Posted September 15, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Overnight Visitor

Sacred Stories

Her mom had alcohol-related dementia. As she was approaching her transition, she would often share having been with her late husband and other loved ones during the previous night.

One morning, a dear friend was in the reported overnight visitors. That seemed strange until later that day when her daughter received word […]

Posted March 6, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

The Sunshine Vitamin

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Older adults with dementia were found to be deficient in Vitamin D. A recent study suggests that sufficient levels of Vitamin D—called the Sunshine Vitamin—might slow the decline of mental function.

Joshua Miller, chair of the department of nutritional sciences at Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in New Brunswick, […]