DEMENTIA How a Healthy Heart Can Help Lower Risk of Dementia.

Alzheimer’s and other dementia are complex diseases.
We still have a lot to learn about the risk factors for dementia.
There's no certain way to prevent all types of dementia – researchers are still investigating how the disease develops.

However, there's good evidence that a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of developing dementia when you're older.

It can also help prevent cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attacks, which are themselves risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, the most common types of dementia.

The research concluded that by modifying the risk factors we are able change, our risk of dementia could be reduced by up to 30%.

Experts agree that what's good for your heart is also good for your brain. This means you can help reduce your risk of dementia by:

eating a healthy, balanced diet
maintaining a healthy weight
exercising regularly
keeping alcohol to a minimum
stopping smoking
keeping blood pressure at a healthy level.

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