From the desk of Rosemary Laird, MD
Founder of Navigating Aging Needs (NAN), LLC
Coping with an Uncertain Future
While anxiety might perhaps seem like a natural response in these troubled times, it still isn’t good for you. Studies have shown that having long-term anxiety can trigger a host of issues in a person’s physical and mental health, including high blood pressure, digestive troubles, a weakened immune system, sleep disturbances, and fatigue.
Finding the Calm After a Storm
Like all big storms, Milton left in its wake a loss of sleep, a flooding of stress hormones, and the exhaustion of being buffeted by the winds of change. As a caregiver, you must dig out, take stock, and make a plan for the path ahead.
Your Body On Fire
The new drug known as Ozempic is being seen as something of a wonder drug for helping people lose weight. But the drug also points to a new way to think about the causes and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. That’s because Ozempic, and other drugs like it (which are known as “GLP-1 receptor agonists”) appear to target what is rapidly beginning to be realized as a major factor in many of the diseases that affect modern civilization — inflammation.