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 ...
There seems to be a link between the hiring of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer and an organization’s embrace of junk science.
So I wonder why white people get Alzheimers? I suppose they didn’t address that.
So I wonder why white people get Alzheimers?
Reverse discrimination
Entertaining mental illness is what we do these days
* Black Persecution Complex
BTT!!
Ya well my memory is Crystal clear why I’m racist...
Could be a link...Biden hates MAGA folks and in just 18 months he hates ULTRA MAGA folks !!
racism is why I get low gas mileage. true fact..
Sounds like a Chicken or the Egg scenario.
No matter what the problem is, it is always somebody else’s fault.
That’s a learned mental disorder.
No matter how much we show people of other races that we love them, there is only a certain number of times most people will tolerate being blamed for something that genuinely is not their fault. Everyone should bear that in mind, as they publish these types of so-called “links.”
As well as weakening our relationships between the races, different races being unable or unwilling to take responsibility for their own shortcomings can be damaging in many ways, not the least of which is an unhealthy mind.
The answer - stop blaming shortcomings on others and errors of one on another and build a foundation on what we all have in Christ and, if you want more, work for it and earn it. Soon enough all will see the remedy is not in blaming others. A person is responsible for their own actions, nobody can live other people’s lives for them.
Yeah, we should listen to this guy — his scientific and research credentials in this field I’m sure are impeccable.
The people that Fund Science have been going downhill for 30 years... but when you tell a scientist this, they act clueless and have no idea what you are talking about - don’t want to jepordize any future funding.
An aspirin a day keeps inflammation away
Create intelligence where it is genetically lacking
Or perhaps it is that we* find mental illness entertaining.
*...that would be the collective "we"
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