Jo Jukes

Alzheimer's disease
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#MIND

The Alzheimer’s disease test: Would you want to know?

Some say ignorance is bliss. But when it comes to knowing your risk factor for a brain condition like Alzheimer’s disease, would you want to know? Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that causes a decline in memory, thinking and reasoning […]

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#SELF

An invisible side-effect from the pandemic

Stay at home. That was the mantra parroted by hashtags and health officials during the Covid-19 pandemic. For months at a time, many of us were confined to our homes, physically distanced and discouraged from any sort of social gathering. […]

Knitting
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#LEARN #MAKE

Knitting is picking up again

Once a pastime of yore, knitting made a resurgence during the peak of the pandemic and research shows this inexpensive hobby could be the key to mastering mindfulness and better mental health.