with news of the suppressed news about Trump’s stroke, this is relevant.
people in the Dark Tetrad peddle in delusions & confabulation. on the other hand, people with dementia ―which is triggered in many by strokes― develop paranoia, caused in part by hallucinations… ① https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1300806311756492800">https://twitter.com/RBReich/s...
people in the Dark Tetrad peddle in delusions & confabulation. on the other hand, people with dementia ―which is triggered in many by strokes― develop paranoia, caused in part by hallucinations… ① https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1300806311756492800">https://twitter.com/RBReich/s...
after papi died of dementia caused by an ignored DNRD, i started researching the many roads to neurodegenerative conditions.
two mass-market books were really excellent intro: David Snowdon’s «Aging With Grace», based on his ground-breaking
“Nun Study”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_Study ">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_...
two mass-market books were really excellent intro: David Snowdon’s «Aging With Grace», based on his ground-breaking
“Nun Study”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_Study ">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_...
this book is such a beautiful read and it& #39;s the one book that made me fall in love with epidemiology.
and it came at the right time for me, as i was starting my own health journey ―many aspie women go undiagnosed until after they become mothers.
the other book was… ③
and it came at the right time for me, as i was starting my own health journey ―many aspie women go undiagnosed until after they become mothers.
the other book was… ③
based on another landmark work on the epidemiology of aging, Dr. Makoto Suzuki’s 25-year study for Japan’s Ministry of Health,
THE OKINAWA PROGRAM
though mass market books, and this one in particular had a lot of hype from what i call The New Age Industrial Complex™… ④
THE OKINAWA PROGRAM
though mass market books, and this one in particular had a lot of hype from what i call The New Age Industrial Complex™… ④
these two books are grounded on a solid view of health & healthcare across disciplines; esp neuropsychiatry.
which takes me to Trump:
one of the things BOTH books point out is that the more empathetic, amiable and sociable a person is, the less likely they’ll be senile or… ⑤
which takes me to Trump:
one of the things BOTH books point out is that the more empathetic, amiable and sociable a person is, the less likely they’ll be senile or… ⑤
even suffer from dementia EVEN IF THEY HAVE HAD MILD STROKES OR EVEN ALZHEIMER& #39;S.
this was the shocking revelations of autopsies performed on one of the nuns who died at 100: her brain exhibited the signs of Alzheimer& #39;s yet she didn& #39;t present as having it.
both studies… ⑥
this was the shocking revelations of autopsies performed on one of the nuns who died at 100: her brain exhibited the signs of Alzheimer& #39;s yet she didn& #39;t present as having it.
both studies… ⑥
found, not only that, for example, the more prone to depression we are, the shorter our life expectancy; but that people with personality disorders (ie narcissism), tend to exhibit the more severe symptoms of dementia.
the belief was that only neuropsychiatric conditions… ⑦
the belief was that only neuropsychiatric conditions… ⑦
made you at risk for dementia, due to how the brain’s impacted.
these studies proved that BEHAVIOUR DOES IMPACT THE BRAIN, that our kindness or sadism do change our brains & eventual quality of life and death.
❝ Generosity can make us live longer… https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/wealth-transfer-longevity-wellness/">https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/0...
these studies proved that BEHAVIOUR DOES IMPACT THE BRAIN, that our kindness or sadism do change our brains & eventual quality of life and death.
❝ Generosity can make us live longer… https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/wealth-transfer-longevity-wellness/">https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/0...
Trump is the product of an American culture that measures disease and disability by the ability to make money.
so DC’s GOP & Dem elites wouldn& #39;t use the 25A to remove an obviously dangerous sociopath. one that has weaponized stochastic terrorism: https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/as-mental-health-professionals-we-cannot-remain-silent-trumps-authoritarian-presidency-is-a-national-emergency/">https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/a...
so DC’s GOP & Dem elites wouldn& #39;t use the 25A to remove an obviously dangerous sociopath. one that has weaponized stochastic terrorism: https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/as-mental-health-professionals-we-cannot-remain-silent-trumps-authoritarian-presidency-is-a-national-emergency/">https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/a...
PS: thru neuroimaging scientists are discovering there’s many forms of dementia and that patients are being misdiagnosed as having either Alzheimer& #39;s or Parkinson& #39;s.
case in point: Robin Williams.
❝ The Lewy body dementia that plagued Robin Williams https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/lewy-body-dementia-explainer-wellness/">https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/0...
case in point: Robin Williams.
❝ The Lewy body dementia that plagued Robin Williams https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/lewy-body-dementia-explainer-wellness/">https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/0...
PS
just wanted to complete this thread with two observations:
1. the consequences of a stroke can amplify already malignant behaviour
2. US Media, not just FOXNews, are validating Trump’s malignant behaviour every time they air anything like this… https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1300817976795574274?s=20">https://twitter.com/atrupar/s...
just wanted to complete this thread with two observations:
1. the consequences of a stroke can amplify already malignant behaviour
2. US Media, not just FOXNews, are validating Trump’s malignant behaviour every time they air anything like this… https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1300817976795574274?s=20">https://twitter.com/atrupar/s...