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Recognizing Parkinson’s disease: On the Morning Report
Did you ever get a gut feeling about something and then brush it aside? It can turn out to be something important so we should probably pay attention. The doctor told Warren Gilman his problems [...]
Forgetting things? Take the SAGE test to see if you need to worry about Alzheimer’s
Less than 15-minutes is all it takes to complete a written test that could uncover early signs of dementia. It's called the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination or SAGE test.
Tomato. Tomahto. Either way, they offer more than sweet succulence
Source: Backyard Farms Guest post by Jenny Babino, RDN, LD, courtesy of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As our home-grown tomatoes enjoy their last few weeks on the [...]
How to recognize the signs of Parkinson’s disease
This summer, my 86-year-old neighbor Warren Gilman found out that he has Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system that affects how a person moves. The most common first sign of Parkinson’s [...]
Does yoga have the power to save an addict’s life? Absolutely, say these people
For twenty years, Angela Weymouth watched her brother struggle with opiate addiction. She and her husband, Michael Seymour, own Maine Hatha Yoga on Dartmouth Street in Portland. Since they first opened in 2002, they’ve known that people with [...]
Never too old to get mono: On the Morning Report
Mononucleosis is an infection we usually associate with teenagers, but people of all ages — even baby boomers — can get mono. Sharon Vaznis and I talk about symptoms and treatment on the Morning Report. [...]