Stress linked to dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A recently published long-term study revealed that chronic stress or multiple occurances of highly stressful events throughout one's life can cause dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life.
Saint Dominic was born in Caleruega, Spain in 1170. His parents were members of the Spanish nobility and related to the ruling family. His father was Felix Guzman, and was the royal warden of the village. His mother, Bl. Joan of Aza, was a holy woman in her own right.
Dominic /do-min-ic/ [3 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced DAH-ma-nik. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Dominic is  lord . Saint Dominic was the founder of an important monastic order.Appropriate for a child born on Sunday, the Lord's day..The French spelling of Dominique is also used for girls.ominic is a very prominent first name for men (#374 out of 1220, Top 31%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#23326 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. Census).