Yesterday (Christmas Eve) my oldest daughter visited with Charlie and me at the nursing home. He seemed "kind of out of it" and didn't pay much attention to either of us, even when she presented him with a box of his favorite chocolates. We came home, had our family gathering and I went to bed. Got up this morning (alone) and arrived at the nursing home about 11:30. Charlie was bright eyed and attentive. His aide informed me that when she went in at 6:00 am to check on him, he was sitting on the side of the bed with the box of candy in his lap going to town on it. He ate all of his lunch and tried to open my gifts to him. Maybe he needs a dose of caffeine and sugar every morning.
I used to have an office next door to a wild woman who went absolutely bonkers if you gave her chocolate. We all had to remind each other not to bring much chocolate to office parties. Hey, I wonder, maybe we should dose them all up on chocolate and see how they behave, and write up a study!
edis, my neuro told me to give DH anything to eat he wants at this point! all the chocolate he wants so take your DH some more! chocolate highs are good and will give him some temporary energy:))) divvi
Caffeine Reverses Memory Impairment In Mice With Alzheimer's Symptoms
ScienceDaily (July 6, 2009) — Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day – their memory impairment was reversed, report University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center...
To me, Mounds bars seem like the ideal snack food for someone with AD. You get the antioxidants of the dark chocolate, the caffeine, and lots of coconut oil.