Your doctor has some New Year's resolutions that could help you see the year 2020 and beyond. The American Medical Association says you can resolve to learn your risk for type-2 diabetes, know your blood pressure and take antibiotics exactly as described. You can also resolve to eat less processed food in 2019 and learn how to manage stress. Source Link
Keeping a loved one with dementia safe means thinking about meals, wheels, bills and pills. Plan meals that don’t require using an oven or stove and keep them from driving but arrange other dependable transportation. Monitor finances to ensure they pay their bills and don’t fall victim to a scam and manage medications with a pillbox that can prevent accidental overdosing. Source Link_
Here’s a pop quiz - what did you get for Christmas in 2017? Don’t feel bad if you can’t remember. A survey found that about half of those holiday presents given just over a year ago have been forgotten. And odds are one out of six gifts that you received this Christmas is already gathering dust and won’t be touched again. Source Link
