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.
Dominica is about 1,400 miles southeast of Miami, 400 miles southeast of San Juan, 400 miles north of Venezuela and 1,500 miles west of Central America. The Caribbean Sea expands to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east.