Summary: Part A: Neurosurgeon Michael Turner explains the effects of the disease Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Symptoms of the disease, also known as NPH, include progressive mental impairment or dementia, problems with walking, and a decrease in bladder control. Because these symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and others, the disease is often misdiagnosed and subsequently mistreated. Two of Dr. Turner’s patients and their spouses/caregivers join him to give their personal accounts of fighting NPH Part B: In the face of economic crisis and depleting energy resources, Sharon Astyk tells how to live better with less in her book, “Making Home.” Astyk gives an intriguing account of how she and her family are now living a more fulfilling life using less. After making some challenging and fundamental life changes, her home now uses eighty percent less energy than the average home. She also shares many more lessons on how to save money on heating, cooling, laundry, sanitation, food, and everything else
