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"What's               your               name?"               "Why               am               I               here?"
               "Where               is               my               car?"
               These               questions               could               be               a               sign               of               stress               or               something               far               more               serious.

For               many               of               us,               it               does               mean               we               are               just               doing               too               much               and               all               at               the               same               time.

But               unfortunately,               for               many               of               us,               or               a               loved               one,               it               is               a               sign               of               a               memory               disorder               or               the               beginning               of               a               full               blown               case               of               Alzheimer's               disease.
               Is               there               something               that               can               help               delay               the               permanent               effect               of               a               mind               going               and               not               coming               "back"?
               Yes,               actually               there               is               a               drug               that               is               known               to               help               slow               the               complete               dementia               associated               with               a               diagnosis               of               Alzheimer's.

But               there               is               also               more               that               the               patient               and               their               caretaker(s)               can               do.
               What               is               it?

The               Dakim               Brain               Fitness               Unit.

For               the               details               on               what               it               is,               how               it               works               and               what               it               can               do               the               I               talked               to               the               founder               and               co-creator               of               the               program,               Dan               Michel,               and               went               to               one               of               Orange               County,               California's               senior               living               centers               to               watch               a               resident               using               the               Unit.
               What               exactly               is               the               Dakim               Brain               Fitness               Unit               or               (m)power?
               Michel:               It's               a               very               personal               project               for               me.

My               father               had               Alzheimer's               for               13               years               and               I               was               his               caretaker.

I               watched               him               go               steadily               downhill               mentally               and               I               just               knew               there               had               to               be               something               to               help               those               with               memory               issues.

No               matter               how               slight               or               how               advanced.
               The               meaning               behind               the               name               of               (m)power               is               it               is               intended               to               communicate               that               the               product               is               designed               to               "empower"               seniors               and               their               caregivers               to               use               rigorous               cognitive               stimulations               to               fight               the               development               of               dementia.
               I               personally               felt               so               strong               about               this               program               that               I               started               this               company.

I               hired               Dr.

Gary               Small,               director               of               the               Center               on               Aging               and               Memory               Research               at               UCLA               in               2001               to               help               create               this               technique.

We               then               put               it               out               to               use               in               senior               living               centers               or               even               for               home               use.

My               wife               and               I               used               our               house               as               collateral-this               is               how               much               I               believe               in               what               this               program               has               to               offer.
               Today,               Dakim,               Inc               and               (m)               power               is               the               #1               brand               of               brain               fitness               products               in               America's               Senior               Living               Communities.

This               is               according               to               the               Alzheimer's               Organization.

In               Orange               County-The               Regency               Living               Centers               are               all               very               impressed               with               what               it               has               done               for               their               residents               according               to               Megan               Wood,               activities               director               for               the               Avalon               The               Regency               in               Laguna               Woods.

The               Avalon               is               one               of               18               communities               owned               by               Vintage               Senior               Living               that               uses               the               program.

It               is               also               used               in               over               170               other               senior               living               communities               across               America.
               Wood               said               that               her               facility               has               about               20               seniors               who               sign               up               to               use               the               system               anywhere               from               3-7               days               a               week.

According               to               Wood,               they've               never               had               someone               not               keep               coming               back               several               times               a               week               to               see               what               will               be               put               on               the               program               to               do               the               next               day               or               their               next               session.
               "One               lady               in               particular               was               having               a               very               tough               time               adjusting               to               living               in               Laguna               Woods.

She               wasn't               talking               to               anyone               or               taking               part               in               any               of               the               various               classes.

Then               she               started               doing               the               program               and               her               entire               out               looked               changed.

She               started               seeking               others               out               and               now               really               enjoys               her               life               in               the               center."
               One               of               the               residents               at               Avalon               The               Regency,               Billie               Bomhoff,               was               kind               enough               to               show               me               how               the               unit               worked               and               shared               her               opinions               about               it.
               "It's               fun               and               I               know               my               memory               has               really               improved.

I               couldn't               remember               very               many               numbers               and               now               I               can               do               pretty               well               when               I               get               to               that               part               of               that               day's               game               plan.

Plus               I               love               the               trivia               questions-I               get               to               remember               some               very               fun               things"
               How               does               it               actually               work,               what               is               it?

It               is               a               monitor               with               the               program               installed               within               it,               but               the               senior               doesn't               need               to               worry               about               being               able               to               type,               use               a               mouse               or               any               other               technical               ability-it's               strictly               done               on               a               "touch               screen".

So               while               it               looks               like               a               computer,               it               is               much               easier               for               a               person               with               memory               issues               to               navigate.
               According               to               Michel               the               program               is               designed               to               be               used               consistently               to               help               seniors               build               a               cognitive               reserve               to               prevent               or               slow               down               the               development               of               dementia.
               By               using               a               series               of               "era"               appropriate               subjects               in               games               such               as               remembering               words               to               a               song,               stars               of               movies,               types               of               cars               or               historical               events,               as               well               as               number               sequences               (done               to               the               mambo               no               less)               the               seniors               have               a               fun               time               playing               and               therefore               want               to               keep               coming               back               to               do               more.
               There               are               six               areas               or               domains               that               are               in               each               session:               long               and               short               term               memory,               language,               computation,               visuospatial               orientation               and               critical               thinking.

There               are               5               levels               of               challenge,               but               none               so               difficult               that               the               user               becomes               frustrated               and               wants               to               quit.
               The               program               is               updated               every               single               night               at               midnight,               so               that               also               keeps               the               motivation               to               come               back               at               a               very               high               rate.
               Megan               Wood               says               for               the               most               part,               she               keeps               the               program               level               in               the               middle,               unless               the               user               says               something               is               too               easy               or               if               she               sees               someone               getting               frustrated,               then               she               makes               the               very               easy               adjustment.

She               stated               that               she               finds               that               the               program               has               even               helped               her               with               her               own               memory!

Michel               says               the               program               is               meant               to               self-adjust               as               the               user               proceeds               from               one               area               to               another.
               According               to               Deborah               O'Connor,               Director               of               Program               Services               Care               Consultant               for               the               Orange               County               chapter               of               the               Alzheimer's               Association,               this               disease               is               one               of               the               fastest               spreading               problems               in               the               world               today               with               someone               getting               the               diagnosis               every               72               seconds.

By               age               85               half               of               the               population               is               afflicted               to               some               level.
               This               is               a               frightening               number               which,               in               reality,               could               be               cut               down               by               doing               simple               good               health               care               techniques:               getting               20-30               minutes               a               day               of               exercise,               watching               one's               weight,               cholesterol               numbers               and               taking               care               of               diabetes               and               heart               health.
               Being               a               caretaker               can               be               a               frustrating               and               lonely               position               to               be               in,               the               Alzheimer's               Association               does               have               a               24/               hot               line               available               for               support               and               advice.






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