Check out this list of 20 Super Brain Foods. It’s got all the important foods that will help feed the brain of not only someone with Alzheimer’s but also the ones who are looking after them.
1. Wholegrain Foods
2. Walnuts
3. Cashews
4. Almonds
5. Pecans
6. Blueberries
7. Strawberries
8. Blackberries
9. Sunflower Seeds
10. Pumpkin Seeds
11. Green Tea
12. Eggs
13. Avocados
14. Tomatoes
15. Brocolli
16. Red Cabbage
17. Eggplant
18. Spinach
19. Yoghurt
20. Chocolate
Want to know why and how these foods feed the brain. Then head over to Life of Zen read all about them.

  As I read Kristen King’s post, Traditional Summer Refreshment: Homemade Iced Tea, at Lively Women, and her reminiscenses of her mother making this brew, I also recalled my mom making homemade refreshing beverages on hot summer days.  I grew up on a farm, long enough ago that soda pop was a rare treat. 
So Mother made our refreshments.  These consisted of iced tea, lemonade, and mint tea.  Sometimes she combined the tea and lemon juice, then added a spring of mint.  The mint grew along the brook that ran behind our farmhouse and across the pasture.  We children were assigned the task …read more

Getting people with Alzheimer’s disease to eat is often a battle. As a result, they often fall below their optimum weight. But now it seems that Swedish researchers have discovered the means of increasing the weight of people with Alzheimer’s disesae.
Their three month study focused on whether increased staff training and a more supportive environment would result in increased weight in patients with moderate and severe dementia.
The results concluded that weight gain can occur in Alzheimer’s patients by:
- improving communication and patient involvement
- altering meal routines
- providing a more homely environment
The results of this study have been published in the …read more

“Where’s my meat?” I asked my husband Jim when I returned to the dining table.  The hamburger that had been on my plate was gone.
“Don’t look at me,” he remarked.  “Look at Mother!”
Sure enough, my mom was happily munching my hamburger, having finished hers.
This became a challenge at meal time.  Mother might finish something she liked, then look around for more, not realizing my plate or Jim’s wasn’t a platter for her to select from.  This also became a problem at the nursing home I used for day care. She either helped her neighbors cut their meat or took it for her …read more