A complex question usually asked of people who might be at risk for Alzheimer’s disease is “Would you want to know if you were going to get Alzheimer’s?” Early detection of the disease could help do the following:

Studies have shown that negative expectations for aging shorten life and deplete life quality. Stress and negative thinking have been linked to every major disease, Alzheimer’s included! We need to activate our joy and aim for a positive outlook as we get older

If Alzheimer’s erases memory, then the patient must compensate for this memory loss. Writing things down relieves the burden of recall! Look at all the positive goals memoir writing will accomplish.

Brain changes occur many years before the manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms; prevention treatment could begin at an early age to avoid the characteristic damage of plaques and tangles.

Alzheimer's reveals one of life's secrets, to live in the moment.

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. The message is to focus on the lifestyle changes you can make at this very moment to be brain smart.

"When my husband hallucinates about things happening around him how do I respond?" This column will give you the opportunity to take back your power, express your feelings and find a support system.

An Alzheimer´s caregiver, patient, or even someone whose memory is overloaded often feels isolated and trivialized. This column will give you the opportunity to take back your power, express your feelings and find a support system. Live Better and heal from within.

I am in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. I am very aware of what is going on or is not going on in my head. I feel like a shadow of my former self. Can you give me some advice to help me adjust?

Fresh from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences as of Jan 2013, a potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease as well as a vaccine to prevent the illness is being tested in mice.