all should do this

ALL SHOULD DO THIS
i know many of you give regularly to the church
you are involved with what it does
you see where the money goes
you see the good it does

now each year i sit down and do an annual budget
including in the budget
is a certain degree of charity that we contribute to

once we decide how much we will give each year
i put it away each month
so that we give it out to our selected charities
as the funds are needed
or
when their fundraising efforts occur

now like many of you who give to your churches
i give to charities that i believe in
strongly like you do
and
they are ones that i am personally involved in
i live
and
see the results of where the money goes


with the alzheimers association i am very active
in what they do
raising donations being on the walk committees
having teams that walk in the walks to end alzheimers
giving talks on alzheimers
so i know my money i donate is going to a good cause


with meals on wheels i also see the good they do
those folks i deliver to are poor and would probably
go without food if we didnt deliver the food to them
another good charity that my donations and time is
well spent
i know its being used for what it was intended


then
i volunteer for the williamson county habitat for humanity
helping do the builds of the houses
doing the landscape design and the landscape
being part of the group of volunteers that they lean on
to get all this done

i see the good the houses do for folks
i know my money is being used for a good cause
i see the smiles and the tears from the new owners


so i dont need to know more about my charities i give to
since i live them
but
i went to this website
called
charity navigator
which independently evaluates thousands of charities


my three got 4 stars
they used their money for what it was intended

not like many other charities

my mom as her dementia worsened
got really taken advantage of by many low star charities
it seemed many had the word veterans in them
legit charities
but
unscrupulous in how they raised and used money

so
look at your charities
see how they rank
if its bad
then find a new one
that uses the money for what it was intended

but
just like church giving
please
give to your favorite charity
just make sure they do what they are suppose to do
with the donations

williamson county walk to end alzheimers

september 26 in georgetown
team organicgreendoctor
donate and or join our team

the organicgreen doctor

alzheimers news-what to do

ALZHEIMERS NEWS-WHAT TO DO
thats what they ask me
via facebook email phone calls this blog
or
via friends and family

i try to take the knowledge and experience i have
accumulated over the last 5 years

from dealing with this in my family
mother father two brothers and myself
from reading several articles a day on alzheimers
from doing presentations and answering countless
questions from folks seeking answers
from following closely the research thats going on
from being involved in that research as a study subject
from being involved with the alzheimers association
from being involved on a statewide committee
on how to properly evaluate a patients memory loss
from being a family doctor for years caring for patients
when i say caring i mean really caring for their well being


its with all this combined together
i try to help them figure out what to do for themselves
or
their love ones to get the treatment evaluation
and
knowledge to care for the person

so in comes a series of questions
my husband cant remember where he is going
he forgets important things
he gets lost when he is driving
he is in is early 50s
these are not good symptoms to have at this age

he apparently had a stroke that left him with speech problems
and
use of one side and numbness and tingling
but
most of this has resolved over time
but
these symptoms above are interfering with his ability
to work

he
is morbidly obese
has high blood pressure not completely controlled
has high cholesterol that takes high doses 4x what i take
has sleep problems with what is probably sleep apnea
does not exercise
doesnt eat right
definitely not a blue zone person-see last blog


so when i heard the story and got the medical history
eg there is evidence of the stroke on mri
he probably has already had most of the labs that are needed
i made some recommendations for the spouse and the patient

first
he is sort of lucky that this will not probably due to alzheimers
disease
its probably vascular caused memory issues
which
if he gets real aggressive he might be able to stop the progression
or at least slow it down significantly
for if he doesnt
his fall into the dementia abyss will be rapid and disturbing
for him and his family

he needs to see a neurologist which he has an appointment
for a good complete evaluation
to include all the labs he hasnt had
like cbc metabolic profile-electrolytes kidney test liver test sugar
vit d level vit b12 level folate probably homocysteine level etc
a good baseline in office memory test with maybe a
full neuropsychological test to complete define his memory issues
a complete sleep evaluation
his wife going with him to the appointment with a list of
the specific things he is having memory problems
warning dont let them go alone
fill out the 21 question questionnaire about what he is doing
then score it and take it to his appointment

i warned them that he might be a candidate for aricept even
though this may not be alzheimers disease
each neurologist thinks differently on using it in these cases

let the neurologist do the evaluation and monitor and treat
his memory loss
then
the treatment that really will make a difference
is in the hands of the patient
he is lucky in that what he does for his health
will determine if this is stopped or improved

control aggressively his blood pressure
his cholesterol
his weight
move and move and move as much as possible
aggressively do his speech therapy and physical therapy
get on the  mind diet
correct any sleep issues since sleep is where the toxins
in the brain are removed each night

so
his future for himself and with his family
is in his hands
get a grip is what my advice to him is



here are the walk to end alzheimers we are participating in
click the links to donate and or join our team
or
one in a walk to end alzheimers in your area

september 26   williamson county in georgetown
team organicgreendoctor

october 10   travis county in austin 
team austin regional clinic

october 17   little rock
team #joe nash

october 31   hays county in san marcos
team organicgreendoctor

november 7   bell county in temple
team organicgreendoctor
i will be the honorary chair for this event

future speaking engagement
senior expo belton texas
september 22 at 1030am
i will be speaking and answering questions on alzheimers

we need your help
we are close to a treatment and cure
its in your hands

the organicgreen doctor

country n news-are we a blue zone

COUNTRY N NEWS-ARE WE A BLUE ZONE

no im not talking about politics here

but

instead about a way of life

now blue is my favorite color

so

im glad to be in a blue zone

whats a blue zone

its from a book about it 

here is a link to an article about it

its areas of the world where there are high concentrations

of centenarians thats folks who are a hundred years old+

there is only one place in the us 

besides of course the country n

its loma linda california

im quite familiar with loma linda having gone to college

only a few minutes away from there

their hospital there was a tertiary referral source

and

there were exposure to a lot of folks from loma linda

most are seventh day adventists

so whats special about them 

they are vegetarians

some eat fish

no sugar allowed ie no sweet tea for these guys

wouldnt make good southerners would they

they eat a biblical diet

fruits grains nuts and vegetables

the have a a close social network

they dont drink anything but water that includes no wine

now i mostly drink water rainwater that is 

except 

i wouldnt be a good seventh day person since i also 

drink 2 cups of coffee a day and a glass of wine at night

interesting these are added to what the other blue zones

do

so we are in sync with the other blue zones

so 

we can qualify as a blue zone

now one is the nicoya peninsula in costa rica   a blue zone

they use the three sisters as the main stock of their diet

squash corn beans

interesting is that beans is a common food in all these

blue zones

also my last blog about the phe garden mentioned the

three sisters they plan to plant for the fall

the other common theme 

they walk a lot in their daily lives

they have strong social circles

they dont have gym memberships but they are moving

as part of their daily lives

they dont abuse their body with excesses

they tend to live stress free lives

so in summary

we thats my wife she and i 

officially since im declaring it so 

live in a 

blue zone

daily-sun.com

we eat beans 2-3 times a week

we mainly eat a vegetarian diet

we eat dried fruit and nuts each day

we eat some meat mostly turkey or chicken

unless of course we go to franklins bbq

we eat the mind diet-google it and then do it

so you can score a 100 like those centenarians

we especially the ogd moves most of the day 

especially the mornings

yes no gym memberships needed here

we have a glass of wine at night

we live a fairly stress free lives

we relax in our zen place here

so color us 

blue

williamson county walk to end alzheimers

september 26 in georgetown
team organicgreendoctor
donate and or join our team

the organicgreen doctor

dear ms b-its about the b's

DEAR MS B-ITS ABOUT THE B'S

ms b i watched a tv show about the blue zones
ms b i think you live in one
read my blog tomorrow

ms b this is my beehive sitting there
that white thing sitting next to the barn
when you peek inside you can see those
bees being as busy as a bee
making honey gathering pollen gathering water
gathering nectar defending the place
(that they do well as they zapped me good once
right on the lip)
keeping the place clean
taking care of the bee babies and feeding the queen

so ms b i cant wait
until you can get this big
to crawl into this b suit
to walk out to the beehive
pick over the edge
and
see whats all going on in there

then
last week ms b
as i was walking the dogs through our 1 mile
walking trail on our property
it goes around the perimeter

but half way through
it goes through this grove of trees
heres a picture of them in the fall
you can see why they are called flame sumacs

here is the bloom on the end of them right now
i think the bees love those things

so click on this short 30 second video below
turn up the sound real high
be real quiet
and
listen to all that humming noise

ms b
thats bees
going nutso over these blooms

ms b
i think these guys which you can see at the  end
are my bees
from that white beehive of mine

 

click here if video doesnt load correctly

so ms b
come visit
well look at them
and
do other fun things that you may not get to do
where you live

remember
we wont tell mommy and daddy
as
what happens at your grandparents
stays at your grandparents
as
we wont ever tell




walk to end alzheimers
september 26   williamson county in georgetown
team organicgreendoctor
donate and or join our team

the organic green beekeeper