Prevention is always better than cure so have a read of this article 30 Ways To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease to get some great ways to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease.
1. Take Fish Oil Supplements
2. Exercise Daily
3. Do Sudoku’s & Crossword Puzzles
4. Read Something Challenging Daily
5. Eat Healthy
6) Engage In A Debate
read the rest of the 30 ways here…

This month the Alzheimer Society of Canada is challenging people to commit themselves to making brain health a priority. They are running a nationwide awareness campaign called Heads Up for Healthier Brains.
Their aim is to make people more aware of the connection between healthy living and healthy brains.
Ways of making this commitment include…
- choosing activities that challenge your brain
- being socially active
- choosing a healthy lifestyle
- protecting your head from injury
The Alzheimer Society of Canada has launched BrainBooster, an online gym to help Canadians maintain their commitment to brain health. The gym offers challenging games and puzzles, brain boosting …read more

There’s an interesting article over at Scientific American.com asking the question ‘Do Antiperspirants cause dementia or breast cancer?’
According to this article ‘ The antiperspirant finger-pointing began more than 40 years ago with new discoveries about Alzheimer’s, a progressive dementia that affects more than five million Americans. Antiperspirants use compounds—such as aluminum chloride, aluminum chlorohydrate and aluminum zirconium—to form a temporary sweat duct plug. Researchers back then found that exposure to aluminum caused rabbits’ brains to develop nerve cell damage—thought to be a precursor to Alzheimer’s at the time—and long-term dialysis patients with high levels of the metal developed …read more

It’s not a new idea. Remember the old saying ‘use it or lose it.’
A recent study, the Rush Memory and Aging Project, focused on the connection between engaging in mentally stimulating activities and how that is related to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
More than 700 participants with the average age of 80 were involved in this longitudinal study over a period of five years.
The results:
“The study found a cognitively active person in old age was 2.6 times less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than a cognitively inactive person in old age. This association remained after controlling for …read more

Want to have a good memory – then drink green tea. According to a Japanese study (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Feb 2006) of 1000 seniors over the age of 70, those who reported drinking two cups of green tea a day were 54% less likely to show age-related declines in memory, orientation, ability to follow commands, and attention. And cognitive changes amongst those who drank one cup of green tea four to six times a was 38% less than those who only drank green tea less than three times a week.
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A new study recently done in Italy finds that having up to one drink of alcohol a day may delay the progression of dementia in older people already suffering from mild cognitive impairment. The study, reported in the May 22nd issue of Neurology, found that ‘…subjects who had up to one drink per day of alcohol had a 85% reduced risk of dementia compared with those who abstained.’ This applied to alcohol in general and wine in particular.
This from Reuters UK:
“While many studies have assessed alcohol consumption and cognitive function in the elderly, this is the first study to look …read more

Another study, this one conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, indicates there may be a connection between lung function of persons in the 65+ age range and the liklihood of developing dementia. This is summarized in OT Practice (Aug. 14, 2006 issue) as reported at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (www.alz.org ).
After doing lung capacity tests on these patients, the researchers followed up 5 years later and conclude there may be a possibility of using lung funciton as a predictor for dementia risk.  They also indicate that prevention of lung disease might be a factor in decreasing this …read more