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Margalit Tocher

Eating a sodium-free diet by choice may be difficult to imagine, especially when you don’t suffer from high blood [...]

Margalit Tocher

Optimism is growing with thoughts that we can actually lesson the risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. An article from the Daily Mail health section online; states that one way to lesson the risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia is to bring back cocktail hour, and eat apples and berries.

Margalit Tocher

It seems to me that everyone, from my 11-year-old neighbor to some of our current Home Care Assistance caregivers, [...]

Margalit Tocher

Most are familiar with the benefits of adding omega-3 fatty acids into daily consumption. Fish, such as tuna, carry [...]

Margalit Tocher

An article at abc.com reports, gradual hearing loss may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in some people. A study by Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland found elderly people with mild hearing loss were nearly twice as likely as those with normal hearing to develop Alzheimer’s or other dementia. To [...]

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There are many reasons why an older person is at greater risk for falling. People with Alzheimer’s disease are at higher risk for falling. To read more on the topic go to Caring.com.

If you are a caregiver for a family member or loved one in the Chicago North Shore area, an outside caregiver [...]

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When taking care of aging parents there is a lot of preparation that needs to be done. According to US News Money, here are three very important tips for taking care of aging parents.

Prepare Early: The earlier you prepare for aging parents to be diagnosed with dementia or other aging diseases, the more [...]

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Our own Margalit Tocher wrote an article for Natural Awakenings magazine. The article is on page 25 of the magazine, which can be viewed online. The article is about Okinawa, Japan and the techniques that Home Care Assistance learned from studying those people. The Japanese for Okinawa helped Home Care Assistance learn how [...]

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As Baby Boomers start to turn 65, the Chicago economy is going to change drastically. To read all about the economic change and all that will happen when the Boomers start to turn 65, click here for the Chicago Business article.

If you are a caregiver for a family member or [...]

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As we age, it becomes even more important to keep a careful eye over health-related things such as moles, aches, pains and cholesterol levels.  Paying close attention to the added stress to your heart during everyday activities, which could be something as mundane as traffic, could possibly save you a trip to the [...]