Did you know you can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s Disease by making lifestyle modifications? Eating a well-balanced diet and regular physical activity may lower risk by 60%!   Numerous risk factors have been associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Unfortunately, some risk factors, such as age and gender, you cannot control. However, there are…

Dementia is a generalized term for memory loss and decline in other cognitive abilities affecting one’s life. Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia. Together, they affect more than 50 million people worldwide and it is expected to increase in the future. There has been a recent push…

Many diseases can be better managed by making modifications to yourdiet, including but not limited to, diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis. Recent research has even come out suggesting that modifications in one’s diet pattern can significantly decrease the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Given the big “push” in the media for keeping your…

Researchers have discovered that lifestyle and poor health choices early in life not only affect memory later in life, but also affect memory among younger adults as well.   A new study conducted by UCLA has shown that if you are depressed, don’t get enough exercise, or have high blood pressure, you may notice that…