Brain Health and Cognitive Health Supporting cognitive health: what changes are normal with aging? Cognitive health refers to how well we think, learn, remember, and process information. It is influenced by brain health, lifestyle, medical conditions, stress, sleep, and aging. While some changes in thinking are a normal part of aging, others may signal early [...]

Aging Heike provides aging care and natural treatment for diseases associated with getting older. Vital questions about ageing answered – see the links below: Healthy Cognitive Aging in the 21st Century Ageism and its consequences Healthy versus Pathological Aging- what’s the difference? What is Dementia? Dementia versus Normal Aging? Is depression a normal part of [...]

What is Dementia? Dementia is a summary term for disease-related processes that interfere with normal brain functioning via decreasing a person’s capacity for cognitive processing (decreasing, for example, memory, and reasoning). There are different types of dementia, the most common of which is Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia types in order of prevalence include: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) [...]

What is Fatigue? Fatigue has a few definitions. It is the awareness of reduced capacity to do a physical or mental activity OR the subjective sense of reduced or lack of energy (i.e. lassitude). Either way, fatigue is considered a subjective experience. As such, the experience of fatigue arises from our body’s central nervous system- [...]