8/10 Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

BHQ site: (www.brainhq.com)

As an older adult, perhaps you have grown a little more concerned about the possibility of acquiring a neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s. It is natural, as we become more aware of our mortality, to become concerned about our health and how to preserve it. Our Brain Fitness classes are designed to educate, inform, and help you learn how you can change your lifestyle and preserve your brain health, with a message of hope and some concrete steps to best maintain optimal brain health.

This lesson is one of hope. In this lesson, we focus on Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that to many seems hopeless. But we will focus on the emerging consensus among scientists and the medical community that Alzheimer’s disease may indeed be preventable. This is one of the greatest messages of hope we can hear. View the interactive lesson here, or you can download the print the Handout here. HerWhen you're done Take the Quiz.

The BrainHQ Newsletter

As Debbie’s lesson taught us, new developments in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are making great strides toward slowing and potentially reversing (or even preventing) the effects of the disease through early intervention. In a recent BrainHQ Newsletter (July 2020), one of the leading articles was on a Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis that appears to be just around the corner. The simple, low-cost blood test can detect signs of AD, even 20 years prior to having symptoms; which could rule out other less-aggressive forms of dementia, and would allow AD-specific treatment to start decades earlier than currently detectable. “It’s not a cure, it’s not a treatment, but you can’t treat the disease without being able to diagnose it.”

We will be having our last face-to-face, online Zoom session this week, on Wednesday evening, August 12th, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. We hope to see you all there for our wonderful lesson and a few last words before our fall semester begins. Here's the schedule of events:

6:30 - 7:00 - Q & A about the exercises, the lesson, or the websites. Everyone is welcome to participate, help answer questions, and share your experiences.

7:00 - 8:00 - Summer Orientation for all students, followed by a presentation of this week's lesson - Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

Getting on Zoom:

If you have been on Zoom before, you can go directly to the Zoom site by clicking here , Or...

Here is how you join the Wednesday evening Zoom session via the Zoom web address:

Just prior to the session, click here: https://cccconfernow.zoom.us/j/9191959460

Or, if you don’t’ have access to a computer, join by phone:

+1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)

You may be asked the Meeting ID: 919 195 9460

Note: If it’s your first time participating in a Zoom session, you can try getting on the site early to see how easy it is to get it set up. We begin our BHQ Zoom at 6:45, so try getting on at about 6:30 and call if you have any trouble. You can participate by video and audio, or just listen in by phone. Please let us know if you need help! Call Pat’s cell at 619-818-3953. If you’ve been on Zoom before, you will appreciate this new Zoom Video that Mary created to help you learn about some of the features available to you while on the site. See you on Wednesday.

Enjoy the lessons, and have a brain-healthy week.

Need help? Contact us at:

Mary Burns (mburns@sdccd.edu) - Online classes

Debbie Flores (dsflores@sdccd.edu) - Online classes & Zoom Sessions for Practicum Students: Wednesdays 9:30 am - 11:00 am and 12:30 pm- 2:00 pm.

Janet Blair ( blusdbits@gmail.com ) - St Pauls Plaza. Contact for Support and Lesson Review

Yael Lorberfeld (ylorberfeld@sdccd.edu) - Online classes & Zoom Sessions for Practicum Students: Mondays 11:00 am- 12:30 pm and Fridays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.

Pat Mosteller (pmostell@sdccd.edu) - Online classes and New Student help - Cell 619-818-3953