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About Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence for Dementia Prevention

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From Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, your Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
This week's newsletter focuses on a conundrum when it comes to evidence for preventing or delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease: while there is much enthusiasm about diet, exercise, brain activities and other lifestyle factors, there is also a humble realization that the scientific evidence is far from convincing.

Evidence for Prevention Advice Slim
As if to shoot down my emerging optimism about diet and lifestyle changes as prevention strategies for Alzheimer's disease, a comprehensive analysis by an independent government panel has found ... Read more

Does Mental Activity Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Staying mentally active may help reduce your risk for Alzheimer's disease by strengthening connections between brain cells and building up brain cell reserves...Read more

Can Physical Exercise Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
A great way to possibly reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease is through physical exercise. Starting and sticking with a regular exercise program is often the most difficult lifestyle change we try to make. Read more

Summary of Alzheimer's Prevention Strategies
When discussing the prevention of Alzheimer's, it's important to remember that there is no "vaccine" against the disease, nor is it guaranteed that prevention strategies will work. Read more

 


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