Eating Fabulous, a blog by Ruth Schaffer, gives more information about this topic today.  Ruth also refers to an article on this topic in The Neurobiology of Aging. Her blog post is, Strawberries for Your Aging Brain at http://www.eatingfabulous.com/strawberries-for-your-aging-brain/ .

Since I like both of these berries, and eat many of them in season, I won’t have any trouble indulging in what apparently is good for me.

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 I experienced this difficulty with Mother.  Even though she used to tell us, when we were children, to drink a lot in summer, she no longer understood that reasoning.

So I had to develop strategies to get her to drink more.  I also noticed, when she moved to a nursing home, that they came around mid morning and afternoon for “juice time.”  The staff served juice or water which usually was a break in the day for the residents.

Some tips on what worked for me.  Most of the time!

*Serve smaller amounts.

*Provide liquids more frequently.

*Use small, attractive cups and glasses.  Even paper cups can be bright and pretty.  (There also is not so much to mop up if the glass gets spilled.)

*Find what might be a favorite juice.  For instance, Mother never liked prune juice, so absolutely refused this. 

*Don’t insist to the point of argument.  It generally won’t gain anything.

*Serve foods, like watermelon, with high water content.

Ruth Schaffer at her Eating Fabulous blog, discusses watermelon with its high water content as a refreshing food for summer.  (http://eatingfabulous.com/summers-thirst-quencher-watermelons/ .)

Do you have any tips for getting Alzheimer’s patients to drink adequate liquids during the hot weather…or any time at all. 

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