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The Spotlight:
Time to
Update your Records.. Again?
 Tired
of that messy address book filled with crossed out addresses and
telephone numbers every time someone moves?. Hate investing in a new one
and spending valuable time moving the information from the old book to
the new one just to have the new one in a shambles as time goes by?.
Save time and money with our affordable,
attractive Erasable Telephone and Address Book. It features two sets of
pages per letter and comes with extra pages plus a special writing pen.
That is plenty of space for the average person. Writing can be removed
with either alcohol or nail polish remover without harming the surface
of the page.
The book has a lovely printed, wipe off
cover and slips into its own box. A great gift for Mom, Dad, Grandma,
Grandpa or even yourself.
Nutrition and
Alzheimer's:
 Almost
40% of Alzheimer's patients experience significant weight loss. A study
out of Boston University suggests that the weight loss is due in part to
the loss of the ability to distinguish contrast between colors.
People with Alzheimer's are not able to distinguish light colored food
and drink on or in typically light colored tableware. When using
tableware that offered a high contrast to the food and drink (i.e.:
bright red and bright blue), researchers noticed that the participants
in the study increased their food intake by 24% and liquid intake by 84%
(1).
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40% of Alzheimer's patients experience
significant weight loss
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More than 60% of people with Alzheimer's
Disease have a decrease in visual capacity(2)
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Up to 50% of the fluctuations in the ability
of someone with Alzheimer's Disease to perform activities of daily
living can be attributed to deficits in visual capacity (2)
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Research indicates that people with
Alzheimer's Disease experienced a 24% increase in food intake and 84%
increase in liquid intake when eating and drinking with tableware that
offers a high contrast color (1)
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The human eye has more receptors in the
retina to see red than to see any other color
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Alzheimer's patients show greater deficits
in their ability to see colors in the blue-violet range
(1) Dunne TE, Neargardener SA,
Cipollini, PB, Cronin-Golomb A. Visual contrast enhances food and liquid
intake in advanced Alzheimer's disease. Clinical Nutrition 2004;
23:533-538. (2) Rosa-Brady J, Dunne, T. Alzheimer's Association,
Massachusetts Chapter Newsletter 1999; 17:3.
On The Shopping Side:
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Newsletter # 2 - September, 2008
Decorative Umbrellas
featuring the art of Monet and Renoir with a matching tote.
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