As research on dementia advances—and 95% of what we know about Alzheimer’s has been discovered in the last fifteen years—two overarching themes are coming into focus. First, our best weapon against dementia is prevention; and second, brain health is inextricably integrated with the health of the whole body.
A third of all dementia is preventable, and what is emerging more clearly every day is that dementia prevention focuses on the health of the whole person. Recent research has begun to uncover some surprising connections between healthy life habits and dementia prevention, with a new understanding of the mechanisms that make these four habits so valuable for protecting your brain health.