Alzheimer; News from the web:
Nice article about the three things you could do that may help stave off Alzheimer’s. Although we know that there isn’t a cure yet, we can try to do what makes most sense.
Read all about it HERE
Category Archives: Prevention
Extra Virgin Olive Oil helps to fight Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Lucky me, I love extra virgin olive oil and now a study has found that it may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. Mouse experiments revealed changes in both cognitive performance and the appearance of nerve cells.
Read all about it HERE
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
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June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a good time to better understand memory loss and dementia, its causes and treatments and what can be done to strengthen the brain.
Perhaps most importantly it’s a reminder to notice when forgetting things is normal and when it may be something more – in other words when it’s time to see a doctor.
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Death rate from Alzheimer’s has increased 55% over 15 years
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Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, affects about 5.5 million Americans – a number that’s expected to balloon to 13.8 million by 2050.
As the incidence of people living with the neurodegenerative disease has gone up, the death rate has as well.
Between 1999 and 2014, the rate of deaths related to Alzheimer’s in the US increased 55 percent, to 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people, according to data released Friday from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
But there is also good news:
A Global Plan on Dementia has been adopted by the WHO, this is a big deal!
Read all about it HERE
Get walking!
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A 1-Hour Walk, 3 Times a Week, Has Benefits for Dementia
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Let’s go Mediterranean
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