http://emeritus.disqus.com/Medblog of a physician from the PhilippinesenSun, 23 Aug 2009 12:30:05 -0000http://emeritus.blogspot.com/2009/08/dementia-and-high-cholesterol-levels.html#comment-15263430<p>I alwyas love reading your entries as I always learn so much from them. Salamat po, Doc. :)</p>BabyPinkSun, 23 Aug 2009 12:30:05 -0000http://emeritus.blogspot.com/2009/08/dementia-and-high-cholesterol-levels.html#comment-15008338<p>Although prior studies have shown a link between elevated cholesterol and dementia, this study is the largest of its kind to date. The scientists pointed out that their findings emphasize the fact that Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia have more in common than was previously believed. </p>MelanieTue, 18 Aug 2009 09:29:52 -0000http://emeritus.blogspot.com/2009/08/dementia-and-high-cholesterol-levels.html#comment-14825465<p>Here is another way at looking at the pathway between emotions and cholesterol which can be the precursor of more serious conditions like Alzheimers.-<br>Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the heart.<br>In TCM it is said the ‘heart houses the mind’. The heart is considered the main organ governing mental activities and its links to the brain. Put another way, there is a mutual effect and correlation between the heart dominating the vessels and the vessels supplying the mind.</p><p>To give an example of how emotional stress can have a physiological effect, here is an extract from an article published in the Daily Mail in March 2006 entitled ‘ Row with your loved one hurts the heart’ where it was reported that a three year study of older married couples found their arteries hardened and narrowed after they were involved in arguments, raising their risk of heart disease.<br>For women, this happened when the row took on a hostile nature. But for men it occurred only when either they or their wife acted in a dominating and controlling manner. American scientists asked 150 couples in their 60s and 70s to discuss a sore topic such as money or their in-laws for six minutes. Each conversation was observed by psychologists who gave a point score for friendly, hostile or dominant behaviour. Two days later the couples were given CAT scans to show the extent of atherosclerosis. The results revealed that the couples who had the most stormy rows showed the most signs of having narrowed arteries.<br>Tim Smith, Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah, said, ‘Disagreements are an unavoidable fact of relationships, but the way we talk during disagreements gives us an opportunity to do something healthy. If you were concerned about men’s heart health, you would ask couples to find ways to talk about disagreements without trying to control each other. If you were concerned about women’s heart health, you would encourage couples to find ways to have disagreements that were not hostile.’<br></p>stephenguyclarkeFri, 14 Aug 2009 04:34:43 -0000http://emeritus.blogspot.com/2009/08/dementia-and-high-cholesterol-levels.html#comment-14014166<p>Hahaha! Good luck sa pagtakbo, Jay!</p>Dr. EmerWed, 05 Aug 2009 22:02:58 -0000http://emeritus.blogspot.com/2009/08/dementia-and-high-cholesterol-levels.html#comment-13993348<p> tatakbo ako ng 3 miles ngayon lunch para hindi magka dementia. ano na nga ba gagawin ko ulit?</p>batjayWed, 05 Aug 2009 15:11:25 -0000