Posted on 09/27/2022 1:07:42 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Prior to Steven Owens taking his retirement in 2018 he was an engineer. The 59-year-old who once built satellites for launch into outer space also played the guitar and saxophone.
That was before his diagnosis.
On Valentine’s Day 2017, Owens was told that he had early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
On Valentine’s Day five years before, his mother passed away from the same disease.
Dementia is one of the most common ailments associated with aging.
Now, studies are showing a link between experiences of racism and poor memory, cognitive decline.
Alzheimer’s disease is what most often comes to mind when anyone hears the term dementia.
As defined by the National Institute on Aging, dementia is the loss of cognitive thinking, remembering, and reasoning to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. While the two terms often are used interchangeably, Alzheimer’s is just one type of dementia.
According to studies reported at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in San Diego last month, experiences of structural, interpersonal, and institutional racism are associated with poor memory and increased cognitive decline in middle and old age, especially amongst African-American people.
The study focused on pathways that can lead to decreased memory and cognitive function decline.
“Trauma– including racism– leads to biological responses in the body,” said Master of Public Health, Carl Hill, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Alzheimer’s Association.
“Inflammation in the body is well documented as leading to many serious medical conditions. For some people, dealing with the stress of racism and discrimination includes less heathy lifestyle choices and coping mechanisms. These coping mechanisms might include alcohol and other illegal substances, and overindulging in unhealthy foods.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at afro.com ...
Sometimes, lucky golfers just want to celebrate their luck!
Regards,
No kidding
They obviously didn’t test my 87 year old friend who grew up in South Carolina where it was bad enough that when asked about it she smiles politely and says “we don’t talk about such things”
She can beat everyone at spades. If you play cards with her you’ll lose. You’ll have a good time but you’ll lose
Maybe the dementia preceded the imagined incidents. Like the people all upset at Wheel Of Fortune for having a nursery rhyme on the show.
Science Says Babies as Young as 6 Months Can Be Biased Against Different Races
New research suggests babies as young as 6 months old show signs of bias against people of different races.
By Libby Ryan
Parents
Updated on June 22, 2020
Poor black people. Always a victim.
I thought this was gonna be about Biden’s racism giving him dementia.
Fauci has a vaccine for that. 100% guaranteed to prevent whatever.
When is this absolutely nonsensical CRAP going to end???!!! Along with the DEMAND, mind you, that it be taken seriously and NOT LAUGHED AT!!!
Libtard lunatics will soon find obvious racist behavior in ALL WHITE embryos by the the third week of pregnancy!!!
The rationale advocated by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the Alzheimer’s Association — who would have imagined the need for such a position — holds that racism causes stress, which causes inflammation, which in turn brings on warly onset Alzheimer’s. Obviously then, white people with the same form of the disease must have also experienced anti-white racism.
This is medicine?
...But only racism in white people...the study found no evidence of this happening in any other race....which in itself points to differences in race....uhm
The only racism that exists in this country is anti-white racism and it is enforced by government with decrees for diversity which is just a dog whistle meant to reduce white people from all aspects of our society.
No, thanks.
The excerpt alone exceeds one's daily allowance of rationalized bullshit.
Modern science is nothing more than grifters educated beyond their ken, saying whatever the government and current masters of the world want to hear, begging for research money.
All science today is devoid on morality and ethics.
Should have been Read more at afro.con ...
BS. Will leave it at that.
So this guy “once built satellites” but he’s a “victim” of racism? Yeah, right. Sorry about his diagnosis, but the only racism he faced was every possible advantage due to affirmative action and other government programs intended to help so-called people of color.
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