contents May 26-June 1, 2016 | 18-24 Iyar 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 17 Nutritionally Speaking By Barbara Beznos, RD/LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY Lag b’Omer: Thursday, May 26. SERIES Shabbat: Friday, May 27, 8:41 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, May 28, 9:52 p.m.* PART 5 Shabbat: Friday, June 3, 8:47 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, June 4, 9:59 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern HWY., #110, Southfield, MI 48034. MessengHer by Camille LaMontagne appeared in an exhibit at the Janice Charach Gallery, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Ann Arbor .................... 24 Around Town ............... 46 Arts & Life .................. 129 Business ..................... 116 Calendar....................... 38 Cap & Gown ................ 63 Food............................ 136 Editor’s Picks ............. 134 Health ......................... 120 Here’s To ....................... 34 Israel ......... 5, 6, 8, 14, 44, ............................... 56, 126 jewish@edu ................. 56 Life Cycles .................. 141 Marketplace .............. 145 Metro ............................ 10 Obituaries .................. 150 Real Estate ................... 52 Sports ......................... 140 Spotlight .................... 149 Synagogue List ......... 118 Torah Portion ............ 119 Viewpoints......................5 World ............................ 50 Columnists Rochel Burstyn...............5 Annabel Cohen ......... 136 Norman Prady ................8 Ryan Fishman ............ 137 Danny Raskin ............ 138 Jerry Zolynsky 130 Continued from 5/12/16 CONCLUSION Unfortunately, it has been stated that there is no single cause found for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have found there may be a genetic element, an environmental one, and of course YDULRXVGHÀFLHQFLHVLQIRRGDQGQXWULWLRQ Also there are studies going on with Down Syndrome but not any solid conclusions. Alternative areas are treating food allergies and even solving overgrowth of candida. CONSEQUENCES ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 122 Brothers Kevin and Jeff Goldman recently opened Exercise Coach in West Bloomfield, a new type of fitness center. OUR JN MISSION The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that ’s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to reflec t the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unit y and continuit y. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativit y and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive member of the communit y. Being competitive, we must always strive to be the most respec ted, outstanding Jewish communit y publication in the nation. Our rewards are informed, educated readers, ver y satisfied adver tisers, contented employees and profitable growth. ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Social problems Work problems Impaired memory Communication problems Mood and personality changes This can affect a person starting at age 40 Research says arteriosclerosis (limited blood supply to brain) can occur Stroke Fluid accumulation Drug toxins Blood clots Brain tumors SUMMARY Alzheimer’s affects the brain neurons (cell-to-cell). It involves the nerve cells that provide information for the body to function. Alzheimer’s dementia begins in the central brain (hippocampus) and goes to the amygdala and cerebral cortex. It also affects decisions making, language, performance and behavior. Alzheimer’s dementia affects the neurotransmitters: ‡ Acetylcholine – Levels begin to lower affecting memory ‡ Serotonin – Levels lower affecting memory ‡ Glutamate – Levels lower affecting memory ‡ Dopamine – Levels lower affecting memory ‡ Norepinephrine – Levels lower affecting emotions Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist I n the May 12 issue of the JN, I read Robert Sklar’s article “Freedom Sunday Rewind” with great inter- est. Sklar tells the story of the mas- sive December 1987 demonstration of American Jews on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. As he points out, the event was covered by the JN that year, and reports can be found in the William Davidson Digital Archives of Jewish Detroit History. So, I decided to do a bit of a search regarding the history behind the struggle of Jews in the Soviet Union; in particu- lar, their efforts to migrate to Israel, the United States and other lands. I found the first story on “U.S.S.R. Jews” in 1946, four years after the founding of the JN. Ironically, this story touts the Soviet Union’s efforts against anti-Semitism in WWII, equating such discrimination as fascist, and a bit about the entrance of a few Jews into academic life there. By 1953, however, the World Jewish Congress called for “free communication between world and Russian Jewries and the right of U.S.S.R. Jews to Jewish cul- The higher the level of education, the lower risk, as maybe more synapses are created between neurons. Maybe injury to the head. tural and communal autonomy.” And, the struggle only increased from there until the 1990s and the mass migrations of Jews from the Soviet Union/Russia. Here’s a story from the June 8, 1973, JN regarding early demon- strations. * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. Contact Barb At: Integrated Nutrition, L.L.C. 31731 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 105 E Farmington Hills, Mi 48334 Phone: (248) 538-8050 E-Mail: rds@integratednutrition.com Web: www.integratednutrition.com 2056900 May 26 • 2016 3