Seniors Australia

Reprinting earlier info on research on coffee and health

2010-09-18T01:09:00.000-07:00

Did you know that ....

Coffee and Alzheimer's
from: http://www.seniorseventscalendar.com.au/media/Seniors_Sept_2009.pdf
Alzheimer’s—When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine - the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day - their memory impairment was reversed,
Direct link to the news item - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156508.php

Coffee and heart attacks
from: http://www.seniorseventscalendar.com.au/media/oct2009.pdf - follow up by clicking on underlined links inside the newsletter

And our latest study on coffee and mortality found that people who regularly drank coffee actually had a somewhat lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease than those who rarely drank coffee; this result needs to be confirmed in further studies, however.

Direct link to the research news: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/questions/coffee/

Summary

* Drinking up to six cups a day of coffee is not associated with increased risk of death from any cause, or death from cancer or cardiovascular disease.
* Some people may still want to consider avoiding coffee or switching to decaf, especially women who are pregnant, or people who have a hard time controlling their blood pressure or blood sugar.
* It's best to brew coffee with a paper filter, to remove a substance that causes increases in LDL cholesterol.
* Coffee may have potential health benefits, but more research needs to be done.

An amazing dog on the Internet

2010-09-18T01:04:00.000-07:00

seniors having Fun - 4th September Canberra Multicultural centre

2010-09-18T01:02:00.000-07:00

On 4th September, Ania Lian entertained seniors at the Canberra Multicultural centre with links and activities she found on the Internet. You can enjoy this presentation here by clicking on the link below or directly in this message.Enjoy.Each slide contains a video - to watch it, click on the arrows inside the slides
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lian.ania-502910-internet-for-seniors/

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Share the story about computers and seniors

2010-08-10T04:16:00.000-07:00

Being There, Without Leaving Home

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/being-there-without-leaving-home/
excerpt: below:

“How do you keep homebound seniors engaged with life?” Mr. Asen said. “Their social networks are shrinking. They tend to be more isolated, perhaps depressed or anxious.” But with cameras installed at the Rosenthal center, some stationary and some rolled around on carts, he added, “seniors at home can sign in and participate in a class, converse with the other students — it’s as if they were there.” ....

Some comments at the bottom of the article say:
Many of my homebound patients who are not able to participate in social day programs would benefit from interacting within a virtual community. Soap operas and judge shows often provide their only source of interaction with the outside world until their family members return home from work.

I am interested in seeing future research conducted to examine whether these virtual communities can have an effect on depression rates among homebound seniors. Perhaps one day online providers will start offering senior discounts

http://blogs.vnsny.org/

2010-07-03T16:20:00.000-07:00

Grandmother's guide to video chat

Thursday, July 01, 2010 | 10:58 AM

Posted by Jason Toff, Grandson of Evelyn & Ida - Please check it out

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat.html

Karl Jung on death

2010-06-25T23:32:00.003-07:00

He pretty much says: people die more of fear of death , not anything else

What a wonderful recording. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOxlZm2AU4o

ania

The brain that changes itself

2010-06-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful lecture !!

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxASN-_WtU
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UIKekgXvjA
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jkNVJN-sM

What a great viewing - Enjoy

Newsletter March - April 2010

2010-04-16T17:37:00.000-07:00

This month, we share with you educational online videos that we enjoyed watching.

For an update on seniors news - please click over to CPSA

Video 1: The concept of Ageing in the 21st century

Mark E. Williams, professor of medicine at the University of Virginia, explores society's often unrealistic views on the aging process and offers insights on a healthful approach to aging.

Video 2 - How much is life worth?

Other units in this course

Video 3 - The multiuniverse and the theory of everything

Video 4 - The "Afterlife" of the New Testament and Postmodern Interpretation

Watch it on Academic Earth

Click here for more units in this New Testament course