Lifestyle
Where exactly does lifestyle medicine fit within the U.S. health care system? It is a specialized approach that creates a physician-patient team to make decisions to improve the health of the patient. The School of Medicine Greenville at the University of South Carolina teaches this approach, explained by Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM, a professor…
七十歲長者看來比實際年齡年輕，衣着亦入時，診症室第一次見面，便「賣口乖」說道：「醫生，你真有型，不做醫生定可以做Model（模特兒）。」 醫生不示弱，回應道：「絕對可以，但我這把年紀只可當上成人紙尿片Model。」長者和醫生開心地展開醫患關係。 「賣口乖」英文可繙譯為「Sycophancy」，此詞源自希臘，意思是「缺乏誠意的讚美」，這跟中文意思很相近，就是阿諛奉承，中英文兩者均有負面意思，因說出那不真實的好話，背後有個人好處的企圖。 醫生卻想「賣口乖」也有一定好處，任何人聽到讚美或奉承自己的說話，第一反應總會是欣喜，沒有人不想聽好話，聽到並感到開心，身體和情緒自然已作出良性反應，當然要理智地回應，但一刻的愉快已袋入袋了，有何不可。 日常醫療工作中，「賣口乖」也是慣常伎倆：「婆婆，你今天精神好好！」，又或「伯伯，你已退熱是好事。」每天病情都有好與壞，先揀選好事跟病人分享開心一下，隨後再處理棘手問題也未遲。 當然「賣口乖」的另一極端，是說完全跟事實不符的假話，若用謊言尋求自己好處便絕不可接受，但在灰色地帶說好那一面也未算壞事，更重要是背後企圖，若只是逗逗開心、打好關係，也未必是壞事。 撰文 : 莫樹錦 欄名 : 醫筆稱心 Source link
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two years’ involvement in programs focused on healthy eating, regular exercise and “brain training” exercises appears to have helped a wide range of older adults — even those at heightened risk for Alzheimer’s — avoid … Source link
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Florida has the second-largest number of people living with Alzheimer’s in the nation. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, as of 2024, 580,000 people aged 65 and older are living with the disease in the Sunshine State. But now, a major breakthrough in brain health is showing promise for the future. During…
Lifestyle changes can significantly improve cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline, according to landmark research into how exercise, diet and other lifestyle interventions affect the progression of cognitive diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. The researchers presented the findings of the Alzheimer’s Association’s U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Intervention to Reduce…
Two lifestyle interventions tested in a newly publicized study improved cognition in older adults who were at risk of cognitive decline, and one of them protected cognition from normal age-related decline for up to two years. Results of the Alzheimer’s Association’s US Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk, or US…
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Credit: JAMA (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.12923 The Alzheimer’s Association U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) found that certain lifestyle interventions improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. U.S. POINTER is a two-year, multi-site clinical trial, one of which is the Baylor College of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s…
She’s also hoping these changes could help prevent her from rapid cognitive decline or developing Alzheimer’s, a progressive brain disorder that gradually impairs thinking, behavior, and memory. The study she participated in found that targeted lifestyle interventions could help protect brain health. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on…
Did you know that a simple snack, such as a handful of berries or pecans, can help keep your brain as sharp as a tack? You may have also read about the study that revealed your home’s thermostat could be weakening your brain and attention span. More and more research is coming out about brain health…