myAVOS, your Digital Aging Well Coach, your Cognitive Care Solution

Addressing the Challenges: Understanding the Current Reality of Alzheimer’s Care and Support It’s Alzheimer’s awareness week this week. So what should we be aware of?  Well, firstly for the patients and carers, nothing much has changed in the 20 years since memory clinics became common. Services are stretched, waiting lists are long and practical help is in short supply. So families bear the brunt of the reality of dementia and it’s because they do such a great job, the system doesn’t collapse.   The local services struggle on, faced with financial cuts and overtly ageist policy decisions, such as merging specialist elderly services with more “ageless” ones. Memory clinics measure people and serve as a bottleneck to therapies that general practitioners are quite capable of prescribing and have waiting lists to diagnose a disease that most referring doctors know what it is, but the system says they are not qualified to say. Specialists talk of big scientific breakthroughs ...

Prioritizing Brain Health: Overcoming the Neglected Routine Measurement of Cognitive Well-being Your brain is the most important organ in the body, managing every aspect of life, internally and externally. It is crucial to lead a healthy and interactive existence and is vulnerable to the same effects of ill health as the rest of the body. Poor blood supply, reduced metabolism and poor nutritional intake all have short and long term effects, which are often experienced, e.g. brain fog, hangovers, grain brain etc. But we don’t measure our cognitive situation routinely, usually because these things are transient. Why measure cognition? But there are times when measuring cognition could be important. Two-thirds of stroke patients experience cognitive decline, a third going on to dementia. But cognition is not measured on stroke pathways. Could doing so introduce new methods of rehab? 55% of people have cognitive impairment after a heart attack. Though often mild, some impairments persist a...

Preventing Chronic Diseases: Empowering Health Consciousness in Midlife The age range between 40 to 65 is a critical time for preventing chronic diseases like dementia, heart disease, and diabetes. This is a time in life where we can make significant changes to our lifestyle and habits that can have a profound impact on our future health outcomes. By focusing on prevention, we can increase our chances of staying healthy and independent as we age. That means if you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, now is the perfect time to take control of your health and prevent chronic diseases from taking hold. Unfortunately, many people in this age range are not aware of the importance of prevention or may not know where to start when it comes to improving their health. This is where myAVOS comes in — a digital health coach app that can help guide individuals towards making positive lifestyle changes. Here’s how  myAVOS  can help you stay healthy and independent for years to come: Personalized ...

Harnessing the Power of myAVOS for Prevention According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 11% of all deaths. It is also a leading cause of disability, with many stroke survivors experiencing long-term physical and cognitive impairments. When a stroke occurs, the brain is deprived of oxygen and nutrients, which can lead to damage in the affected area. This damage can affect cognitive function, including memory, attention, and decision-making. The risk of cognitive impairment after a stroke is higher for older individuals and those with a history of cognitive decline. Preventing stroke with lifestyle strategies The good news is that many strokes can be prevented through lifestyle changes and management of risk factors. This is where myAVOS, a digital health app, comes in! myAVOS is a digital health coach that targets risk factors for stroke using lifestyle strategies regarding nutrition, exercise, stress managem...