tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491232468275424894.post1791565013131736002..comments2023-10-16T10:09:28.607-05:00Comments on Dave's Taurus ID: Memory Loss - USA Today CoverageDave Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491232468275424894.post-20990639449442577152011-08-02T09:37:26.180-05:002011-08-02T09:37:26.180-05:00I received mixed response to my praise for the Mar...I received mixed response to my praise for the Mary Brophy Marcus article in USA Today. One friend said she thought the article was insensitive to people who have the disease Alzheimer's. Talking to others about memory exercises and retraining the mind, some friend's eyes glaze over. One friend clipped another news article and had it ready for me in her bag last Sunday. Still another person offered to sell me an energy drink at $45 a shot.Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491232468275424894.post-61125980520198240872011-07-25T15:47:39.826-05:002011-07-25T15:47:39.826-05:00I didn't read the articles yet. But, I ride t...I didn't read the articles yet. But, I ride to meetings every week with a neuroscientist who says there's a definite link between depression and dementia, as depression slows down our cognitive thinking skills. Experiencing that slowness for a sustained period of time can lead to longer-term problems like dementia. <br /><br />Makes sense then that our thoughts form our reality or perhaps our mode of thinking does.Kari Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818943208315860790noreply@blogger.com