Artificially sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of stroke and dementia – Optimum Senior Care – Chicago In Home Caregivers

Regular consumption of artificially sweetened drinks such as diet sodas may increase risk of stroke and dementia, a new study shows. No connection was found between those health risks and other sugary beverages, such as sugar-sweetened sodas and fruit juice, and the study only shows an association and cannot prove cause and effect. Overall diet and lifestyle, rather than any one ingredient or food, are more closely linked to heart disease and diabetes risk, and we know that heart disease and diabetes are linked to an increased risk of dementia.

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Dear Zoltan,
Did you know that nearly half of all people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias are in hospice care at the time of their death? However, less than half of surveyed nursing homes have some sort of palliative care program.
That’s why the Alzheimer’s Association needs your voice today. For people living with advanced dementia and their families, hospice and palliative care are critical services. But, as the demand for such care grows with the aging population, more must be done to ensure an adequately trained workforce is available.
Please sign our petition and urge Congress to pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA).
PCHETA would launch a national campaign to increase palliative care and hospice training for health care professionals, improving the quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s, controlling the costs of the disease, and enhancing patient and family satisfaction.
Last year, we invited advocates like you to participate in a historic effort to ask Medicare to pay for care planning for those living with Alzheimer’s. Our hard work paid off: As of January, Medicare covers necessary care planning sessions for individuals with cognitive impairment.
With your support, we can help people living with Alzheimer’s disease get the care and support services they need. Make your voice heard. Please sign our petition today.

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Last chance to join us for Lobby Day! – Alzheimer’s

Don’t miss your opportunity to help make Illinois a dementia-capable state! Join us on Wednesday, April 26 at our state capitol to make a difference in protecting Illinoisans with Alzheimer’s. Alongside key policy-makers who share a common vision for this cause, each individual has the capacity to make an incredible impact on how lawmakers address Alzheimer’s disease and respond to this ever-growing epidemic. Register now!

Join the Alzheimer’s Association
Let’s work to make Illinois a dementia-capable state!

Join us for the 2017 Illinois Action Summit in Springfield, where as an Alzheimer’s awareness advocate you will have the opportunity to speak with legislators and draw critical attention to the advancement of Alzheimer’s public policies. Be a catalyst for change in Illinois and ensure that the needs of Alzheimer’s patients, family members, and caregivers are addressed.

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Illinois Action Summit Itinerary

At the beginning of the summit, you will receive a briefing on the Association’s policy priorities for 2017 as well as messages to carry to legislators throughout the afternoon. The Alzheimer’s Association will also provide appropriate strategies for a successful visit.

This event provides an opportunity for you to engage with your legislators. Advocates will visit several members of both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives, sharing personal stories and asking lawmakers for their support of active legislation designed to make Illinois a dementia capable state.

In joining this one-day effort, advocates have a chance to change the lives of nearly one million Illinois residents impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. Alongside key policy-makers who share a common vision for this cause, each individual has the capacity to make an incredible impact on how lawmakers address Alzheimer’s disease and respond to this ever-growing epidemic.

Transportation to the Capitol will be arranged from a variety of locations, with both lunch and snacks provided.

For questions, more information or to register by phone, please contact Nikita Stange at (708)669-2471 or nstange@alz.org.

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Hernandez discusses how to advocate for people living with Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Association Celebrity Champion Liz Hernandez, a correspondent for NBC’s “Access Hollywood,” received the Young Advocate Award at the recent 2017 Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum. Hernandez became an advocate after her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s two years ago. Though initially reluctant to talk about what was happening in her family, she realized it was important to speak out.

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