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Need A Good Night's Sleep? Phelps Offers Five Tips For Better Rest Need A Good Night's Sleep? Phelps Offers Five Tips For Better Rest Need A Good Night's Sleep? Phelps Offers Five Tips For Better Rest
Need A Good Night's Sleep? Phelps Offers Five Tips For Better Rest You probably know that you need to sleep at least seven hours a night for well-being. Perhaps you’re among the many Americans, roughly a third, who report getting six hours of shut-eye — or even less. That can seriously hurt your health. Quality matters, too. Here’s how the National Sleep Foundation characterizes the best night’s sleep: – Falling asleep in 30 minutes or less. – Sleeping for at least 85 percent of your time in bed. – Waking up only once per night for 20 minutes or less. If you need help with shut-eye, try these sleep hygiene tips: Set the scene: Think about how your env…

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Mahopac, NY
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According To CareMount Expert, Nutrition Is The New Medicine According To CareMount Expert, Nutrition Is The New Medicine According To CareMount Expert, Nutrition Is The New Medicine
According To CareMount Expert, Nutrition Is The New Medicine “You are what you eat!” I love this familiar expression, first written in 1826, because we are now talking about the importance of nutrition with each other, in our schools and with our doctors. Although many of our eating habits were formed during childhood, it’s never too late to change them. When we talk about what you eat, we mean food as the source of essential building blocks and energy for your body. The quality of foods you take in affects how you feel, your metabolism and your lifespan! While there is no proof that one specific type of diet is the “healthiest,” what we know for cer…

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Armonk, NY
Obituaries
Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's
Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's Deborah L. Miller, a lifelong area resident, lost her battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease on March 16 at home with her family by her side. She was 64. Born in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 18, 1953, she was the daughter of John and Christina Merte Whiten. Her father predeceased her and her mother survives. She worked for the National Park Service for 30 years as a museum aide and was also a member of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Robert A. Miller of Hyde Park; two daughters, Chrystal and Cara Miller, both of Hyde Park; gran…

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Darien, CT
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Waveny Offers Support Group For Caregivers Coping With Impacts Of Dementia Waveny Offers Support Group For Caregivers Coping With Impacts Of Dementia Waveny Offers Support Group For Caregivers Coping With Impacts Of Dementia
Waveny Offers Support Group For Caregivers Coping With Impacts Of Dementia FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Waveny LifeCare Network hosts a regularly-scheduled public support group for people coping with the impact of caring for a loved one with dementia. Held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month in the Lila and Harry Coleman Library at 3 Farm Road, New Canaan, Waveny’s group is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter. Upcoming meeting dates for the group’s schedule are March 13 and 27, April 10 and 24, May 8 and 22, and June 12 and 26. Meetings begin at 1:45 p.m. and last for approximately one hour. Led by Kate Bacon, LMSW, Waveny socia…

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New Canaan, CT
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Missing New Canaan Man Found Safe In Norwalk Missing New Canaan Man Found Safe In Norwalk Missing New Canaan Man Found Safe In Norwalk
Missing New Canaan Man Found Safe In Norwalk Update: The 86-year-old man who went missing Wednesday afternoon has been located Wednesday evening in Norwalk and is safe, New Canaan Police report. Earlier report: An alert has been issued by the New Canaan Police Department following the disappearance of an 86-year-old man who went missing from an adult day care program. Graham Bryan, who was at Waveny Care Center, made comments to the staff stating that he knows his way home, New Canaan Police said. The care center had placed a Wander Guard (alarm system) on Graham which triggers when he leaves the premise.  It is unknown how he got …

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Stamford, CT
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Home Health Aid Sentenced For Stamford Thefts Home Health Aid Sentenced For Stamford Thefts Home Health Aid Sentenced For Stamford Thefts
Home Health Aid Sentenced For Stamford Thefts A Bridgeport home health aide hired to care for an elderly Alzheimer's patient was sentenced to five years in jail Friday for stealing $26,000 from the 81-year-old woman. During sentencing in Stamford, Philliann Barnett, 39, was given a 10-year sentence, reduced by half. She will also have to pay restitution and will serve five years of probation following her release. Barnett, who was arrested in December 2015 for the crime, committed numerous acts of fraud, which led to losses of over $26,000 to the Springdale woman, the Stamford Police said following an investigation. After she was hire…

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Mahopac, NY
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Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy
Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first known reports of epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures due to intense electrical activity in the brain, appeared in Assyrian writings around 2000 B.C. Ancient Greek medical texts reference the first neurosurgical procedure as being performed to quiet brain seizures. Mythological tales of demonic possession and lycanthropy – people convulsing into werewolves in the full moon’s light – are partially rooted in what was then a lack of understanding of brain disorders like schizophrenia and epilepsy. Epilepsy often leaves its victims in convulsions, foamin…

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Ossining, NY
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Four Ossining High School Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists Four Ossining High School Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists Four Ossining High School Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists
Four Ossining High School Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining is one of the top schools when it comes to future scientists.Four Ossining High School students made the semifinals in Regeneron's Science Talent Search. Each student receives a $2,000 award, with an additional $2,000 going to the scholar’s school. Sarah Hoffman investigated Alzheimer’s disease-related protein expression and immune cell activation in the brains of male and female mice as well as humans. Hoffman found that female mice have a more severe Alzheimer’s pathology in both brain regions and concluded that research must consider sex differences.  The findi…

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by Sam Barron
Stamford, CT
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Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's
Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's STAMFORD, Conn. — Karen Wilder, who was married to Gene Wilder for 25 years before the Stamford actor's death, has written an essay about her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease for ABC News.  She writes about how she cared for her husband, who died in August 2016 at the age of 83, as his condition deteriorated.  And Gene Wilder's legacy will live on in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.  A video of him in his beloved role as Willy Wonka (above) is featured in the Alzheimer’s Association's “Pure Imagination Project,” which aims to increase awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. In…

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