal said.</div>
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The breakthrough revealed the rivastigmine drug reduced this chance of falling by 45 per cent and steadied walking at the same time.</div>
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The oral drug is commonly prescribed in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's to help improve symptoms including those affecting thinking and memory.</div>
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Over an eight-month period, scientists from the University of Bristol gave the drug to half of a group of 130 Parkinson's sufferers who had fallen in the last year.</div>
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Study participant Caroline Maxwell, from Northamptonshire, said the treatment would give her the "confidence" to leave the house by herself.</div>
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Mrs Maxwell, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's 13 years ago, said: "A few years ago, I had a bad fall while carrying my sewing machine across the room, leaving me in hospital for a week and really denting my confidence.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dementia meds could be the answer in preventing dangerous falls</td></tr>
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"I'm at the stage where I would walk much better with a replacement joint, but because I fall so frequently my surgeon is reluctant to operate. Falling on my replacement hip would put in an even worse situation than what I'm in now.</div>
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"By potentially finding a treatment that helps to prevent falls, I'd be able to get a replacement hip and have the confidence to go shopping on my own, without having to constantly rely on the goodness of strangers to pick me up when I fell."</div>
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Parkinson's is a disease which worsens over time, slowing the movement of those who suffer from it, as well as leading to tremors. Sadly, there is currently no cure.</div>
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Around one in every 500 of the population, or 127,000 people, suffer from the incredibly debilitating condition in the UK, according to the charity Parkinson's UK, which helped fund the study.</div>
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Lead researcher and Parkinson's UK research fellow Dr Emily Henderson said: "With the degeneration of dopamine-producing nerve cells, people with Parkinson's often have issues with unsteadiness when walking.</div>
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"As part of the condition, they also have lower levels of acetylcholine, a chemical which helps us to concentrate - making it extremely difficult to pay attention to walking.</div>
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"We already know that rivastigmine works to treat dementia by preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine, however our study shows for the first time that it can also improve regularity of walking, speed, and balance. This is a real breakthrough in reducing the risk of falls for people with Parkinson's."</div>
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Lacking in this natural 'miracle IBS cure' vitamin could lead to ALZHEIMER’S and dementia

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A high level of vitamin D can cure IBS symptoms and help protect the body from Alzheimer’s, dementia and even depression. </h2>
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Suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is unpleasant and embarrassing at the best of times, but there could be a simple way to alleviate some of the symptoms. </div>
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A boost of vitamin D can stabilise bowel movements, it's been revealed. </div>
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Isabelle Gnany, a Technical Nutritionist at NutriCentre, told NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com there was a direct coloration between getting the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D and relieving the worst symptoms of the bowel condition. </div>
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She said: "Studies show that supplementation improves quality of life by stabilising the bowel movements. </div>
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Vitamin D seems to also exert beneficial effects on anxiety, insomnia and low mood that is often experienced by IBS sufferers. </div>
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"In addition to a healthy diet to promote an increase in levels of healthy bacteria, vitamin D supplementation can help keep inflammation in the gut at bay."</div>
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We asked her all about what vitamin D does to your body and to explain the connection in more detail - does it mean we should be sitting out in the sunshine more? </div>
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IG: Also known as the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D is essential to our health. Its involvement in supporting bone health arises from the fact that it contributes to the normal absorption and utilisation of important bone minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. </div>
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A lack of these, affect bone and growth development in children and also put us at risk of developing conditions such as osteoporosis with the occurrence of fractures and falls. </div>
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Latest research has found low levels of Vitamin D affect the nervous and psychological system predisposing us to neurological conditions such as to alzheimer’s, dementia or depression. </div>
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Lack of vitamin D can also affect our immune system and therefore our ability to fight off bugs or recover from illness. </div>
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Vitamin D is an amazing nutrient to support our youthful looks. This coupled with exercise, helps against the effects of ageing. Besides Vitamin D’s ability to maintain normal muscle function, it works as key nutrient for hormonal balance. It has been found to impact on weight loss and cancer prevention amongst others. </div>
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<strong>What connection does a lack of that vitamin D have with IBS? </strong></div>
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IG: IBS sufferers often have an intolerance to certain foods including fatty substances. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin present high concentrations in fatty fish like salmon eggs of fortified dairy products, which can sometimes trigger bowel spasms. Therefore avoiding the consumption and hence the adequate assimilation of fat, can lead to vitamin D deficiency. </div>
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The primary area of absorption of vitamin D is in the (gut), and even when ingested through food, the erratic nature of IBS prevents Vitamin D to be retained. </div>
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Further research is still required in this field, despite positive results showing that vitamin D supplementation helps with a multitude of IBS symptoms. </div>
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We must remember that Vitamin D has receptors both in the brain and the gut. The receptors are involved with the production of brain chemicals including serotonin. There may therefore be a link between low vitamin D and serotonin with symptoms of low mood, and insomnia IBS sufferers often experience</div>
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<strong>Does this just mean sitting out in the sunshine for longer? </strong></div>
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IG:  Not quite! In the UK particularly, the vitamin D that can be obtained through the sunlight is limited as it depends on factors such as the length of exposure, the amount of skin exposed, the time of day chosen and the type of skin.  </div>
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Fair skin would only need 15 mins a day to produce sufficient vitamin D. However those but with darker skins may need up to 2 hours to make enough vitamin D for the day.</div>
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But good news vitamin D can also be obtained through food sources! Examples include salmon, mackerel, liver, sardines, egg yolks and fortified dairy products. Vitamin D can also be obtained through supplements and at Nutricentre, we stock a wide range of those.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lack of vitamin D can lead to being predisposed to such as to alzheimer’s, dementia or depression</td></tr>
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<strong>Does this just mean sitting out in the sunshine for longer? </strong></div>
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IG:  Not quite! In the UK particularly, the vitamin D that can be obtained through the sunlight is limited as it depends on factors such as the length of exposure, the amount of skin exposed, the time of day chosen and the type of skin.  </div>
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Fair skin would only need 15 mins a day to produce sufficient vitamin D. However those but with darker skins may need up to 2 hours to make enough vitamin D for the day.</div>
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But good news vitamin D can also be obtained through food sources! Examples include salmon, mackerel, liver, sardines, egg yolks and fortified dairy products. Vitamin D can also be obtained through supplements and at Nutricentre, we stock a wide range of those.</div>
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<strong>What are your top tips for staying healthy? </strong></div>
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Eat Well. Keep your diet varied, colourful and balanced. Favour wholefoods which are packed with fibre, nutrients and antioxidants. Don’t forget your regular intakes of protein and healthy fats. Aim to cook from scratch as much as possible.</div>
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Keep your hydration levels up! Water, Herbal Teas, Coconut water.</div>
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Move .Whether it is a walk to the bus stop or an exercise class, moving more and more will help to increase your energy levels, help you cope with the daily stresses of life and lift your mood !</div>
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Mediterranean diet with wine can help beat dementia

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A DIET which includes a daily glass of wine that could halve the risk of Alzheimer’s has been hailed as the easiest to follow.</div>
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The eating plan, called MIND, combines an established Mediterranean diet with DASH – Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes).</div>
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It beat off established rivals such as Weight Watchers in the list of the best diets for 2016.</div>
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Unlike other weight-loss fads and trends, the MIND diet was specifically devised by epidemiologists from a leading medical school in a bid to ward off dementia symptoms in later life.</div>
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</section><section class="text-description">Each plate should be rich in vegetables, poultry, fish and olive oil – all washed down with a glass of red wine for maximum effect.</section><section class="text-description">In the initial studies, patients who followed the diet rigorously reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by a staggering 53 per cent.</section><section class="text-description">The annual US News & World Report rankings named DASH as the best overall diet for 2016, followed by MIND – but nominated MIND as the easiest to follow.</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The diet combines many superfoods</td></tr>
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</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">Professor Martha Clare Morris, an epidemiologist who led the research into the diet at Rush University, Chicago, said: “One of the more exciting things about this is that people who adhered even moderately to the MIND diet were found to have reduced their risk of Alzheimer’s.”</section><section class="text-description">Britain has 850,000 Alzheimer’s sufferers, with a further 225,000 set to fall prey to the disease this year.</section><section class="text-description">Dementia already costs the economy £26billion a year. Charities and research groups concentrating on dementia in the UK have welcomed the formulation of the diet.</section><section class="text-description">A spokesman for the Alzheimer’s Society said: “Research suggests eating a diet high in vegetables, grains and oily fish and limiting foods such as sugar and red meat can reduce the risk of developing dementia. This study adds to that growing body of evidence.”</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initial studies showed the diet could reduce the risk of developing the condition by over 50%</td></tr>
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</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">Researchers at Rush University found that even following the diet moderately can reduce the risk by 35 per cent.</section><section class="text-description">Professor Morris said the longer a person ate the MIND diet, the less risk he or she would have of developing Alzheimer’s. However, as is the case with many health-related habits, including physical exercise, she said: “You’ll be healthier if you’ve been doing the right thing for a long time.”</section><section class="text-description">Every year a panel of medical experts, specialist journalists, nutritionists and other experts give awards to diets that genuinely aid health or weight loss with no dangerous side-effects.</section><section class="text-description">Each of 38 leading diets are tested on various factors – the claims they make, how easy they are to follow and whether medical evidence backs up the benefits for those who follow it.</section><section class="text-description">  </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">The MIND diet was also named third best in the healthy eating category of this year’s awards and fourth best for combating diabetes and heart disease.</section><section class="text-description">The MIND diet is made up of foods specifically found to help to protect and enhance the health of the brain. The regime includes a daily glass of wine, a daily serving of a green, leafy vegetable and regular whole grains.</section><section class="text-description">It recommends nuts and beans every other day, poultry and berries – particularly blueberries and strawberries – twice a week and fish once a week.</section><section class="text-description">But it also calls for strict limits on butter and margarine – less than a tablespoon a day, a total ban on red meat, sweets or pastries and just one treat a week of either cheese, fried food or fast food.</section><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

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More than TWO THIRDS of people living with dementia feel isolated

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NEW research has highlighted the lonely plight of dementia sufferers. </div>
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Two thirds of people living with dementia feel isolated from family and friends following a diagnosis, research from the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed.</div>
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The study also discovered just under half of people with dementia still benefit greaty from seeing loved ones they no longer recognise. – though many mistakenly believe once a person with dementia stops recognising loved ones, they don’t benefit that much from spending time with them. </div>
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Today, the Alzheimer’s Society is calling on people to make a positive New Year’s resolution to spend time with people with dementia and help them take part in activities they enjoy to keep connected.</div>
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As the condition progresses, many with dementia may find it difficult to recognise faces of friends and family members, but will still hold an "emotional memory" which means they continue to feel happy long after a visit or experience that they may have forgotten. </div>
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Spending time with loved ones is important because it can stimulate feelings of familiarity, happiness, comfort and security. Staying connected and taking part in activities helps a person with dementia feel less isolated.</div>
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The survey of people affected by dementia found that more than half of people with the condition were no longer taking part in any – or hardly any – social activities. </div>
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Almost half said what would help most to stay connected is seeing family and friends more often, and having someone to help them take part in activities and hobbies.</div>
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A third of the general public said being unable to recognise close friends and family would make them feel most isolated, ahead of a divorce or relationship breakdowns. </div>
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Positively, over two thirds said they would still visit someone with dementia who no longer recognised them, either just as much or even more often than they do now. </div>
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Despite these good intentions, the lack of awareness of how important emotional memory is may mean that in their busy lives, people don’t always follow up on their intentions and more than half of those living with dementia are left feeling isolated.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The survey found that over half of people with the condition are no longer taking part in activities</td></tr>
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Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “After spending time with friends and family over the festive period, New Year can be a bleak and lonely time for people with dementia and their carers. It’s so important for people with dementia to feel connected throughout the year. Spending time with loved ones and taking part in meaningful activities can have a powerful and positive impact, even if they don’t remember the event itself. We’re urging people to get in touch with us and find out how we can help you stay connected.”</div>
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Veronica Devas from Dorset cares for her husband Christopher Devas.</div>
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Mrs Devas said: “When we have lunch with friends, Christopher might not say much and be a bit unresponsive but he will always be in really good spirits afterwards and say how much he’s enjoyed it. It’s really important to both of us that we stay in touch with our close friends and family. Alzheimer’s Society provides many services for people to get out into the community and keep involved, and they have been a huge support to us all.”</div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

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How to live with dementia: New book helps transform sufferers' lives

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A REVOLUTIONARY “road map” to dementia that helps sufferers communicate with their loved ones as the illness progresses has been hailed a breakthrough in the care of the elderly. </div>
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The guide, Words For A Journey: The Art Of Being With Dementia, which is already being used by doctors in Japan, outlines how dementia patients relate to the world and how best to relate to them. </div>
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Experts say it will give those with a new diagnosis hope that they can continue independently for as long as possible and encourage them to see the disease as a journey rather than the end of their lives.</div>
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The guide works by distilling some 300 experiences described by sufferers into 40 common problems that people with dementia face. </div>
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By singling out common experiences and presenting what has been found to be the best solution, the guide can help sufferers cope with their illness and give relatives a better understanding of the disease’s impact on their behaviour, particularly communication. </div>
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The method behind the guide, known as a “pattern language”, is more commonly used in designing cities. </div>
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It allows architects to draw upon the experiences of others in the most simplified way when creating complex systems of movement and logistics. </div>
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The guide has been written by dementia specialists working in tandem with computer experts and was developed by Fujitsu Laboratories and Keio University in Japan. </div>
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One of the suggestions contained within the guide, designed to manage memory loss, is to create a “self-reflecting room” full of pictures and mementos to remind the sufferer of the people and places they love. </div>
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It also advises compiling a “self-intro album” containing information about the sufferer’s past and their personality. </div>
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This helps in situations with new people, that can otherwise induce anxiety for those with dementia as they struggle to introduce themselves. </div>
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The guide also recommends designating a favourite place early on in the diagnosis; a sanctuary that feels familiar, which the sufferer can return to as the disease progresses and where the family knows they are likely to be. </div>
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Something as simple as ensuring the person has an allocated household chore they can do every day will help them feel useful, included and independent for as long as possible, as well as improving relationships with loved ones and reminding them that the sufferer is still the person family and friends knew before diagnosis.</div>
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Dr Takashi Iba, one of the authors of the guide and an associate professor at Keio University, says: “This is a big step forward. It’s an area in which no one has been able to help so far in terms of allowing people with dementia to design their lives after being diagnosed.” </div>
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Dr Iba worked on the project with Makoto Okada, senior manager of management technology at Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. </div>
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Computer company Fujitsu began using its expertise and investing in social enterprises four years ago, eventually focusing on the emerging problem of dementia. </div>
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Some eight million people, or one in 15 of Japan’s population, have the illness compared to 850,000 in Britain. </div>
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Japan’s ageing population means it is facing a crisis which is being tackled with innovative research, policies and approaches such as the Words For A Journey project, which started in March 2014. </div>
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The guide is now printed in English as well as Japanese. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There will be 1 million people with dementia in the UK by 2025, according to the Alzheimer's Society</td></tr>
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Experts in the UK have praised the project’s innovative research. </div>
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Civil engineer Dr Nick Tyler, a professor at University College London who also designs dementia-friendly products and environments, said the guide “views dementia from an entirely new angle”. </div>
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“We look at drugs, medicine, therapies and that should obviously continue, but what strikes me about this approach from Japan is that it is not coming out of the desire to find a cure but trying to understand the people. </div>
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“By using a ‘pattern language’, which is a piece of computer science used to look at systems and see if they can be improved, the researchers have tried to understand how people with dementia relate to the world so we can help them.” </div>
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Dr Sebastian Crutch, a professor at the Dementia Research Centre at University College London, agrees: “It is really helpful and beneficial to keep finding new ways of supporting people with dementia, ensuring they have more constructive conversations and interactions with family and friends. </div>
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“The guide outlines the links through friends and connections and meaningful objects that are important in being able to communicate. Although some of the links may seem obvious, people getting to grips with the illness may not have thought of them. </div>
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“It is also useful that the guide encourages more than just verbal communication. In dementia many skills other than memory are affected so providing information in more than one way, for example, through pictures, is supportive. This creates a ‘scaffold’ of conversation, which means there is a better chance of both parties being understood by each other. </div>
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</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">One sufferer in Japan, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 10 years ago, described how the book has improved his quality of life. </section><section class="text-description">Co-president of the Japan Dementia Working Group Mr Masahiko Sato, 61, said: “Once you receive a diagnosis of dementia you tend to focus on things you cannot do and so lose confidence. But one finds in Words For A Journey the can-do list.</section><section class="text-description">“Then you can discover hints on how to regain your confidence, which is what I do on a daily basis.” </section><section class="text-description">UCL’s Dr Tyler points out: “In Japan they treat dementia as a journey and ask how you enable someone to go on that journey. The guide is allowing people to understand step-by-step how to cope with their illness, how to think and communicate. It helps their family and friends go on that journey with them.” </section><section class="text-description"><em>Words For A Journey: The Art Of Being With Dementia, by Takashi Iba, is available from Amazon, priced £12.</em></section><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><div style="display:none"></div><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience3934656740001">  <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />  <param name="width" value="648" />  <param name="height" value="365" />  <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" />  <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" />  <param name="isVid" value="true" />  <param name="isUI" value="true" />  <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" />    <param name="@videoPlayer" value="3934656740001" /></object><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script></section></div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

How to live with dementia: New book helps transform sufferers' lives

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