Yes, ice cream. It takes all of your worries
away. It is soothing and delicious, and
personable: everyone has a favorite flavor! Ice
cream brings people with dementia to happier,
warmer times when the treat was shared with
friends and loved ones at special, joyous occasions. Ice cream has the power to immediately
elicit soothing feelings at the very first taste of a
single spoon-full. It erases all the negative feelings related to the frustration and continues to
stimulate pleasure receptors in the brain with
every new scoop. And dementia (here is the
best part!) allows one to fully enjoy the treat,
with no concerns for calories, weight gain or
dietary needs, completely guilt free! For people
with dementia, ice cream is far more effective
and safe than Prozac, or any other “happy” drug
on the market!
If you are caring for a loved one with dementia,
find out what flavor is their absolute favorite
and NEVER RUN OUT OF ICE CREAM! If you
have dietary concerns, use brands that observe
your dietary needs. There are plenty of diabetic
friendly brands available. Ice cream can also be
found in low fat, low cal, sugar free and lactose
free varieties. Whatever kind or flavor you use,
always have plenty of it handy always. Ice
cream is an essential part of your dementia care
tool-kit, like a Swiss army knife that’s invaluable for many occasions.
The Power of Ice Cream - Alzheimer’s Association
https://www.alz.org/media/cacentral/Dementia-Care-45-The-power-of-Ice-cream.pdf
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Wow. A nice, cool, refreshing Prozac cone. Unreal.
VERY interesting!!! Funny how ice cream is something they remember and can associate back to better times, like childhood.